The options for weed control in winter cereals over the coming weeks

Very few of the emerged winter cereal crops have received a herbicide this autumn. Pre-emergence herbicides are generally the cornerstone of weed control in winter cereals, alternative options will be needed this year.

Ciaran Collins and Shay Phelan, both Tillage Specialists in Teagasc, join the Tillage Edge podcast to discuss the options for weed control in winter cereals over the coming weeks.

Both specialists agreed that crop health had to be foremost in mind before applying a herbicide and you should delay the application of herbicides to crops, especially winter barley, which are struggling due to wet soils, slugs, etc. 

The herbicide choices for winter wheat are broader than for barley or oats. Grass weeds need to be considered first for control.

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