Agronomy Update - April 2022

Ollie Berkley provides his thoughts for the month in the latest Agronomy Update.

AgronomyBartholomewsApril 1, 2022Agronomy, Fungicides, Oilseed rape, Sclerotinia, T0, Backward crops, Winter Barley, Winter Oats, Growth regulator, Herbicide, Folpet

February Agronomy Update

You can now read the February Agronomy update by Andrew Stilwell.

Agronomy, Crop ProtectionBartholomewsFebruary 1, 2022Agronomy, Winter, Soil temperature, Mildew, Barley, Septoria, Oilseed rape, Nitrogen, Nitrogen use efficiency, Propyzamide, Carbetamide

Slug Control in OSR

A wet start to harvest could well increase the treat of slug damage on the establishment of OSR.

Agronomy, Crop ProtectionBartholomewsAugust 18, 2021OSR, Oilseed rape, Slugs

Insecticide Free OSR Establishment

What can we look for to reduce or completely remove insecticides from our crop protection program for OSR? Graham Phillippo gives his top tips.

AgronomyBartholomewsAugust 11, 2021OSR, Oilseed rape, Establishment, insecticide, Drilling, Seedbed, Crop Nutrition, Companion crop, CSFB, Agroecology

Crop nutrition and soil health technical update - August 2021

Andrew Stilwell shares his thoughts and wisdom on crop nutrition and soil sampling for August.

AgronomyBartholomewsAugust 5, 2021Crop Nutrition, Soil sampling, Soil health, OSR, Phosphate, Oilseed rape, Zinc, Nitrogen, Organic matter, Agroecology

Agronomy Update - July 2021

Read the latest Agronomy update from Andrew Stilwell.

AgronomyBartholomewsJuly 6, 2021Harvest, Harvest 2021, Cereals, Oilseed rape, Grassweed, Downy mildew, Rust, Aphids, Potato blight, dessication, Glyphosate

Agronomy Update - June 2021

Read the latest Agronomy update from a member in our western agronomy team, Richard Harris.

AgronomyBartholomewsJune 1, 2021Soil moisture, Septoria, fertiliser, Growth Stages, OSR, Ramularia, Oilseed rape, PGR, Pycnidia, Diflufenican

Agronomy Update - November 2020

Have lessons been learnt from last year? Black-grass and aphids are also key topics in this month’s agronomy update from Jonny Oosthuizen.

AgronomyBartholomewsNovember 2, 2020Blackgrass, CSFB, Pre-emergents, Oilseed rape, Black-grass, IPM

Don’t forget Slugs this Autumn

With current soil moisture levels higher than we would normally expect for the end of august, flea beetle damage is not the only damage to be weary of this autumn!

Crop Protection, AgronomyBartholomewsSeptember 2, 2020Slugs, OSR, Oilseed rape, Metaldehyde, De Sangosse, Sigon, Ferric Phosphate, IPM

Winter Oilseed Rape Options

Is the perfect drilling time on the horizon? We take a quick look at the WOSR varieties available from Bartholomews.

SeedBartholomewsAugust 12, 2020Winter OSR, OSR, WOSR, Oilseed rape, KWS Blazen

WOSR – What’s the future for this faithful break crop.

With the ban on neonicotinoids fundamentally changing the way we grow OSR, Graham Phillippo has some tips for continuing to make it a profitable and viable crop for years to come.

Crop ProtectionBartholomewsJuly 16, 2020Oilseed rape, OSR, WOSR, CSFB, Club root, Fusarium, Neonicotinoid, Herbicide, insecticide, Nitrogen, Phosphate

Early season fertiliser applications and Grassland fertiliser options

Andrew Stilwell guides us through the benefits of soil testing, and carefully applying crop nutrition for your crops specific needs. We also take a look at the release timeframe benefits of Polysulphate, assisting in producing a better crop, supplying nurtrients when theyre needed.

Fertiliser, Agronomy, TrialsBartholomewsMarch 11, 2020sulphur, polysulphate, Nitrogen, Cereals, Oilseed rape, OSR, Grassland, ICL, FACTS, Dry Matter, DM, Legumes

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