North: Winter respite
Winter has very briefly let its icy grip go and we had the pleasure of walking fields in spring like conditions. Soil temperatures have risen and crops at last have come out of hibernation. Spring...
View ArticleMoisture and Heat to Kickstart Growth
At long last after frosts and hail showers (yes I was scraping frost off car and standing in white tramlines) some decent moisture and heat has arrived with a couple of 10-20mm spells of rain...
View ArticleSouth: Downy mildew appears in beans
Many wheat crops have had the good fortune of having sufficient moisture at critical times during their spring growth and are looking promising – although very few are thick enough. Disease pressure...
View ArticleNorth: Interesting varieties at Cereals
Crops are now where you would expect them to be, despite being behind most of the season. Winter barley is fully flowered and ripening, winter wheat ears are out, spring barley has awns appearing and...
View ArticleSouth: Blackgrass and wild oats need controlling
Having been away for a couple of weeks, the biggest difference I have seen on my return is the fact that you can actually travel over the ground. What a difference a bit of dry weather makes....
View ArticleWest: Foliar disease prevalent in cereals
The vast majority of wheat and barley crops have come out of the winter looking well structured with a bigger leaf area index than we have seen for a few years. On the whole, this is desirable, but it...
View ArticleNorth: Wind now weather worry
For the past few weeks everyone has been suggesting miracle cures to combat the drought and relieve stress on crops as they all went funny colours, particularly spring crops. But eventually the only...
View ArticleNorth: Fertiliser and variety choices for new season
After another 25mm of rainfall over the weekend and with more rain forecast for this week, I am waiting for the first comment wishing it to stop. That aside our crops have greened up fantastically in...
View ArticleNorth: Two-spray programme in store for OSR crops
Warm balmy March days seem a distant memory as we now embrace bitterly cold days, rain, frost and snow. Long-discarded waterproofs are resurrected and what were pleasant strolls in the countryside...
View ArticleEast: A break in the weather
At last a break in the weather over the second weekend of May allowed some spraying to be done and hopefully T1 treatments on wheat to be finally completed. The T1 (if we can still call it that)...
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