Save the moth, stop the rust and enhance food security
Citizen science project ‘Barberry Rust Explorer’ takes multi-disciplinary approach to conservation The delicately patterned Barberry…
Monthly Archives: March, 2019
Pollen beetle threat
An exceptionally warm February has contributed to the earliest start to a pollen beetle migration…
IBERS Aberystwyth retains NIAB agronomy cup
A team of agriculture students from Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences…
Standing up for peas this spring
Between 50% and 75% of combining peas are now drilled, depending on where in the…
Growing Champions in the next generation of pickers
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has created a new induction video to help…
Fluoxastrobin now available for sclerotinia control
For the first time in the UK, a fungicide containing fluoxastrobin is now available for…
New team members join Interagro’s new offices in Utrecht, The Netherlands
Ad de Jong, an experienced, international crop protection specialist, will head up Interagro’s new company,…
Ergot alkaloids can move from infected to ‘clean’ grain
Ergot alkaloids can move within cereal ears to otherwise ‘clean’ grain, according to new research published by…
Make sure OSR has sufficient boron this spring, experts warn.
Although an increasing number of farmers understand the importance of boron in driving strong yields,…
BASF diversifying its biological portfolio
Several years ago BASF Agriculture acquired Becker Underwood, the largest entomophagous nematode producer in the…