MGA News
Below you can find general Maize Growers Association news articles. For issues of the MGA Times, visit the MGA Times page.
Costs of production
Friday, July 21, 2017
John Morgan has updated the costs of production spreadsheet. It compares grazed grass,, grass silage, maize, wholecrop, fodderbeet, kale, stubble...
MGA Eyespot update
Friday, July 21, 2017
Eyespot can be identified on the crop in the initial phases as nail head sized, circular brown spots surrounded by a yellow halo. The spots coalesce...
MGA weed star chart 2017
Friday, May 5, 2017
Back by popular demand is the MGA weed star chart. You can access it in the Agronomy section of the website.
Post emergence spray options for maize
Friday, May 5, 2017
With most maize being drilled into generally warm soils (the cold weather of the past two weeks hasn't reduced the soil temperatures that much) the...
2016 MGA Trials report
Monday, March 27, 2017
With maize establishment time fast approaching, we hope you will find it interesting to review the 2016 MGA small plot research and development...
MGA Maize Conference 2017 papers
Friday, March 3, 2017
Following a very successful conference last Thursday, the MGA would like to thank BOCK UK and Syngenta for their sponsorship. We would also...
MGA Agronomy training days 14th, 15th & 21st March
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Continuing on from the success of previous years, Simon Draper is running three more training days on behalf of the MGA in March this year....
MGA Maize Conference 23rd February
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Please find attached the conference invitation, including speaker details.
Reducing the risk of runoff
Friday, September 16, 2016
An email back in the spring from ADAS senior researcher Dr Martyn Silgram was the catalyst for this short technical note on the potential to reduce...
Maize Harvest tips
Friday, September 16, 2016
The warm dry weather means that the maize crops continue to romp through their growth stages and that harvest will soon be upon us. With this...