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Writtle College Study Week - March 2011
HGCA visited Writtle College on 11th March and gave a presentation to some of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year agrics. The presentation included information about what HGCA do and where it fits within AHDB, weed control, the Recommended Lists and how HGCA can help you. Click the link below to view:
HGCA at Writtle College Study Week  

To learn more about AHDB, click the link below:
AHDB - Information at your fingertips  

The HGCA Disease Management Guides have been updated for 2011
Providing essential information on crop protection, click the titles below to download your copy.
HGCA Barley Disease Management Guide 2011
HGCA Wheat Disease Management Guide 2011

Top five most popular publications requested by you: 

Cereal disease encyclopaedia G41 The Encyclopaedia of Cereal Diseases
This definitive guide to cereal diseases in the UK contains full colour photgraphs for identification plus information on hosts, symptoms and lifecycles. The Encyclopaedia was produced to help the grower, adviser and others involved in cereal production recognise diseases and improve their understanding of the pathogen(s) responsible.
 
Weed encyclopaedia cover G47 The Encyclopaedia of Arable Weeds 
Filling in the gaps that exists in currently available texts and to provide the reader with a better understanding of weeds, their distribution and biological characheristics together with the best agricultural practice
Weed management in a rotation guide cover  G50 Managing weeds in arable rotations - a guide 
A practical guide that brings together recent research to allow improved weed management through a rotation dominated by autumn-sown crops
 
Wheat disease management guide The Wheat Disease Management Guide 2011 (G38)
This updated Wheat disease management guide
brings together the latest information on controlling economically important wheat diseases. Foliar, stembase, root and ear diseases are covered. The guide now includes a section on ensuring good seed health – particularly relevant if you are home-saving seed.
 
Cereal Growth Stage Key Cereals Growth Stages - a guide for crop treatments
Correct timing of sprays and fertiliser treatments is critical to success in growing cereals. This guide aims to help you understand the decimal growth stage (GS) key
 

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