Improved prediction of pesticide residues
The use of pesticides can lead to a build-up of toxic and ecologically harmful residues…
Browsing: Crops
Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of herbicide resistance
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have identified factors which are driving the evolution of…
Spotlight on soils at Cereals 2018
Good soil health and structure are the basis for any successful crop. Get it right,…
First on the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) Recommended List in 2005, Fuego has been a leading variety choice for more than a decade.
It achieved another year of full recommendation for 2018, with a yield of 99% and…
Compatibility made easier than ever before
One of the main sticking points with precision farming has always been moving data from…
Temperature resilient crops now an “achievable dream” say authors of new study
Breeding temperature-resilient crops is an “achievable dream” in one of the most important species of…
Early PGRs help wheat beat disease and build yield
Early application of plant growth regulators could have worthwhile benefits for disease control and rooting…
Bats as barometer of change
Surprising results from a unique bat study in the US reveal shifting behavioural patterns due…
Potato growers gain revolutionary blight fungicide
Brand new chemistry to tackle foliar and stem blight in UK and Irish potato crops…
Weeds out of control
Spraying weeds with chemicals has always been costly. Now it is costly and ineffective, with…