On-farm support is key to biological pest control
Bio-control of soft fruit pests is becoming increasingly complex and must be backed up with…
Browsing: Agronomy
Improved prediction of pesticide residues
The use of pesticides can lead to a build-up of toxic and ecologically harmful residues…
Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of herbicide resistance
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have identified factors which are driving the evolution of…
Fera and CHAP take the lead in agri-food sustainability and productivity says key MPs
Three members of the EFRA (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Select Committee spent a day…
Case IH defines categories of autonomy and announces pilot programme
Five categories compose framework outlining a spectrum of automation/ First in field trial with Bolthouse…
Temperature resilient crops now an “achievable dream” say authors of new study
Breeding temperature-resilient crops is an “achievable dream” in one of the most important species of…
Bats as barometer of change
Surprising results from a unique bat study in the US reveal shifting behavioural patterns due…
Potato growers gain revolutionary blight fungicide
Brand new chemistry to tackle foliar and stem blight in UK and Irish potato crops…
Weeds out of control
Spraying weeds with chemicals has always been costly. Now it is costly and ineffective, with…
Thrips know their onions
Rapid studies of a pest infestation of salad onions and leeks in southern England have…