Farmers now have the option to apply Proclus (aclonifen) or Bandur (aclonifen) at 0.4l/ha in winter wheat and winter barley post-emergence up to the 4-leaf stage. Since approval in 2020, these herbicides had only been permitted for pre-emergence application.  

The sugar beet industry experts Francesca Broom of BBRO and Mark Winters of British Sugar have provided an update on the latest conditions in the field. 

The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023, which allows the commercial cultivation of gene-edited crops in England, has now come into force.