15 April 2015 T1 and correct timings are key factors in this season’s winter wheat disease fight Growers planning this season’s winter wheat disease control should keep crops in a preventive situation,…
29 March 2015 OSR: sustainable pollen beetle control Careful monitoring of oilseed rape for pollen beetle, with spraying only if necessary, is the…
23 March 2015 Crop protection industry reacts to pesticide article The Lancet Oncology has published conclusions from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)…
9 March 2015 Bayer pollen beetle bulletin no. 1 Bayer Pollen Beetle Predictor is showing that pollen beetle migration has now begun in the…
5 March 2015 Increasingly diverse UK cereal rust populations need close monitoring: UKCPVS Studies of cereal pathogen populations in the UK have shown rusts are becoming increasingly diverse…
27 February 2015 Know your plant density to control pollen beetle, says HGCA Knowing your oilseed rape plant population density is crucial for making pollen beetle control decisions,…
25 February 2015 CPA welcomes Liz Truss’s support for proportionate approach on pesticides The Crop Protection Association (CPA) has welcomed the UK Environment Secretary’s support for a science-based…
23 February 2015 Potato growers urged to switch to the better metaldehyde pellets for effective slug control Potato growers fearful that slug control may be compromised following the loss of methiocarb baits…
28 January 2015 New targets for engineering disease resistance in crops Scientists at The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich (UK) have discovered a new way to manipulate…
22 January 2015 Dow launches Starane Hi-Load to save time and money Dow AgroSciences is launching Starane Hi-Load at LAMMA 2015. The innovative formulation provides all the…