Fungicide futures debate at the AHDB Agronomists’ Conference
How fungicide resistance management guidance should be improved and promoted will be debated at this…
Browsing: Agronomy
New herbicide provides welcome boost to black-grass control
A new black-grass herbicide will be available to growers this coming spring. The herbicide Monolith…
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…
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…