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News
2004 News Releases
December 1, 2004 - Low Biomass Break-Through in 2005 Recommended List. Combining the highest yield levels with all the benefits of easier management and harvesting, Castille's addition to the 2005 HGCA Recommended List has been hailed as a major breakthrough for low biomass oilseed rapes.
August 2004 - Make Patience and Care the Joint Watchwords for OSR Establishment this Autumn. Patience and care must be the joint watchwords in oilseed rape establishment this autumn if UK growers are to avoid serious structural damage to particularly vulnerable water-logged soils, warns Monsanto OSR specialist Mahon Brennan.
August 2004 - Tightening Rape Rotations Demand New Management Approach. Cereal growers thinking about increasing the proportion of oilseed rape in their rotations must be prepared to manage the crop very much more carefully and precisely if they are to avoid serious disease and pest as well as workload problems.
August 5, 2004 - Min-Till Helps OSR in Somerset. Stephen Hasell was happy with the results from the Caracas oilseed rape harvest this week on his farm near Wellington, Somerset.
August 4, 2004 - Winner Loses Out Again. Andrew Craig, who farms near Telford, Shropshire, is "a bit frustrated by the weather - it's just miserable."
August 4, 2004 - Canberra Produces Record Breaking Yields. Mark Warrener from Notts is very happy with the results from his Canberra oilseed rape as he broke his record at nearly 4.9 t/ha (2 t/acre).
July 9, 2004 - Be Prepared for Challenging Harvest, OSR Growers Warned. Large numbers of oilseed rape growers must prepare themselves for one the most challenging harvests in recent memory.
June 15, 2004 - Growers Guide to Low Biomass OSR Published at Cereals 2004. A definitive guide to low biomass oilseed rape has been published at Cereals 2004, providing growers with all the infornation they need to make the most of the fastest-growing sector of the UK oilseed rape market.
May, 2004 - Rape Harvest Headaches Warning. Early lodging in some parts of the country and highly variable flowering in others is set to cause harvest headaches for many oilseed rape growers this season, warns Dalgety.
April, 2004 - National Study Highlights Low Biomass Rape Value. Low biomass oilseed rape is delivering handsome harvesting and management benefits alongside yields every bit as good as traditional taller varieties, according to the first-ever national study of the crop, which has risen to 25% of the UK market in just three seasons
March 2, 2004 - New Very High Output Low Biomass OSR Launched. A very high output, low biomass oilseed rape variety has been launched this season by Monsanto with Grainfarmers UAP.
March 2, 2004 - Low Biomass OSR Comes of Age. With the popularity of short, low biomass oilseed rape increasing so rapidly in recent years, John Middleton asks the experts what it's all about.
February, 2004 - National OSR Study Highlights Value of Establishment Vigour. The value of autumn vigour in oilseed rape has been highlighted in no uncertain terms in one of the single most challenging establishment season in living memory, according to a national crop study undertaken this spring by Dalgety agronomists.
February, 2004 - Complementary OSR Cropping. At Station Farm, Horton near Northampton, oilseed rape is grown as much for the following wheat crop as for itself in a twin-crop system designed to minimise inputs and maximise overall rotational value.
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