Oilseed rape
Early August - Cultivations in preparation for drilling. May include subsoiling and correcting for any lime deficiency.
Late August - Drilling into a fine seedbed free of trash and then rolled. Pre-emergence herbicide follows as soon as possible.
September - Slug Pellets if required and autumn nitorgen if required.
October - Control of grass weeds, aphids and flea beetle.
November - Autumn fungicide application.
February - Compound fertiliser application according to requirement.
March - Spring Nitrogen with added sulphur as per crop requirement.
April - Pollen beetle control and stem extension fungicides. Additional nitrogen as required.
May - Flowering fungicdes and control of seed weevil and pod midge.
Early July - Dessication with glyphosate.
Late July - Harvest.
Spring Oilseed rape
November - February Winter cultivate (plough or min-til)
April - Create false seed bed
April to early May - Apply fertiliser and Drill. Apply pre-emergence weed control.
May - Monitor for Flea Beetle activity. Apply graminacides for grass weed control.
June/July - Monitor Pollen Beetle.
August - Dessicate if required and combine.
Further reading for Oilseed Rape
Statistics for Oilseed rape
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| Production area oilseed rape (000 hectares) |
402 | 451 | 432 | 542 | 558 | 593 | 575 | 681 | 598 | Production volume oilseed rape (000 tonnes) |
1157 | 1157 | 1468 | 1771 | 1609 | 1902 | 1890 | 2108 | 1973 | Oilseed rape value incl area payments (£ millions) |
249 | 276 | 298 | 423 | 376 | 263 | 310 | 422 | 618 | Yield - oilseed rape (tonnes / hectare) |
2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Total new supply oilseed rape (000 tonnes) |
1396 | 1746 | 1587 | 1634 | 1701 | 1773 | 1809 | 1907 | 1852 | Oilseed rape production as % UK use (%) |
83 | 66 | 92 | 108 | 94 | 107 | 103 | 111 | 107 |
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