Drilling winter wheat later is a standard recommendation to control black-grass and Italian ryegrass. In benign autumn weather conditions, it is proven to work. Unfortunately, if like 2023, there is prolonged wet weather from October onwards, the consequences may be poorly established crops and undrilled fields.

MagicTrap is a fully automated, digital, yellow, water trap for oilseed rape that provides information in real-time on the presence of OSR pests in your field directly to your smartphone. Helping you to understand the pressure in your field at anytime, from anywhere.

Some tips to help growers establish and make a success of winter oilseed rape this year.