Ellie Dearlove
As part of the IPM Network, we are inviting farmers and advisors to send us cereal crop in-field assessments at GS73-75. The assessment should take no more than 30 minutes and will allow us to analyse the pest, weed and disease pressure in your field compared to the 300 farms involved in the pest and disease survey.
You will receive a free pest and disease benchmarking report on your field in relation to others in your region. BASIS and NRoSO CPD points are available.
How to gather information:
Walk along two tramlines in the field looking for BYDV symptoms, black-grass, lodging, take-all or other diseases.
At five points on each tramline (ten points in total):
- Collect one tiller.
- Remove the leaves from each tiller and take photos.
- Provide 10 images (one from each tiller) of each flag, Leaf 2, and Leaf 3 (30 images in total).
- Submission: Complete the short survey form and return it along with all images to IPMNET.
You can find more detailed instructions on gathering IPMNET in-field observation data on FarmPEP [IPMNET: Crop observations in Cereals 2024], including a complete guide to in-field assessments.
If you would like a more detailed insight into your IPM strategy and to share experiences from this season, please join the IPM NET pilot year for free. You will receive a bespoke IPM benchmarking field report, earn BASIS and NRoSO points, and be invited to an end of season conference to discuss regional and UK-wide results looking at how we can improve resilience of our crops to challenging seasons like this year.
Email IPMNET@adas.co.uk or visit https://adas.co.uk/projects/ipm-net-knowledge-sharing-network-to-improve-the-effectiveness-of-ipm/ for more information