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Maize development, late frosts, grass silaging and the dry weather come under the spotlight in Agrovista agronomist Simon Nelson’s latest blog.
Earlier sowing and recent cold weather have led to reports of frost damage to maize crops on some farms.
As we look ahead to the 2025 season, particularly if dry summer conditions return, it’s worth revisiting the factors that contribute to brackling and the measures that can help mitigate it.
It is several years since we’ve had so little moisture at this time of year. As I write this I’m hoping that showers forecast for mid-April will have helped these and other crops move on.
Good disease and pest control paves way to successful harvest. Agrovista agronomist Fokion Chatziavgerinos reviews some key tasks coming up in top fruit orchards and vineyards this spring and early summer
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago I was reporting a deluge that put everything back a fortnight, adding to delays caused by the wet start to the year.
Agrovista agronomist Fokion Chatziavgerinos highlights the importance of accurate weather and disease-forecasting tools to keep fruit growers a step ahead of pathogens.
It remains cold as I write this in mid February but, while winter crops are slow to grow, they have plenty of potential.
Agrovista fruit and vines agronomist Fokion Chatziavgerinos examines the importance of post-harvest pest and disease management in the first of a new series of blogs.
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