Beet the rust threat
Sugar beet crops are coming under intense disease pressure, with conditions for rust infection now…
Browsing: crop protection
Sponsored: Best practice guidance issued for maleic hydrazide use on potatoes this season
Crop protection manufacturer UPL has reminded potato growers of the importance of maleic hydrazide in…
£2.6m slug control project launched
A new £2.6M Defra-funded project has been launched, aiming to provide arable farmers with precision…
Bayer to showcase products at Fruit Focus 2023
Bayer will attend Fruit Focus 2023 at NIAB, East Malling on July 12 and showcase…
Lemon Blossom Midge needs treating
Hutchinsons has advised that attention should not only be paid to the orange wheat blossom…
Silicon-treated sugar beet shows effective aphid resistance
A 2022 sugar beet trial carried out by an independent research body has shown plants…
Hutchinsons advises on late blight control
Crop production specialists, Hutchinsons, have advised that growers should assess how well the herbicide spray…
Protect against slugs in potato crops
Slug risk will be high where crops have been planted into cloddy seed beds and…
What are the key nutrients for a healthy potato crop?
A lack of nutrients can cause internal and external crop damage leading to financial loses…
Infection threat for late emerging beet
Delayed sugar beet planting could increase the risk of virus yellows infection at early crop…