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Crop Management
The Crop Management section is home to HGCA’s on farm publications and tools. It includes general guides, disease, weed, pest, nutrient and soil management information. Based on results from HGCA’s research programme, these resources aim to ensure you always have the latest practical agronomic information at your fingertips.

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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End uses

Information on end uses for arable products helps in choosing the right variety and meeting market specifications. more >

Stewardship

Effective stewardship requires careful management of land, a unique and tailored approach to stewardship is often required more >

Latest HGCA news

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.