A range of diseases can affect cocksfoot, and many of these are also found on other grass species, such as ryegrass and tall fescue. Many are nevertheless unique to cocksfoot and are covered, together with those with a wider host range, in the attached handbook....
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
With the season in full flight, cocksfoot growers will be monitoring their crops for downy mildew and considering control options. ...
Learn more about cocksfoot disease management on your farm, from our latest field day booklet. ...
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Vulpia hair grass (Vulpia spp.) can reduce yields of crops through competition and dressing losses, and can also contaminate seed lines, preventing export to some overseas markets....
What are the options for grass seed crops which have been cut for weeks?...
Seed moisture content (SMC) is linked to relative humidity (RH). Seed drying is about delivering air at the appropriate RH to achieve the target SMC% of the species being dried....