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Weed control is the topic this week with challenges controlling ryegrass in winter barley and blackgrass in earlier-drilled cereals in the drier east.

Young oilseed rape plants have come under attack from cabbage stem flea beetles after a lot of rapeseed drilling was delayed due to the lack of moisture

From the Tramlines: rain welcome, but ramularia high in winter barley 2022-06-29

Why Holl oilseed rape is working for winning grower >More in © Mark Stubbbs Lincolnshire grower Mark Stubbs switched to growing high oleic low linoleic (Holl) oilseed rape varieties for the chance to earn a premium price and now sets an ambitious target yield of more than 5t/ha. After a successful debut with the specialist crop, he hasn’t looked back, although he has continued to grow a small area of the normal hybrid Exclaim on a coastal farm where the rotation isn’t suitable for Holl types. Holl varieties produce healthy rapesee...

Four OSR growers try different strategies to beat flea beetle >More in © Tim Scrivener Despite its reputation for being a risky and expensive crop option, oilseed rape is currently enjoying better market prices and growing demand – but will that be enough to reverse its decline? In this article, Farmers Weekly speaks to four growers who are making oilseed rape work, but in different ways. All have widened their rotations and prioritised moisture at drilling, but that’s where the similarities end. © Paul Davey Taking a crop break...