Crop Action
For our weekly publication Crop Action, our expert team produce concise, tailored advice and guidance based on current weather conditions and crop growth stages.
Areas covered in Crop Action include:
- Weeds
- Pests
- Diseases
- Crop Nutrition
- Soil Management
- Environmental Stewardship
- Farm Business Management
- County-level weather data
Example Crop Action issued from May 2018
Crop Action is available from £180+VAT per year. Contact Chloe Morgan chloe.morgan@adas.co.uk to register.
Veg Notes
Focuses on major field vegetable crops as well as specialist vegetable crops such as cucurbits, asparagus and sweetcorn at relevant times of the season. Cost on application.
Fruit Notes
Focuses on top and soft fruit. Cost on application.
Pot and Bedding Notes
Cost on application.
Hardy Ornamental Notes
Cost on application.
Other publications include
Technical Update – Two publications / year; spring and summer – arable crops. Detailed articles based on the latest research into pest, disease and weed management, crop physiology and other topical issues.
Environment Digest – Six publications per year. Brief publication documenting recent publications in the environmental field e.g. sustainable production, climate change, water resources, soils and nutrients and biodiversity. Gives a brief summary of the publication and signposts to further information.
Defra/HGCA Crop development reports – Monthly from February to June plus November. Assessment of cereal and oilseed crop condition each month – main pest, disease and weed issues, growth stages and drilling progress.
AHDB Crop reports – Issued weekly during cereal and oilseed harvest. Harvest progress reports are also produced which include early quality and yield indications.
Pest, Disease and Weed Incidence reporting – Annual report for CRD looking at the incidence of pests, disease and weeds across key arable and horticultural crops over the previous cropping year