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Double the trouble from leatherjackets this spring - 20 May 2013


Leatherjacket populations have rocketed this spring as these grassland pests enjoyed last year's wet summer and survived in great numbers through the milder winter. More...
Spring wheat

Flexible, but robust herbicides needed for sping cereals this season - 15 May 2013


Flexibility and robust performance should be farmers' key criteria in choosing herbicides for spring cereals. More...
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Saddle Gall midge Pestwatch Report - 14 May 2013


As part of our continued commitment to farmers and agronomists, Dow AgroSciences are supporting the work of ADAS and HGCA this year in understanding Saddle Gall midge. This year there are two sampled sites, one in Buckinghamshire and one in North Yorkshire. More...
leatherjacket

Leatherjacket Pestwatch Report - 9 May 2013


The SRUC are reporting leatherjackets at the highest level for many years across Scotland. Over 80% of fields sampled had populations in excess of 0.6 million/ha and nearly 70% had populations over a 1.0 million/ha. In England we have no data on levels of leatherjackets in soils this spring. More...
dock

Plan to spray docks in silage fields in next week or two - 9 May 2013


Farmers wanting to spray weedy silage leys before first cut, will need to do so in the next week to ten days - but getting exact timing right is going to be tricky. More...
cleavers

Consider Flexibility when Choosing herbicides this Spring - 18 April 2013


Farmers trying to prioritise field work this spring should look for flexibility in their herbicides to ease purchasing and minimise pressure on cash flow. More...
Alex Nichols

The Boxworth Blog


Follow Alex Nichols' blog on the trials and tribulations of Dow AgroSciences' winter wheat and oilseed rape herbicide trials at Boxworth. More...
scentless mayweed

Broadleaved Weeds - a particular Threat to Cereals this Spring - 16 April 2013


Cereal farmers can expect an exceptionally high level of broadleaved weeds this spring once spring growth commences, mainly due to the lack of autmn weed treatments. More...
docks

Control Weeds to Maximise Silage Yields and Quality - 16 April 2013


Farmers desperate to replenish empty forage stocks in the next few weeks can increase silage yields and quality by getting rid of broadleaved weeds like docks. More...
Blackgrass

GRASSWEED EMERGENCE MONITOR - 12 April 2013


It’s a challenging year for growing winter wheat, let alone for controlling grassweeds. Dow AgroSciences’ Grassweed Emergence Monitor is on the go again for 2013 to help achieve successful control of headache grassweeds - blackgrass, ryegrasses and sterile brome.
blackgrass

Prioritise Grass Weeds but look Ahead - 11 April 2013


Many UK farmers face the latest ever campaign to control blackgrass and other grass weeds and setting priorities for the current crop and next season will be vital. More...

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