Fast-acting ferella joins molluscicide armoury
Adama has launched a new slug pellet which uses the company’s novel molluscicide active ingredient,…
Browsing: Agronomy
Gypsum helps tackle glacial leftover
Have years of quick fixes meant some sustainable, longer-term solutions to improving soils have been…
Possible SDHI cross-resistance a reminder for resistance management best practice
The AHDB Agronomy Conference raised a slight worry over SDHI septoria shifts and possible cross-resistance…
Use cold snaps as a natural insect defence
Farmers in the UK are being urged to make use of any cold weather to…
AIC seeks sector head for strategic liaison role
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is looking for a Sector Head for Crop Protection and…
Potato industry urged to support CIPC residues monitoring
The CIPC Residues Monitoring Group (CRMG), a cross-industry body, has submitted its second-year draft report…
Major potato pest eradicated
Following extensive operational investigative work and surveillance, Defra has announced the Colorado beetle has been…
Study reveals differing actions of Group 15 herbicides
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have discovered that three widely used pre-em herbicides – flufenacet, EPTC,…
Solar-powered bird scarer added to the Portek range
Portek Ltd has introduced a solar-powered bird-scarer designed to mimic a life-sized owl, with natural…
Ancient wheat compound offers potential sustainable pest solution
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have uncovered a natural defence mechanism in ancestral einkorn wheat that…