What’s Included
 
• Full breakdown of cereal crop varieties and how to select the right seed
• Soil, climate and rotation requirements
• Seedbed preparation and correct fertiliser use
• Seeding rates for winter and spring barley + TGW explained
• Sowing, establishment, early growth and seed quality
• Weed, pest and disease management ID Pictures (aphids, leatherjackets, BYDV, mildew, net blotch)
• Harvesting, storage and main uses
• Comparison of winter vs spring barley
• Modern barley technology — GPS, VRA, drones, sensors
• Key concepts: senescence, biomass
• Minimum tillage, tramlines and volunteer plants