Crop Production

Rapeseed sowing - What to do with persistent drought?
Rapeseed sowing - What to do with persistent drought?

Severe dryness at the time of rapeseed sowing is a major issue. To give oilseed rape the best possible start, it is important to act thoughtfully.



Influence of herbicide residues on the development of oilseed rape
Influence of herbicide residues on the development of oilseed rape

Are herbicide residues used in previously grown crops a reason for poor rapeseed yields? 



STANDARD PROCEDURES BELONG TO THE PAST!
STANDARD PROCEDURES BELONG TO THE PAST!

Regardsless of whether you have to deal with extremely dry or extremely wet sowing conditions: Thanks to his strip-till procedure of direct seed drilling, Thinus Glitz increases rapeseed yields on his heavy clay soils in Bad Driburg (East Westphalian uplands, Germany).

 



Effective Protection of Winter Rapeseed from Autumn Pests
Effective Protection of Winter Rapeseed from Autumn Pests

Published article by RAPOOL CZ with some small adaptations regarding translation and additional data: https://www.rapool.cz/index.cfm/nav/413/article/4882.html



Late Sowing Recommendations in 2020
Late Sowing Recommendations in 2020

The late harvest this year will delay the coming sowing season on many farms. However, deviations from the optimum sowing date will always pose a risk to the farmer. In this article we will give you some tips to help you to determine your individual, latest sowing date and some recommendations regarding the crop management.



The new Turnip Yellows Virus (TuYV) generation of Rapool enable flexible Nitrogen fertilization in spring
The new Turnip Yellows Virus (TuYV) generation of Rapool enable flexible Nitrogen fertilization in spring

The new Turnip Yellows Virus (TuYV) generation of Rapool enable flexible Nitrogen fertilization in spring – a sustainable solution for a better cost efficiency in rapeseed?   



Overdeveloped rapeseed – what to do?
Overdeveloped rapeseed – what to do?

How the autumn developed is influencing spring fertilization



Rapsmästaren 2020 – a forward-looking idea or just marketing?
Rapsmästaren 2020 – a forward-looking idea or just marketing?

 Participants, from 7 nations search the new Rapeseed champion

Rapeseed present in the last years an outstanding success story. 2014 reached the EU rapeseed production their last peak with 24.2 Mill. tons. The farmers made a huge profit with the yellow flowering crop but based on several factors rapeseed become under pre...

Oilseed rape seeding in 2019: Increased rapeseed yields and positive price trends
Oilseed rape seeding in 2019: Increased rapeseed yields and positive price trends

At the moment, the question of whether the cultivation of rapeseed still turns out to be profitable is being intensely discussed in many cropping businesses, but it is precisely the current prospects for oilseed rape that do not look bad at all. In addition to the well-known strengths of rapeseed, such as the effects as a preceding cro...

Oilseed rape seeding 2019 – widespread drought. Like last year, but different!
Oilseed rape seeding 2019 – widespread drought. Like last year, but different!

Background

Since last year, it has been too dry and hot in large parts of Germany, although at the start of May, when the oilseed rape was flowering, it was cold and frosty, which means that pod-setting suffered. Then there was the heat wave at the end of June, right in the middle of ripening. Yields have oft...