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CALCIFIED
SEAWEED AVAILABLE AGAIN A new, dry granular source of
calcified seaweed offering the potential to cut chemical fertiliser
costs and significantly improve plant uptake of nitrogen (N),
phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) is now available direct to UK
farmers... Image
(Ref: CSM1 5/01)
BUMPER
CHOICE OF WINTER VARIETIES FOR REGION'S FARMERS Eight new winter
wheat varieties have been added to the recently published HGCA
Recommended List for 2009-10, providing farmers across the West
Midlands and border counties with their biggest choice in
years... Image
(Ref: Wynn8 11/12)
PIPELINE
OF PROMISING SPRING BARLEY VARIETIES BEING TARGETED TO MEET GRAIN
PRICE AND END USER NEEDS A promising pipeline of high output
spring barley varieties, aimed at the distilling market and which
could help growers respond to dips in grain price with extra yield,
is being brought to the market by leading plant breeder Syngenta
Seeds... Image
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(Ref: NFC49 2/12)
SYNGENTA
ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FUNGICIDE TECHNOLOGY A new
high-performance fungicide from a different chemical class to
triazole and strobilurin fungicides is being developed by leading
crop protection company Syngenta... Image
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(Ref: Syn144 10/11)
NEW
TANK MIX GUIDANCE FOR GROWERS TOO PUSHED FOR TIME TO APPLY EARLY
HERBICIDE SPRAY New tank mix guidelines to help winter
wheat growers unable to apply a pre-emergence black-grass herbicide
are being put forward by Syngenta... Image
Image (Ref:
Syn143 24/10)
FIVE
POINT BLACK-GRASS PLAN UNVEILED AS CONTROL PROGRAMMES FINALLY GET
UNDERWAY A five point plan to help winter wheat and winter
barley growers manage this season's added black-grass difficulties
has been unveiled by Syngenta... Image
Image (Ref:
Syn142 29/09)
RESEARCH
REVEALS SURPRISE RYE-GRASS GERMINATION RESULTS Winter cereal
growers could benefit from changing some of their long-held beliefs
about the best time to control one of the UK's most competitive
grass weeds... Image
(Ref: Syn141 16/09)
EARLY
POINTERS FOR LATER SOWING AS CEREAL DRILLING DATES SLIP Cereal
farmers facing the prospect of rain-induced planting delays after
the wet harvest should check carefully the suitability of their
varieties for later drilling, a technical cereal specialist is
urging... Image
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(Ref: NFC48 12/09)
LOSS
OF KEY HERBICIDES COULD HAVE WIDER IMPLICATIONS
Cereal growers facing the impending loss of key grass weed
herbicides isoproturon and trifluralin must think beyond obvious
replacements if they're to potentially avoid far-reaching
consequences undermining the sustainability of winter wheat and
barley production ... Image
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Image (Ref:
Syn140 08/07)
NEW
TANK MIXES UNVEILED TO HELP GROWERS DEFY THE LOSS OF TRADITIONAL
HERBICIDE SPRAYS Two new tank mix options, developed to
help cereal growers fight back against black-grass problems in the
face of impending withdrawals of the traditional herbicides
isoproturon (IPU) and trifluralin, have been unveiled by Syngenta...
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(Ref: Syn139 12/06)
NEW,
FAST-TRACKED HYBRID BARLEY OFFERS HIGH VOLUME OUTPUT Winter feed
barley growers looking for extra yield to make the most of buoyant
grain prices will have a third, high-yielding hybrid variety to
choose from this autumn, with the launch of newcomer Volume to join
existing hybrids Boost and Bronx... Image
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(Ref: NFC47 12/06)
OILSEED
RAPE MAKES A BOLD MOVE UP THE GROSS MARGIN LEAGUE TABLE With the
rising cost of farm inputs, particularly rocketing nitrogen prices,
playing on the minds of arable farmers, some are wondering how they
are going to safeguard their margins next year... Image
(Ref: UO7 11/06)
TAKE
APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT GRAIN -FILLING WITH HIGHER VALUE WHEAT
Take appropriate steps to protect output from this year's higher
value wheat crops as they enter the grain-filling phase and head
towards harvest, farmers are being urged... Image
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(Ref: Syn138 30/05)
NEW
VARIETY LAUNCHED TO HELP GROWERS RISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF PRODUCING
MORE WHEAT A new winter wheat variety which could be an
important option to help growers rise to the challenges of producing
more grain - not only through high yields but also by standing well
to minimise harvest delays - is being launched for this autumn...
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(Ref:NFC46 27/05)
CEREALS
EVENT WILL PROVIDE AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS TO SELECT NEXT
YEAR'S OILSEED VARIETIES Arable farmers looking to select the
best oilseed variety for the forthcoming growing season should head
to the Cereals event... Image
(Ref: UO6 14/05)
ARGUMENTS
STACK UP IN FAVOUR OF HERBAGE SEED AS ALTERNATIVE BREAK CROP OPTION
Herbage seed is an increasingly attractive cropping option for
British farmers this autumn due to rising demand... Image
(Ref: BSH35 12/05)
NEW
HIGH-YIELDING CEREAL VARIETIES TO HELP MAKE MORE OF GRAIN PRICE
BEING PROFILED AT CEREALS EVENT The launch of a new,
high-yielding hybrid winter barley, plus one of the first public
appearances for a new, high-yielding winter feed wheat...
Image (Ref:
NFC45 12/05)
WATCH FOR CEREAL
DISEASE AS WARMER WEATHER FOLLOWS WET APRIL
Watch out for a possible leap in cereal diseases after the
combination of warm conditions in early May following the high April
rainfall, growers are being urged ... Image
(Ref: Syn137 09/05)
CEREALS
EVENT STAND LOOKS AHEAD TO BUOYANT ARABLE ERA AND NEW ENHANCED CROP
PROTECTION PACKS 'Looking ahead to a buoyant era of arable
farming.' That will be the major theme for Syngenta Crop Protection
at this year's combined Cereals and Sprays and Sprayers event...
Image (Ref:
Syn136)
NOVEL
SPRAY NOZZLE LAUNCHED TO HELP GROWERS PROTECT THIS YEAR'S BIGGER
CEREAL AREAS ON TIME A novel spray nozzle which offers a
much-needed solution to help growers get around this season's larger
cereal areas faster, to protect them against diseases on time, is
bieng made available from Syngenta, to help make the most of better
grain prices by minimising yield losses from delayed spraying...
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(Ref: Syn135 21/04)
CAREFUL
OSR SEED SELECTION CAN BOOST OIL BONUS PAYMENTS AND IMPROVE FARM
MARGINS Oilseed rape growers who choose to select a seed variety
with a high oil content can boost their farm's profitability by
taking advantage of inflated oil bonus payment... Image
Image (Ref: UO4
11/04)
RUSTS
AND TAKE-ALL COULD BITE INTO HIGHER WHEAT PROFITS Widespread
rust reports combined with Septoria tritici and high levels of
take-all could be poised to take a serious bite out of higher wheat
profits growers stand to make from this year's better grain prices,
experts are warning... Image
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(Ref: Syn134 17/03)
PLANT
GROWTH REGULATOR YIELD BOOST EVEN IF CROPS DON'T LODGE Research
points to better drought tolerance and more efficient nutrient use
as 'spin-offs' from root and shoot effects... Image
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(Ref: Syn133 12/03)
NEWLY
PUBLISHED BOOKLET PROVIDES THE LATEST ADVICE FOR OSR GROWERS
The Spring 2008 edition of Growing Oilseeds is now available from
United Oilseeds and is packed with 20 pages of useful market and
technical information regarding all aspects of oilseed production
... Image
(Ref: OSR3 26/2)
TRIAL
PLOTS REVEAL FUNGICIDE'S ADDED GROWTH REGULATOR EFFECT Wheat
growers looking to respond to improved grain prices by minimising
yield losses from lodging could do so by augmenting their
traditional growth regulator programme with the added lodging
reduction of an early season fungicide, trial plots suggest ...
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(Ref: Syn132 18/02)
ARRIVAL
OF NEW 'DISTILLING POTENTIAL' BARLEY COINCIDES WITH GROWING WHISKEY
DEMAND A new Scottish spring barley variety which its breeder
says could offer distillers similar quality to the popular variety
Optic, while also offering growers significantly more yield, is
being commercially launched to farmers this season... Image
Image (Ref:
NFC44 12/02)
NEW
'PRODUCE OF HECTARAGE' CONTRACT ERADICATES THE PAIN OF DEFAULTED
PAYMENTS Oilseed rape growers will this year be able to take
advantage of a new selling contract that eliminates the risk of any
losses incurred through defaulted payment... Image
Image (Ref: UO2
11/02)
UNITED
OILSEEDS ANNOUNCES HEALTHY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE United
Oilseeds, the UK's only specialised oilseed rape marketing company,
has today announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June
2007... Image
Image (Ref: UO1
11/02)
BETTER
WHEAT PRICES JUSTIFY MORE COMPLETE DISEASE APPROACH Much
improved wheat prices make it well worth doing a complete job of
disease control to maximise yields and profits this season, leading
cereal disease experts are suggesting... Image
Image (Dave
Ranner) Image
(Bill Clark)
BARLEY
STRAW YIELDS NOT A TALL STORY, INDICATE TRIALS An
independently-managed farm trial of spring barley has once again
shown that a taller variety doesn't always result in the highest
yield of straw... (Ref: NFC43 16/01)
BLACK-GRASS
CONTROL - DON'T GET CAUGHT OUT IN THE COLD Winter wheat growers
concerned about how to tackle dormant black-grass once is starts
emerging may need to develop alternative strategies if they are to
prevent it inflicting worrying yield damage, a leading expert is
urging... Image
(Ref: Syn130 16/01)
2007
NEW
YEAR CHEER FOR SPRING BARLEY AND BEER Much-improved grain
prices; a leaner and fitter growing and malting industry; and newer
high-yielding varieties should all give added cheer to spring
malting barley growers... Image
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(Ref: NFC42 19/12)
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