The correct call on residuals and contact herbicides this spring
Following generally strong autumn weed control, growers must now decide how best to manage surviving…
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Take a broad-spectrum focus with wheat T0 sprays
Use the T0 timing to keep a check on a range of diseases this season.…
Early action needed to control chocolate spot
Following prolonged wet weather, field bean crops are at risk of chocolate spot. Latest reports…
Blight control best practice needed following first UK EU43 finding
Alternating and mixing blight actives and modes of action in programmes is vital following the…
Yield and disease boost from sugar beet biostimulant trials
Two trials carried out by Richard Austin Agriculture trials manager, Michael Rodger, have demonstrated gains…
Updates to pest IPM planning tool
ADAS has updated its IPM Pest Planning Tool, so growers and their advisors can better understand…
Don’t wait for the ‘perfect week’ to tackle grassweeds
Growers should take advantage of February weather windows and keep on top of grassweeds. This…
Mancozeb EA bid abandoned
GB Potatoes has halted its bid to secure an Emergency Authorisation (EA) application to allow…
Survey finds Wheat Dwarf Virus widespread
A survey led by Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC) members suggests that Wheat Dwarf…
Olive oil extract boosts pyrethroid potency
In simulated field experiments, plants sprayed with a mixture of SYN-A and lambda-cyhalothrin increased cabbage…