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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.
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Weed control in spring 2017
An update on field conditions and blackgrass control in arable crops across the UK
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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 including Liberator, several partners and possible Avadex as well. To round off we discuss how to fit a post-em Atlantis or Hamlet application before the winter weather comes in.
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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) Andrew Cotton (Independent Agronomist) and Gordon Anderson-Taylor of Bayer. The discussion also covers the pros and cons of direct drilling.
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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 the best way to manage straw to limit the spread of black-grass. Contributors are Colin Lloyd, Andrew Cotton, Paul Drinkwater, Richard Hull and Gordon Anderson-Taylor.
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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.
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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 testing and future developments in weed control.
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