Biological control of slugs in strawberries
BASF Agriculture acquired Becker Underwood, the largest entomophagous nematode producer in the world, several years…
Browsing: Crop Protection
New herbicide option for outdoor sunflowers
The herbicide active substance ‘aclonifen’ is now authorised as ‘Emerger’ for use in outdoor sunflowers.…
Remember to follow nematicide best practice this spring
Potato growers are being reminded to follow the best practice granular nematicide use protocol this…
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…
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…
Adama opens new global R&D centre
Adama Agricultural Solutions has opened a global research and development complex in the Israeli town…
Bees buzz back in growers green headlands
Potato and vegetable growers are providing a hugely valuable habitat resource for some increasing populations…
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…
Pollen beetle threat
An exceptionally warm February has contributed to the earliest start to a pollen beetle migration…
Fluoxastrobin now available for sclerotinia control
For the first time in the UK, a fungicide containing fluoxastrobin is now available for…