Conserve or wait for moisture before drilling Remove weed competition to improve even establishment Despite very different approaches, and the creative use of old and new techniques, growers Julian Thirsk and David Bird agree, seedbeds are key to getting oilseed rape (OSR) up and away. Julian has a 325ha North […]

Increases in plant yield could be naturally made thanks to research at the School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick A grant of £492,343 from the BBSRC will help researchers look at the natural process of nodulation and its relationship with the plant body clock in order to increase yield […]

Using biostimulants this autumn Frontier agronomists Enhancing plant vigour This autumn, Frontier agronomists are offering their farmer customers a bespoke service to create a sequenced programme of biostimulants which, when used throughout the growing season, will enhance plant vigour. Frontier soil and plant health specialist, Jamie Stotzka, says this is […]

Every cloud has a silver lining. If there’s a positive to be found in those clouds that brought chaos to drilling last autumn, it’s been their impact on weed control.   Talking with BASF’s agronomy managers around the country it’s clear, where pre-ems were applied, they performed well.  Where drilling was delayed, […]

Turnip yellows virus (TuYV) is endemic across oilseed rape crops in the UK and growers should be aware of the high risk this autumn as a result of current high aphid numbers, warns plant breeders Limagrain UK. Turnips yellows virus (TuYV) is transmitted by aphids and it is believed that […]