Pre-emergence herbicides will give you better weed control

Weed control in winter cereals is essential to protect yields and to prevent weed seed return.

On this week’s Tillage Edge podcast, Shay Phelan and Ciaran Collins, Tillage Specialists at Teagasc, chat through the reasons to prioritise pre-emergence herbicide applications in winter wheat and winter barley.

Shay says there is some flexibility in the pre-emergence application timing, however there is very little flexibility in the rates, and he recommends using high rates to achieve season-long persistency.  

Listen in below:

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