Cereal Weed Control

The challenge to be consistent in highly variable seasons grows year on year. As we experience fluctuating commodity prices, ongoing regulatory pressures and extreme weather patterns, getting your winter wheat and spring barley off to the best possible start with robust grassweed control is crucial. This begins with a comprehensive IPM strategy.

To achieve sufficient control of challenging grass weeds such as black-grass and ryegrass a strong IPM Game Plan needs to be implemented. Executing the IPM Game Plan detailed below will stand you in good stead to combat grassweed pressure.

Know the Opposition – Grass Weed Identification

Know what you are up against with our weed identification resources.
Winning the battle against weeds begins with knowledge. Understanding the biology, growth cycle, and adaptability of grass weeds in cereals is the essential first step for effective control.
Seeing weed pressure firsthand allows you to make informed decisions about herbicide programs and IPM strategies that deliver results in wheat and barley.
Explore our Weed Fact Sheets to find out more about key arable weeds in the UK:

Weed Fact Sheet

Keep it Clean - Farm Hygiene

Grass weeds like black-grass spread fast - but farm hygiene can allow a problem to remain controlled. A few seeds at harvest could cause major infestations next season. Here’s how to prevent it:
• Harvest clean fields first.
• Leave dirty fields until last.
• Keep your combine clean to avoid contamination.

Plan the Attack - Develop your IPM Strategy

Attack is the best form of defence.
Winning the fight against grass weeds starts with a proactive plan. Every farm is different, so create a strategy that fits your soil, cropping, and weed challenges.
Cultural controls are the foundation of success:
• Healthy soils
for better crop competitionDiverse rotations
• Later drilling dates to break weed cycles • to reduce early weed growth
Combine these measures with herbicide solutions for a complete integrated weed management approach.

Download our resource to plan your IPM strategy

Optimise Your Last Line of Defence – Herbicide Applications

Don’t let grass weeds win at the final hurdle. Herbicide applications are a crucial step in achieving effective grass weed control.
Alongside cultural practices, a reliable herbicide is essential. Luximo^® herbicide delivers a new mode of action with its own HRAC classification, setting a new standard for controlling black-grass and Italian ryegrass in winter wheat and spring barley. It also provides strong brome control, comparable to leading market options.

Combine Luximo^® with cultural controls for a complete integrated weed management (IWM) strategy.

Download our Grower's Guide To Get The Most From Residual Herbicides

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Grass weed management with Luximo

• Product information
• Application advice
• Grower stories

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Luximo® Trials Data

For trials data, please click below to view the latest Luximo^® product brochure.

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Meet the growers

Rob Barlow - Nottinghamshire

Rob and his father farm a total of 260ha of land rented from the Crown’s Bingham Estate in Nottinghamshire. Soil types vary from gravel through to heavy loam.

MEET ROB

Daniel King - Lincolnshire

Daniel King farms approximately 740ha of tenanted and contract farmed land in Bourne, South Lincolnshire.

MEET DANIEL

David Hurn - Norfolk

David is a third-generation farmer. He went to Eastern Agricultural College to study agriculture for four years, including a gap year which he spent in the United States.

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Nigel Durdy - Yorkshire

Nigel farms 1,100 acres in partnership with his brother Adrian near Doncaster in Yorkshire. Nigel is the agronomist and sprayer operator for the business, annually spraying 4,000 ha of mainly combinable crops with his 36 m Rogator sprayer.

MEET NIGEL

Freya Morgan - Bedfordshire

Freya is responsible for over 1,600ha across North Bedfordshire and into South Cambridgeshire along with her son Joshua who has recently joined the partnership.

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Tom Sewell - Kent

Tom Sewell farms 600ha near Maidstone in Kent and is probably best-known for his work on improving his farm’s soil health, having won Soil Farmer of the Year in 2021. The farm is no-till and he grows winter wheat alongside break-crops such as oilseed rape, winter beans, spring beans, spring linseed and spring oats.

MEET TOM