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Arable Extra 126 Vulpia hairgrass management
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....
Options for cut grass seed crops
What are the options for grass seed crops which have been cut for weeks?...
Arable Extra 128 Seed drying 101
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....
Desiccating mown ryegrass seed crops
Is it OK to use desiccants on mown ryegrass seed crops? Find out what the research says....
Cocksfoot
Information on spring cocksfoot management from a November 2021 field day....
Seed certification pricing
The certification fee charged to growers for the 2021 harvest season has increased from last year to cover the cost of the new Seed Certification Information System (SCIS) which will replace the current e-Seed Cert and paper-based system from next year....
Managing drone flies for pollination
In hybrid seed crops, drone flies are more efficient pollinators than honey bees. They are 11 times more likely to deliver pollen from fertile to sterile flowers in carrot and three times more likely in radish....
Integrated Weed Management Workshop (booklet)
This booklet summarises the material covered at FAR's Integrated Weed Management Workshop on Thursday 22 July 2021. Read the booklet....