Test soils following extreme weather
Testing is needed to ascertain soil condition following high rainfall experienced throughout most of the…
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Updates to pest IPM planning tool
ADAS has updated its IPM Pest Planning Tool, so growers and their advisors can better understand…
Don’t wait for the ‘perfect week’ to tackle grassweeds
Growers should take advantage of February weather windows and keep on top of grassweeds. This…
Mancozeb EA bid abandoned
GB Potatoes has halted its bid to secure an Emergency Authorisation (EA) application to allow…
New online nutrient management tool launched
Defra has created a new online nutrient management planning tool, building on the existing PLANET…
Lodi UK takes on Actellic insecticide range
Lodi UK has become the sole distributor of the Actellic range of insecticides after the…
Survey finds Wheat Dwarf Virus widespread
A survey led by Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC) members suggests that Wheat Dwarf…
Olive oil extract boosts pyrethroid potency
In simulated field experiments, plants sprayed with a mixture of SYN-A and lambda-cyhalothrin increased cabbage…
Use new tools for better OSR biomass measurement
Farmers should consider using the suite of decision support tools now available to precisely manage…
Test fields early for a better picture of soil nitrogen
With some uncertainty about how much residual nitrogen is in soils, Hutchinsons fertiliser and crop nutrition specialist Rob Jewers is…