Weed control in spring 2017
An update on field conditions and blackgrass control in arable crops across the UK
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A weekly podcast during the harvest period to look at all the factors affecting grass weed control on UK farms – especially black-grass.
Sow then spray - the critical operations for blackgrass control
Dr blackgrass chats with two farmers and Darren Adkins on Bayer about later drilling, the benefits of rolling and the best pre-emergence programme inc...
September 2016 - Which is the best cultivation?
Black-grass experts discuss the best cultivation method for blackgrass control. The podcast features Colin Lloyd of Agri, Richard Hull (Rothamsted) An...
August 2016 – cultivation options and dealing with straw
Features discussion from Bayer's Black Grass Live event about how cultivation method and timing can control black-grass as well as a discussion about ...
June 2016 – keeping glyphosate
Discussions from Cereals 2016 about how to continue using glyphosate for black-grass control in the face of regulatory and resistance pressures.
May 2016 – End of season black-grass control
Dr Gordon Anderson Taylor talks about dealing with patches of black-grass that appear in May and Dr Roland Beffa discusses black-grass resistance test...
Episode 7 – Success with springtime control
A review of pre-emergence herbicide programmes from autumn 2015 and a look ahead at how to achieve the best control of grass weeds with herbicide appl...
Episode 6 - Completing your blackgrass programme
When is the best time to apply a post-em? With many people drilling later – spring applications are becoming much more common but how can you make sur...
Episode 5 - Getting prepped for pre-emergence sprays
At the pre-emergence timing there are a range of products – but which combos work best? Darren Adkins outlines the results from Bayer’s trials. In the...
Episode 4 - Cultivating sucessful blackgrass control
Clear fields and cultivation offer a huge opportunity for black-grass control but cultivation can bring up problems from the soil if not done with car...