Remember Alchemy in 2007? Brown rust ran riot following a winter/spring that was 2-4 degrees above average. Crusoe in Cambridgeshire this week - its early for Brown rust, but no surprise - Oct, Dec, Feb and March all unseasonably mild. ADAS ADAS Boxworth

AHDB have released our fungicide performance data on the newly registered fungicide Miravis Plus (pydiflumetofen). We have been testing it since 2019 against a range of diseases. See the full set of curves here projectblue.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/… AHDB Cereals

Extase looking like Consort this spring, following near perfect conditions for the disease. Some seasons it’s hard to find lesions on this variety, not this year. Leaf 3 now 67% emerged on this late sept sown crop on the Lincs wolds.

Rampant Rhyncho and net blotch easy to find on this Jan sown Planet spring barley on the Lincolnshire Wolds - T1 being strengthened and prioritised.

Good levels of disease seen in one of our trial winter barley fields this year!🌾 #arable #uktrials

A good omen for wheat prices this summer?

Are you growing winter rye? I am looking for a trial site (550m2) to test a spring herbicide for crop safety. Plots would be treated and harvested by ADAS. Compensation given for crop loss and land use. If interested please DM me #herbicideselectivity ADAS WeedWiseUK

Classic Mn deficiency showing up in this Oct sown Extase on the Lincs wolds this week. This is despite of foliar applications 3 weeks ago. Lighter patches most affected.

The HM team have been out today applying fertiliser on a N response trial in winter wheat🌾

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Stupendous Septoria in the Elation near Hereford. A stressed yellowing as the crop starts to grow, N applied last week.
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Tour of the ADAS Farming Associations complete, presenting to ADAS High Mowthorpe last week, ADAS Rosemaund Tuesday and ADAS Boxworth today. Giving an update on cereal disease control and lessons learnt from 2023. Lots of great discussion!

Today was the Rosemaund Farming Association Winter Conference where we learnt lots about a variety of subjects including SFI, N efficiency and fungicide performances this season. Thank you to all of the speakers 👏🏻 Pete Berry Jonathan Blake Chloe Morgan Rebecca Joynt ADAS

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Brown rust already present in this end sept sown Extase in Lincs - shades of Alchemy 2007?

Clay Farming are looking for a Livestock Assistant, to work along side our current Livestock Manager and the farm team DM for more details Mark martin williams Gareth Bubb Farmers Weekly Farms Not Factories Jonathan Blake

1st for scariest entry at the ADAS Crop Protection Halloween bake off, with a bit of help from my fungal friends #dontmesswiththeshrooms ⁦ADAS⁩ ⁦Faye Ritchie⁩

By heck the slugs are having a field day in this end sept sown Extase on the Lincs wolds - i know, I know, I should just be happy there’s something for them to eat!