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Soil
Cereal varieties
Cereal crop management
Cereal nutrition
Cereal disease control
Cereal pest control
Cereal weed control
Spray technology
Grain for milling
Grain for malting, brewing and distilling
Grain for industrial uses
Grain for animal feed
Post-harvest management
Oilseeds
Organic crops
Please note that some of the information in the earlier publications may have been superseded, particularly concerning weed and disease control and varieties.
Growers should check on the current approval status before using any pesticide mentioned in any publication.
Guides and Guidelines (G) and Posters (P)
Exploring topics in detail, these booklets and posters pull together much recent research on issues of wide interest.
Click here to see all the Guides, in order of publication date, in the publications section
Topic Sheets (TS)
These A4 sheets provide practical 'action points' for growers on defined topic areas and generally summarise the findings of a completed research project.
Click here to see all the Topic Sheets , in order of publication date, in the publications section
Information Sheets (IS)
An A4 sheet summarising pertinent information for growers which may not necessarily originate from levy-funded research.
Project Progress (PP)
Similar to Topic Sheets, relating to on-going projects. 'Key messages' replace 'action points'.
CDs (not available on-line)
GrainPlan - A virtual grain store management tool
Wheat Testing - This is a training CD for use in laboratories
Barley Testing - This is a training CD for use in laboratories
Crop Oracle 2008 - This CD is an off-line resource which includes PDF versions of all the publications listed below, plus some of the tools from the website, including GrainPlan and RLPlus. New this year is also an introduction to Business Management.
Tools
Interactive web-based ways to input your data and get results tailored to your own situation.
Click here for the Tools Section .
HGCA R&D Strategy for 2007-10
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R&D Strategy for Cereals and Oilseeds 2007-10 |
Environment
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G35
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SAFFIE Enhancing Arable Biodiversity - 6 case studies |
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G06
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Arable cropping and the environment - a guide (only available on web) |
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G28
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Environmental impact of cereals and oilseed rape for food and biofuels in the UK |
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G29
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Field margins - Guidelines for Entry Level Stewardship in England |
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Climate Change
Arable farming and the changing climate: what will it mean, what can I do?
(Publication summarising the papers from the HGCA R&D Conference 2008)
HGCA is working with Farming Futures on a project looking at farming and climate change.
Focus on arable crops
(925kb)
This document looks at key concerns, opportunities and challenges of climate change for arable farmers.
Focus on soil management
(517kb)
Fact sheet number 20 in the Farming Futures series looks at ways to adapt soil management decisions to the impacts of climate change.
Case studies
These case studies illustrate how UK arable growers have taken opportunities to adapt to or mitigate climate change on their farm.
1. Focus on soil management(1369kb), Jim Bullock, Worcestershire
4. Focus on energy crops(1064kb), Robert Wiseman, Essex
5. Focus on cover crops to reduce nitrogen fertiliser(1051kb), David Jones, Oxfordshire
7. Focus on water conservation(450kb), Julian Hasler, Gloucestershire
13. Focus on changing crops(134kb), Dan Squier, Essex
21 Focus on differential thermostats in grain stores(421kb) , Stewart Vernon, County Durham
Further information can be obtained at www.farmingfutures.org.uk
Soil
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Link
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Soil2crop - soil management and cultivation practices |
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Link
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Sow2succeed - drilling within the context of whole farm planning and risk management |
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G27
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Soil management for sustainable profit (2005) |
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Link
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Agriculture and Horticulture Research Forum Soil Management Gateway |
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G07
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'Precision farming' of cereals - practical guidelines and crop nutrition |
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TS70
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Assessing within-field soil variability |
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TS65
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Reducing costs of establishing and managing wheat |
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AHRF Soil management gateway Case Studies
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Soil factor
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Enterprise
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Water erosion case study
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Potatoes, carrots, winter wheat, winter oats, spring barley. |
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Compaction
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Potatoes, outdoor pigs, combinable crops |
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Wind erosion
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Potatoes, onions, carrots, barley, sweet corn, sugar beet, triticale |
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Compaction
(834kb)
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Potatoes, winter and spring combinable crops |
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Slumping and capping
(693kb)
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Cereals, oilseeds, beans, potatoes |
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Water erosion
(173kb)
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Combinable crops |
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Wind erosion
(978kb)
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Combinable crops |
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Waterlogging
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Wheat, barley, oilseed rape, beans |
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Compaction
(1013kb)
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Combinable crops |
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Yield variation
(970kb)
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Cereals and dairy |
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Cereal varieties
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RL
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Recommended Lists information - a link to the Varieties page of this website |
Crop management and nutrition
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Crop Management
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G39
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The wheat growth guide |
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G30
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The barley growth guide |
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IS02
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Pre-harvest glyphosate application to wheat and barley |
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TS81
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Managing spring malting barley to achieve 1.65-1.80%N grain |
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G07
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'Precision farming' of cereals - practical guidelines and crop nutrition |
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TS70
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Assessing within-field soil variability |
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TS65
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Reducing costs of establishing and managing wheat |
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G27
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Soil management for sustainable profit 2005 |
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G20
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Wheat seed health and seed-borne diseases: a guide |
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Tool
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Seed rate conversion (interactive) |
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G25
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Avoiding lodging in winter wheat - practical guidelines |
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TS74
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Conversion strategies for stockless organic farming |
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Cereal Nutrition
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TS63
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Managing arable crops in NVZs in England |
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TS63S
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Managing arable crops in NVZs in Scotland |
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G03
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P&K fertiliser planning - no longer available in hard copy |
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TS19
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Diagnosing P & K requirements of winter wheat |
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TS44
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Non-NPK nutrient needs of cereals |
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TS54
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Managing sulphur needs of breadmaking wheat |
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TS101
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Decision support on sulphur application to wheat |
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TS66
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Diagnosing and correcting S deficiency in wheat and rape |
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TS90
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Sulphur for yield and quality in malting barley |
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TS64
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Using manures and biosolids on cereal crops |
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Tool
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Fertiliser conversion from element to oxide (interactive) |
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Cereal disease control
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G38
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The wheat disease management guide - March 2008 |
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TS95
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Foliar disease control in wheat - 2007 |
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G41
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The encyclopaedia of cereal diseases - May 2008 |
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Tool
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The wheat disease encyclopaedia |
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Tool
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United Kingdom Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey |
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TS72
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Sampling wheat seed for seed-borne disease |
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TS73
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Testing winter wheat for seed-borne disease |
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Tool
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Fungicide performance tool |
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G33
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HGCA nozzle selection chart |
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Tool
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Spray volume calculator (interactive) |
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TS96
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Options for low volume spraying of winter wheat |
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TS43
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Soil-borne wheat mosaic virus |
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G31
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Take-all in winter wheat - management guidelines |
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TS49
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Take-all control in winter wheat: I planning |
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TS50
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Take-all control in winter wheat: II agronomy |
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TS56
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Managing ergot in cereal crops |
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TS58
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Wheat ear sprays for disease and mycotoxin control |
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TS80
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Determining eyespot risk in winter wheat |
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G34
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Guidelines to minimise risk of fusarium mycotoxins in cereals |
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TS102
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Managing fusarium mycotoxin risk in wheat intended for human food - harvest 2008 |
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Barley
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SAC BD1
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SAC Barley disease technical note - March 2008 |
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TS61
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Soil-borne mosaic viruses of winter barley: an update |
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TS42
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Rhynchosporium control programmes |
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TS57
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Necrotic spots in barley: causes and control |
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TS97
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Ramularia leaf spot in barley |
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Cereal pest and weed control
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Pests
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G09
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Rodent control in agriculture - a guide |
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G14
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Pest management in cereals and oilseed rape - a guide |
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TS84
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Integrated slug control in winter wheat |
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TS88
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Slug pellet timing and placement in winter wheat and oilseed rape |
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G26
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Orange wheat blossom midge - assessment and control |
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TS99
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Predicting and controlling wheat bulb fly |
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TS87
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Controlling gout fly on wheat |
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Weeds
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G10
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Managing and preventing herbicide resistance in weeds |
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IS03
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Herbicide-resistant black-grass: managing risk with fewer options |
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IS02
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Pre-harvest glyphosate application to wheat and barley |
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TS02
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Optimising broad-leaved weed control in cereals |
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TS24
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Dormancy and persistence of volunteer oilseed rape |
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TS100
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Effective, sustainable Italian rye-grass control in winter cereals |
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RR57
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Review of HGCA-funded weed research (including LINK projects) 1994-2005 |
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Spray Technology
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G33
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HGCA nozzle selection chart |
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Tool
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Spray volume calculator (interactive) |
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TS96
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Options for low volume spraying of winter wheat |
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Grain for milling
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SP02
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Producing and marketing milling wheat - HGCA Signposts |
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Also see new Milling Wheat Signposts section of the website |
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CA 01
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Chopin Alveograph guide |
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Tool
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Cereal quality calculator |
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TS54
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Managing sulphur needs of breadmaking wheat |
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TS91
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Managing the Fusarium mycotoxin risk in wheat |
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CSC
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Cereal sellers checklist |
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Grain for malting, brewing and distilling
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SP03
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Producing and marketing malting barley - HGCA Signposts |
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Also see new Malting Barley Signposts section of the website |
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TS60
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Ensuring good germination in malting barley |
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TS71
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Managing spring malting barley to avoid physical defects |
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TS76
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Managing spring malting barley for consistent grain characteristics |
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TS81
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Managing spring malting barley to achieve 1.65 - 1.80 per cent N grain |
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TS90
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Sulphur for yield and quality in malting barley |
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CSC
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Cereal sellers checklist |
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Grain for renewable and industrial uses
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Industrial Uses
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IUCC
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Industrial uses of cereals and oilseeds |
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IUAC
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Industrial uses of arable crops |
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G28
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Environmental impact of cereals and oilseed rape for food and biofuels in the UK |
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PP14
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Growing wheat for alcohol / biofuel production |
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NF1105
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Green fuel you can trust - Developing accreditation for bioethanol in the UK |
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FACTS01
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Making sense of biofuels |
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BD0607
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Reducing carbon in a biofuel supply chain |
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Feed
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TS28
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Wheat as a dairy cow feed |
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TS52
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Specific weight and feeding value of wheat |
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Post-harvest management
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Also see new Grain Storage Section on our website |
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HGCA Signposts: Best practice in grain storage for cereals and oilseeds |
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G13
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The grain storage guide 2nd edition |
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Tool
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Safe storage time calculator (interactive) |
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Tool
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Yield conversion from tons to tonnes (interactive) |
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G02
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Moisture meter guidelines |
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G37
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Grain moisture - guidelines for measurement |
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Drying and Cooling
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TS16
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Bulk storage drying of grain and oilseeds |
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TS53
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Vertical ventilation for cooling grain |
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TS78
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Drying and cooling grain: an update |
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PP13
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On-floor drying to minimise grain spoilage |
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TS89
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Drying and storing rapeseed successfully |
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Tool
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Grain moisture calculator (interactive) |
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Insects and mites
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TS08
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Effective phosphine fumigation of grain |
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P01
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Insects and mites in stored grain and grain stores - Poster |
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TS62
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Preventing and controlling mites in stored cereals and oilseeds |
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TS79
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Insect and mite control in empty grain stores using DE |
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TS86
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Use of chemicals in integrated grain storage |
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Disease
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P03
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Inspecting grain for defects and impurities - Poster |
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G19
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Inspecting grain for defects and impurities - information sheets (for laboratory use) |
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Sampling
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G17
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Grain sampling - a farmer's guide |
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P04
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Grain sampling on-farm poster |
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G18
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Grain sampling from field to buyer - understanding variation |
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TS83
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Sampling grain during outloading |
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G21
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Grain testing - standards for testing (for laboratory use) |
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Oilseeds
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Oilseeds general
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G23
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Oilseed Rape - A growers guide |
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TS59
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Establishing oilseed rape using Autocast |
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TS82
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Managing forward crops of oilseed rape |
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Tool
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Green area index tool (pictures of different growth stages of oilseed rape) |
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TS89
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Drying and storing rapeseed successfully |
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PP11
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Benefits of feeding rapeseed in the diet of weaned pigs |
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Oilseed disease and weed control
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TS94
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Understanding variation in Phoma stem canker on winter oilseed rape |
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Tool
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Stem canker (Phoma) disease forecast (interactive) |
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TS75
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Light leaf spot control in winter oilseed rape |
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Tool
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Light leaf spot disease forecast (interactive) |
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TS77
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Sclerotinia in oilseed rape: prediction and control |
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Tool
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Sclerotinia decision guide (interactive) |
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TS92
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Club root in oilseed rape |
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TS30
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Weed and disease control in winter linseed |
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Oilseed pest control
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G14
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Pest management in cereals and oilseed rape - a guide |
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TS88
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Slug pellet timing and placement in winter wheat and oilseed rape |
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TS85
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Integrated slug control in winter oilseed rape |
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TS98
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Revised thresholds for economic cabbage stem flea beetle control |
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IS01
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Controlling pollen beetle and combating insecticide resistance in oilseed rape |
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Oilseed nutrition
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TS66
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Diagnosing and correcting S deficiency in wheat and rape |
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TS67
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P nutrition of winter oilseed rape |
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TS93
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Improving oil content and minimising green seeds in oilseed rape |
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