Cereal Killers

Alternaria / sooty mould is a disease that affects cereal crops late on in the summer, close to harvest. It can even cause damage in grain stores. In this podcast we discuss the biology, control metho...

2 Okt 202310min

AKA White Mould. This disease affects oilseed rape, beans, and any other crop outside of cereals that you may be using as rotational crops. It will also affect cover crops. Sclerotinia produces unusua...

19 Sep 202310min

Salt is a common food for humans, but it is deadly toxic to plants. You should be aware of the symptoms of salinity damage on any farm as it can be an issue anywhere, not just on the coast or in arid ...

11 Sep 202326min

On the face of it, not the most interesting of subjects. However, you will find this episode both informative and hilarious. Did you know about pigeon milk or domesticated dodos? No, neither did I unt...

3 Sep 202319min

Powdery mildew affects every type of crop on the farm (except Christmas TREES!). However, the type of mildew that affects each species is different. That means you cannot get cross-infection between c...

27 Aug 202320min

Peach potato aphid is a pest that doesn't cause a massive amount of damage directly by feeding on the crop. However, this aphid is a vector for hundreds of plant diseases. Plus it can feed off plants ...

20 Aug 202314min

Brome is a weed that is very different to the other weed we have already discussed, black grass. This is because brome weeds have very large seeds, and they are closely related to all cereal crops. Th...

13 Aug 202311min

There are over 6000 species of thrips. Luckily, only a few of these attack arable crops. Thrips feed off the top surface of the leaf, leaving characteristically silver markings behind. Thrips lay thei...

6 Aug 202315min