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North:Knowing when to spray
One of the great things about being anagronomist is that no two seasons are the same and different questions areasked each year. However, I neverthought the frequent questions two months ago of “How...
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West: Rain, rain go away
The conveyor belt of Atlantic depressions continues to roll over the south west, with the short breaks in the weather generally not sufficient to allow sustained progress with drilling on medium to...
View ArticleWest: Grab every opportuntity to drill
A little more drilling was achieved this week, thanks to only 8mm of rain and a “grab every opportunity” attitude from growers. Some are drilling the middle of fields and leaving headlands which are...
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East: Facing the harsh reality
A month has passed with very few opportunities to get on the land to do any sort of field work except yet more slug control! Visiting farms I seem to be the bearer of bad news, with the relentless...
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South: Less haste when writing off crops
Don’t get too hasty to write off drilled crops yet. Many are far better when you walk across them, than they look from the gateway or headland. The photo below is a classic example. Yes it looks like...
View ArticleEast: Spring brings air of optimism
I feel a flutter of optimism as a dry week is forecast and there is a sense that spring is arriving! Perhaps wheels can turn and we can start to chip away at the heavy spring workload? Nitrogen and...
View ArticleWest: Fields drying up nicely
There was a warm dry spell after Christmas and I stepped out full of the joys on the 7th of January and got all excited by how “dry” the fields were. I started making plans to apply residual products...
View ArticleNorth: Backward cereals looking battered
The last month has been frustrating as rain and wind have seriously restricted any fieldwork. Cold easterly winds have stressed all crops and those on the cliff tops are beginning to suffer to the...
View ArticleEast: False sense of Security
Oh yes some lovely sunshine and some rain and even some wonderful daytime temperatures, but, where oh where are the nightime temperatures. This lack of warmth at night and frosts are not helping to...
View ArticleNorth: Busy spraying period with crops looking very good.
The 60mm of rain we had in October seems relatively little compared to comments from fellow Cropwatch agronomists, who reported 150mm over the same time period elsewhere. Crops generally look very...
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East: Careful management of forward crops
Despite nearly half our annual rainfall falling in the first two months, we cannot complain as crops are looking well and I can only spare a thought for those battling with the floods. Grass weed...
View ArticleEast: Pests and blackgrass keeping us busy
At the time of writing we have had one good frost, but the forecast suggests further wet and mild conditions. Hopefully this will not mean a repeat of last winter’s weather. Aphid pests and barley...
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