With autumn herbicide programmes reportedly working well in most oilseed rape crops, growers now have a short window to control any spring-emerging weeds. However, while pressure…
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A report has shown that policies created by the European Union (EU) encouraged and then undermined the farming of oilseed rape (OSR) as a major biofuel…
AHDB’s Early Bird Survey has shown that favourable drilling conditions and strong prices have supported an increase in winter cropping, although high input costs may limit…
Corteva Agriscience’s Kerb Weather Data tool is designed to help growers and advisers to be even more precise when timing oilseed rape herbicide applications this winter…
Bayer’s SpotCheck has opened for the 2021-22 growing season with a new, simplified sample pack request process. Oilseed rape growers and agronomists can request a sample…
Hutchinsons is urging growers to take early control of disease risks in oilseed rape this autumn by using disease risk forecasts to inform their spray programmes.…
As soils are still warm and moist from this year’s rainfall, Limagrain’s arable development officer, Liam Wilkinson, believes that there are opportunities for later drilled oilseed…
The conventional and hybrid oilseed rape varieties grown by H.H. Craske and Son are resulting in very pleasing yield results, according to farmer Michael Craske. This…
A poor start reportedly hid the true potential of the conventional oilseed rape variety, Aspire, which has come back in time to beat hybrid varieties for…
The latest yield data from the AHDB’s Recommended List trials has revealed that PT303 Protector Sclerotinia from Pioneer, the seed brand of Corteva Agriscience, is a…