Disease
Wheat disease management information including identifying diseases, optimising spray applications, and fusarium mycotoxins. more >
Barley disease management information including managing risk for specific diseases, monitoring disease levels and optimising spray applications. more >
Oilseed disease management information including identifying and managing risk for specific diseases, and fungicide performance.
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Weeds
Weed management information on arable weeds such as black-grass, cleavers, rye-grass, annual meadow-grass. Guidance on cultural and chemical control methods.
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Pests
Pest management publications to assist arable pest control – including slugs and aphids. Guidance on cultural control strategies and where to get information about current pest pressure more >
Nutrition
Nutrient management information for targeting nitrogen, phosphate, potassium (potash), sulphur and micronutrient applications. Guidance on the use of farmyard manures and slurries as well as nutrient management tool more >
Soil
Soil management helps optimise conditions for crop growth, protect long-term productivity, minimise the risk of erosion and maintain soil organic matter levels. more >
Grain storage and sampling
Drying, cooling and sampling strategies can help manage risks associated with grain quality during storage, such as pests and mycotoxin contamination. Effective grain storage is a crucial area of farm management due to stricter food/feed safety legislation and assurance scheme requirements.
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Stewardship
Effective stewardship requires careful management of land, a unique and tailored approach to stewardship is often required more >
Latest HGCA news
HGCA Advisory Committee Vacancies
HGCA is on the lookout for enthusiastic and committed individuals to fill four vacancies on its Advisory Committees.
Blog - Crops have developed slowly this spring and I’m already expecting a late harvest
USDA publish first forecasts of world supply and demand estimates for the new crop season
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New SDHI
HGCA has updated fungicide performance information to include a new SDHI fungicide penthiopyrad
The product was tested in mixtures with epoxiconazole and gave similar performance to benchmark products.
Full dose response curves of all the main products and further commentary is available on the fungicide performance in winter wheat project page
Disease info updated
Latest disease management information
The wheat and barley disease management guides have changed. Current dose response curves, fungicide activity charts and seed treatments are now on a separate insert sheet for wheat and barley.
The new guides with updated information about disease identification and life cycles are available here: wheat and barley.
