Winter Wheat

Crops are growing well at the moment with many of the earlier sown crops at GS 31/32. Critical decisions such as PGR strategy and disease control will have to be taken over the coming week. Yellow rust seems to becoming an issue on certain varieties while septoria levels are relatively low but will spread once we get rain.

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Grassland Weed Control

in the recent Grass 10 recent report the following comments were made :

• There is surplus grass on most farms across the country
• Now that growth is exceeding demand on farms, it is an ideal time to reseed underperforming paddocks. Using varieties from the Pasture Profit Index will lead to higher quality grass varieties for grazing on farms. Soil seed contact, soil fertility and pre/post spraying are critical to a successful reseed

Weeds in grassland significantly reduces yield and quality. Docks in silage ground will be the target for many farmers in the coming weeks. The key to successful control of docks in silage ground is to apply suitable herbicide to actively growing docks that are 15-25cm high. The interval between herbicide application and cutting varies between products but can be up to 21 days. 

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