Stop Chocolate spots for clean beans
Chocolate spot can now be found at low levels in most field bean crops, and…
Browsing: Crops
Survey to sense check status of UK arable brome weeds
Farmers and agronomists are being asked to complete an online survey to help map the…
Biopesticide awareness needed for growers
A lack of knowledge about biopesticides is leading to inefficient application by growers and reducing…
Major breakthrough at Rothamsted
One of biology’s most charismatic relationships, credited with helping plants to colonise land more than…
Farmers invited to take part in survey to help tackle arable weed problem
BASF is inviting farmers to take part in a national weed control survey to track…
Innovative New OSR Scheme to Reduce Erucic Acid Contamination Concerns
An innovative scheme launched at Cereals 2017 promises to markedly reduce OSR growers’ erucic acid…
Smart water management: saves money and time
The unseasonably dry weather this spring has forced many farmers to irrigate large proportions of…
Dow Shield: apply now to control key competitive high biomass weeds in forage maize
When Dow Shield (clopyralid) was first registered in the UK in 1976, over 40 years…
Busting myths on disease pressure
With T2 sprays complete for many, and only late drilled crops left to go, what…
OSR champion varieties for growers in the west
Major steps forward in breeding technology for OSR in recent years have resulted in genetic…