ChemChina extends offer for Syngenta
China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) announced today that it has extended its offer to buy…
Browsing: Agronomy
Australian researchers find resistance to neonicotinoids in aphid
Resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides has for the first time been confirmed in Australian populations of…
New study shows wheat crop yield can be increased by up to 20 per cent using new chemical technology, providing a solution to global food insecurity
UK scientists have created a synthetic molecule that when applied to crops, has been shown…
Using target yields to calculate N – does it add up?
New guidance issued by the Fertiliser Manual (RB209) encouraging farmers to use yield as a…
Is it OK to spray AstroKerb or Kerb Flo 500 or will a large crop canopy interfere?
Work done last year in the UK has answered a frequently asked question from advisors…
Photosynthesis breakthrough could boost food crops
Researchers have increased plant productivity by boosting levels of three proteins involved in photosynthesis, according…
AHDB publishes most comprehensive review of nutrient management for seven years
AHDB has published findings of an extensive review of the Fertiliser Manual RB209, which will…
Bayer becomes partner of the Centre for Crop Health and Protection consortium
Bayer has joined the Centre for Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) located on the National…
Great result for new SDHI fungicide
Independent 2016 field trials have once again proven Syngenta’s powerful, new, SDHI fungicide, Solatenol, to…
Strong views on UK pesticide regulation post-Brexit expressed at BCPC Congress
The Chemicals Regulation Directorate of the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) held its now-traditional…