23 July 2022 New course sharpens slug control skills and offers BASIS points Ahead of oilseed rape drilling BASIS-qualified growers and advisers can brush up on their slug…
25 April 2022 Sugar beet growers advised to check crops for aphids The Rothamsted Insect Survey has recorded the first peach–potato aphid (Myzus persicae) catches of 2022…
10 March 2022 Peter McDonald joins Ecospray as CEO Ecospray, the independent UK based biopesticide company, is pleased to announce that Peter McDonald will…
23 February 2022 Future availability of professional rodenticide baits in users’ own hands To protect the future availability of high potency rodenticides to farmers, gamekeepers and pest controllers,…
1 February 2022 Helping farmers fight PCN in Kenya UK – Kenya collaboration has targeted one of the most economically important crop pests, potato…
27 September 2021 New approaches to spotted wing drosophila control will open leading soft fruit event A grower-focused technical day, hosted by NIAB EMR, will take place again this year to…
10 September 2021 Corteva Agriscience Signs Agreement with Gaïago to Develop and Distribute Biofungicide Solutions Globally Corteva has announced a multi-year agreement to validate, develop and commercialize biofungicides for farmers worldwide.…
20 August 2021 Watch for slug attacks after wet weather, farmers urged Watch out for a resurgence of slugs in farm crops over coming weeks after recent…
12 August 2021 Beetle hits at OSR emergence prevents damage Oilseed rape growers should look to control cabbage stem flea beetle from first emergence to…
21 July 2021 ‘Five Years of Rodenticide Stewardship 2016-2020’ published A report of the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime’s work covering 2016 to 2020 has been…