Crop growth has improved but nutritional problems persist in some spring cereal crops. Disease levels in winter cereals remain low. Septoria is widespread on wheat but reports of mildew are rare in all crops. Net Blotch is reported on spring barley. Aphid numbers are still low.
Leatherjackets are a problem in some spring crops following grass.
The flag leaf fungicide on w. wheat and the T1 - first fungicide on spring cereals will need attention in the next week or so. Winter Wheat Early sown crops are at flag leaf stage. Growth has improved. Septoria tritici is widespread at low levels but is occasionally at moderate levels. Mildew is rare.