What to consider before you spray KERB/ASTROKerb this season
Dow AgroSciences are saying that growers should be getting ready to apply ASTROKerb (propyzamide and…
Browsing: Agronomy
Black-grass on the move
New field trials using rice grains to mimic black-grass seeds has clearly demonstrated the implications…
Think twice before you spray for BYDV
For many growers across the UK, the threat of BYDV is a familiar one, particularly…
Mechatronics researcher awarded Nuffield Scholarship
Harper Adams University mechatronics researcher Jonathan Gill has been awarded a Nuffield Farming Scholarship to look…
Crunch time for food security
Feelings often run high where insects are concerned, with many people even squeamish to look…
Black-grass fight moves on to the next round
Farmers fighting black-grass have managed to drill late and apply pre-emergence herbicides so the battle…
Talks on glyphosate fail: Smith responds
The European Commission has announced that talks on the renewal of the glyphosate licence, due…
Gove signals govt switch on neonics (update)
In an article in the Guardian this morning Michael Gove has indicated that the UK…
Scientists develop groundnut resistant to aflatoxin
Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, in St. Louis, MO and their collaborators at…
Plaguing insects with bittersweet tastes to protect crops
Herbivorous insects are estimated to be responsible for destroying one-fifth of the world’s total crop…