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Trials achieve blackgrass control despite wet spring Curve Overlay
01/08/2016

Trials achieve blackgrass control despite wet spring

Exceptional blackgrass control on heavy land using cover crops and spring cereals has been achieved in Agrovista trials for the third year running – despite an exceptionally wet spring.

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Munroe winter wheat for Scotland and the north Curve Overlay
29/07/2016

Munroe winter wheat for Scotland and the north

John Blackman Agriculture is to launch Munroe, a new winter wheat variety aimed at growers in Scotland and the north of England.

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Spring cropping control solution gathers momentum Curve Overlay
27/07/2016

Spring cropping control solution gathers momentum

Seed rates, spring cropping and close attention to cover cropping agronomy are just some of the techniques being used to combat black-grass as part of Agrovista's Northamptonshire-based Project Lamport, now in its third season.

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Talking Agronomy: Setting up the sprayer correctly will be time well spent Curve Overlay
27/07/2016

Talking Agronomy: Setting up the sprayer correctly will be time well spent

As the busy June July demo season draws to an end prior to combines rolling, there have been some lessons to learn from a very difficult season.

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Get more from combine yield maps Curve Overlay
27/07/2016

Get more from combine yield maps

It is 20 years since the first yield maps were generated by combines, allowing fanners for the first time to identify which areas of fields were failing to deliver the goods.

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Companion cropping a helping hand for oilseed rape Curve Overlay
27/07/2016

Companion cropping a helping hand for oilseed rape

Sowing a companion crop with oilseed rape can boost crop performance and lead to better yields, especially on heavy, wet soils where establishment is a challenge. This could be the year to try the technique, says Agrovista's Stewart Woodhead

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More droplets for better black-grass control Curve Overlay
27/07/2016

More droplets for better black-grass control

A simple and cheap modification to boost the number of spray droplets can have a dramatic effect on the performance of pre-emergence black-grass herbicides, according to Agrovista trials

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Change in Culture Curve Overlay
22/07/2016

Change in Culture

By all accounts, it's been a dreadful year for blackgrass control, which has been woeful in some fields. No surprise that blackgrass has been the major focus of Open Days around the country this summer as agronomy companies explore the options. 

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Can cover crops really improve soil health? Curve Overlay
22/07/2016

Can cover crops really improve soil health?

To complement the cover crop work at the grass-weed trial sites, soil restructuring and soil health improvementis the key focus on Agrovista's Northern cover crop trial sites at Blagdon in Northumberland and Southesk in Angus.

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