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Cereals Update 229: Late season fungicide management for autumn sown wheat
T1 and T2 applications provide the majority of disease control, yield benefits, and economic returns. However, adding a T3 spray often creates the best balance in a fungicide programme. A T3 application is timed to protect the 22% of yield linked to the leaf sheath and ear, but need for it will depend on seasonal disease pressure. This update outlines examples of balanced and targeted fungicide programmes which will aid profitability and reduce pressure on both cultivars and chemistry....
Crop Action: Issue 22, 2024
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
North Island cereals and seed management field day booklet
Missed the 2024 North Island cereals and seed management field days, catch up on the booklet here. ...
Cereals Update 228: Effect of applied nitrogen on grain yield and quality of irrigated milling wheat
For milling wheat, achieving the required grain protein can be the difference between achieving a premium price or being down graded to the feed price on the open market. This update discusses the impact of applied nitrogen timing and rates on milling wheat yield, protein and profitability....
Fall armyworm update, 1 November 2024
Fall armyworm updates are back for the 2024/25 season. Read it here. ...
Cover crops in maize: Establishment trials 2024 field day booklet
Find the booklet for the 2024 field day at the Henderson and Jackson maize cover crop and maize establishment trials here. ...
From the Ground Up: Issue 119, Summer 2024
Welcome to the summer edition of From the Ground Up. ...
Cereal Disease Management Strategy 2024 PART 1
This is the final DRAFT of the 2024 Cereal Disease Management Strategy. The final version will be uploaded once proof reading has been completed....
Crop Action: Issue 21, 2024
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Cereals 227: Fungicide mixtures for T2 in spring barley
This update outlines fungicide mixtures for the T2 application timing in spring barley for the control of disease including scald, leaf rust, net blotch and Ramularia leaf spot (RLS)....