New SDHI cereal seed treatment receives UK approval
26th January 2017
Syngenta has received UK approval for its new SDHI-based fungicide seed treatment, Vibrance Duo. The approval, which covers use on seed of winter wheat, winter triticale, winter rye and spring
Plan now to block out early aphids
26th January 2017
Brassica growers need to be planning their aphid control strategy to prevent virus transmission far earlier in the season, to take advantage of new technologies and mitigate the impact of
Strong progress for new distilling barley
13th January 2017
A new spring malting barley variety that could put growing for distilling on a par yield-wise with growing brewing varieties is making strong progress in industry testing, reports its breeder,
The right spring barley choice can make a big difference
3rd January 2017
Choose a spring barley that offers a range of attributes to increase profitability is the advice from breeders Limagrain UK. The return to favour of spring barley as a tool
Stay on the front foot against disease
3rd January 2017
Early reports of rust, coupled with increased difficulties curing septoria tritici if it’s allowed to establish, mean winter wheat growers must stay on the front foot against diseases in 2017.
Still time to apply propyzamide to OSR
3rd January 2017
Those with large acreages of OSR to spray who have not yet managed to find a suitable post-em slot in rape are reminded that they have up until the 31st January to do so.
Spring seed choices
1st January 2017
With spring fast approaching, what are the best options for spring sowing – will spring 2017 be comparable with that of 2016? The open autumn has meant that many growers
New H2OK? Think Water Check it Out tool launched
1st January 2017
A new online tool to help farmers and operators check their spraying practices has been launched by The Voluntary Initiative (VI). The new tool was developed by the Crop Protection
Zero tolerance to spring-emerging black-grass
30th December 2016
Farmers must be bold and take a “zero tolerance” approach to spring-emerging black-grass and populations that survived autumn control, urges Hutchinsons agronomist and Norfolk farmer Alex Wilcox. Although autumn control
Cover crops: Pros, cons and agronomic considerations uncovered by review
27th December 2016
Growers can access the scientific theory behind cover crops, thanks to the results of a comprehensive review funded by AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds. The nine-month review, by ADAS and NIAB
Potato soil pest survey
25th December 2016
A nationwide potato growers’ survey is set to evaluate the wider implications of all key soil pest issues, and assess whether growers are winning the battle against losses, or identify
UK potato growers warned of the threat of shifting blight pressures
21st December 2016
Speaking at a recent ‘Potato Thought Leadership’ event sponsored by Adama in the UK, Dr Huub Schepers, plant pathologist at Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands, warned potato
