Cereal growers are being urged to persist with their thin
backward winter crops as they will respond more to disease-controlling
fungicide sprays than thick ones.
Bill Clark, commercial technical director of crop consultants NIAB, says the late season means fungicide regimes will be simpler and
less expensive than in 2012, but still important.
"Thin crops can
yield okay provided we protect as much green leaf area as we can by
good disease control and then we get good grain filling conditions after
flowering in June," he said.
As part of long-term
marketing development activities, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is
bringing a team of Japanese milling executives to North Dakota and
Washington, D.C., May 1-7, 2013, for a firsthand look at this year’s crop.
In addition to examining current crop conditions and quality, team members will discuss market and trade policy developments with U.S. agricultural organisations.
“These team visits to the United States give milling executives more insight and perspective into U.S. wheat’s consistently high quality, reliability and value,” said Wataru “Charlie” Utsunomiya, USW Japan county director.
In addition to examining current crop conditions and quality, team members will discuss market and trade policy developments with U.S. agricultural organisations.
“These team visits to the United States give milling executives more insight and perspective into U.S. wheat’s consistently high quality, reliability and value,” said Wataru “Charlie” Utsunomiya, USW Japan county director.
EU member states have voted to ban farmers across Europe from using neonicotinoid pesticides linked to bee decline. The two-year suspension will come into force from December 1, 2013, following a European Commission vote in Brussels.
The decision is a massive blow to farmers who rely on neonicotinoid
pesticides to keep their crops clear of
yield-sapping pests. The ruling means the use of three neonicotinoid active ingredients -
imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam - will be banned on
flowering crops, such as maize, oilseed rape and sunflowers.
Analysts have estimated a ban would cost the UK
economy £630 m (US $980,299,629.91).
