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Extension on metaldehyde withdrawal period not granted
The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group has been unsuccessful in their bid to extend the withdrawal period of metaldehyde slug pellet products.…
Crop Protection
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New herbicide to help replace linuron
Bayer’s new herbicide Emerger (aclonifen) has been authorised for potatoes and gained EAMUs for carrots, parsnips, onions and a range…
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Biological control of slugs in strawberries
BASF Agriculture acquired Becker Underwood, the largest entomophagous nematode producer in the world, several years ago and integrated it into…
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New herbicide option for outdoor sunflowers
The herbicide active substance ‘aclonifen’ is now authorised as ‘Emerger’ for use in outdoor sunflowers. The authorisation was secured by…
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Remember to follow nematicide best practice this spring
Potato growers are being reminded to follow the best practice granular nematicide use protocol this spring to ensure products are…
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Six wheat varieties with yellow rust at Real Results trial site
Six out of 32 wheat varieties at BASF’s Real Results trial farm at Stonham near Stowmarket have yellow rust according…
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Flea beetle damage results in Sclerotinia warning for oilseed rape growers
Variable oilseed rape crops, in part caused by the damage from cabbage stem flea beetle attacks, could leave the crop…
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Adama opens new global R&D centre
Adama Agricultural Solutions has opened a global research and development complex in the Israeli town of Neot Hovav. The new…
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Bees buzz back in growers green headlands
Potato and vegetable growers are providing a hugely valuable habitat resource for some increasing populations of solitary bees in the…
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Save the moth, stop the rust and enhance food security
Citizen science project ‘Barberry Rust Explorer’ takes multi-disciplinary approach to conservation The delicately patterned Barberry Carpet moth is one of…