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Agronomy update - Dec 15 Curve Overlay
08/12/2015

Agronomy update - Dec 15

Late weed control in oilseed rape in running several weeks late due to the warm weather, says Agrovista agronomist Craig Green.  Many growers have rightly delayed applying propyzamide to control black grass in oilseed rape as soil temperatures have been too high foreffective control, says Craig.

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Carefully targeting oilseed rape management Curve Overlay
18/11/2015

Carefully targeting oilseed rape management

They say fortune favours the brave and that has certainly been the case for growers in the region suffering with grass weed issues who delayed wheat drilling until mid October.

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How cover crops can decimate blackgrass numbers Curve Overlay
11/11/2015

How cover crops can decimate blackgrass numbers

Cover crops have an essential role in tackling herbicide resistant blackgrass by improving soil conditions to enable direct drilling of wheat on heavy land in spring.

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Trial results show cover crops can beat blackgrass Curve Overlay
11/11/2015

Trial results show cover crops can beat blackgrass

Results from the second full season of Agrovista trials confirm a spring wheat based system can successfully bring heavily blackgrass-infested land back into productivity.

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Get up to 1t/ha extra OSR yield with clover companion crop Curve Overlay
06/11/2015

Get up to 1t/ha extra OSR yield with clover companion crop

Drilling a clover companion crop into oilseed rape helps promote better rooting, resulting in crops that deliver up to 1t/ha extra yield and are more tolerant of dry springs.

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Spud Special: Thoughts turn to grading export seed Curve Overlay
02/11/2015

Spud Special: Thoughts turn to grading export seed

A settled October has allowed growers to clear seed crops in good time. Ware growers are still harvesting – crops have been slow to skin set, which has added to the delays in lifting after the late growing season.

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Patience with seedbed preparation and timely pre-em sprays are vital strategies with late-sown winter wheat, advises our Norfolk-based agronomist. Curve Overlay
30/10/2015

Patience with seedbed preparation and timely pre-em sprays are vital strategies with late-sown winter wheat, advises our Norfolk-based agronomist.

Most growers have some wheat left to drill and, with care, excellent crops can still be achieved, Says Agrovista’s Craig Green, who points out that many are delaying operations on land affected by difficult black-grass.  Others have fields to sow following maize or sugar beet.

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Joe Parry wins Agricultural Student of The Year Curve Overlay
23/10/2015

Joe Parry wins Agricultural Student of The Year

Joe Parry, who has just graduated from Harper Adams University, was last night named Agricultural Student of the year at the British Farming Awards.

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High quality of coir growing bags essential for strawberry production Curve Overlay
22/10/2015

High quality of coir growing bags essential for strawberry production

The switch from soil grown crops to growing in coir substrate has been a feature of the last decade for UK strawberry growers, and many can reflect on what they are looking for now that they have years of experience with the product.

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