Where is the IPM potential for virus-vectoring aphid pests?
Addressing the increasing virus problem faced by seed potato growers may call for a re-think…
Browsing: Agronomy
The Controlled Traffic Farming Team at Harper Adams University successfully tilled and drilled their long-term experimental site in late October 2020.
The Traffic & Tillage Project is a long-term plot experiment (36 plots of 80m x…
Wheat pan-genome research to advance global wheat development
In a landmark discovery for global wheat production an international consortium of crop researchers, including…
Consider early fungicide to keep a lid on barley disease
Disease pressure in many crops of winter barley is very high this autumn, so growers…
ADAS and AHDB Wheat Fungicide Margin Competition 2020
Cheap fungicide programmes produced top margins for the AHDB winners of ADAS’ Wheat Fungicide Margin…
Light leaf spot identified in oilseed rape crops from Scotland to Somerset
Bayer’s SpotCheck service has identified light leaf spot infections in oilseed rape crops across the…
New seed treatment to be launched at CropTec Show 2020
A new seed treatment that maximises early crop vigour and emergence, consequently increasing yields and…
BYDV risk remains high – be vigilant
Just when you would assume the potential risk from BYDV is receding, it is doing the…
Midge-prevention pheromone developer receives funding from Innovate UK
Research company PheroSyn has been awarded part of Innovate UK’s £134 million Sustainable Innovation Fund…
Frontier stresses the importance of responsible herbicide use
With agriculture is currently facing several significant challenges, crop protection business Frontier has is promoting…