Oilseed rape drillers warned to brace for high slug pressure

Wet weather over the past month has provided good conditions for oilseed rape establishment, but growers tempted to drill early should prepare for high slug pressure

04 August 2023 鈥� 1 min read

Hampshire independent agronomist Steve Cook, advises growers to set slug traps at the time of drilling and to be primed to apply pellets if there is evidence of slug activity. Mini pellets ...

How one Cheshire farmer is using mixed farming to get on top of grass-weeds

For Cheshire farmer Mike Jones, tackling grass-weeds has not come from one silver bullet solution. Instead, it has been the result of building a more flexible mixed farming system where livestock, forage crops, cultivation strategy and innovative new chemistry all work together

Alice Dyer

01 August 2026 鈥� 6 min read