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Philip
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Glyphosate. A valued commodity even at twice the price!
Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide, meaning an application will kill most plants. It does this by preventing the plants from making...
Philip
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Chlormequat. Brilliant Growth Regulator
Chlormequat originally came to the market in the 1970’s; it is an organic compound that is used as a plant growth regulator. It is...
Philip
Mar 7, 20211 min read
Blends
Blends are nothing new, wheat or barley. Oil Seed rape is another matter altogether. To make a blend work you need to decide......
Philip
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Yellow Rust
Next week there is an AHDB meeting which I believe details findings from the 2020 season regarding Yellow Rust in winter wheat.
Philip
Feb 26, 20212 min read
WATER MOVEMENT
Water runs down hill, it always has done and I believe it always will. But sometimes it can “push up” through the soil profile. Why is that?
Philip
Feb 24, 20211 min read
STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF SOILS. PART 2 OF 2
For practical purposes soil texture can be assessed by hand using the method outlined in the Appendix of RB209. This method relies on...
Philip
Feb 20, 20212 min read
STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF SOILS. PART 1 OF 2
Currently I am soil sampling. A week ago frozen ground made getting the gouge auger in the ground difficult.
Philip
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Vernalise Me!
“I didn’t finish drilling all my winter wheat so why don’t I drill the seed this spring?”
Philip
Feb 15, 20211 min read
The Four “R’s”
Timing...
Question...
When should I apply the first dressing of nitrogen to my crop?
Philip
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle Larvae and the Beast from the East
During January larvae can be found feeding within leaf petioles and in severe cases the centre of the oilseed rape plant. Simple trials...
Philip
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Nitrogen leaching
So far this season, November was relatively dry, but October, December and January have been wet. Consequently we see in the popular...
Philip
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Soil Sampling....Why Bother?
There are currently lots of ways to spend your money on soil sampling. You may wish to consider chemical, physical or biological...
Philip
Jan 22, 20211 min read
Covid-19 from a Revive Perspective...
Revive Agronomy Ltd. would like to reassure you that we have considered the expert advice available and as a consequence are implementing...
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