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Rotam reiterates commitment to supporting sustainable future of SU herbicide products

Agrochemical company Rotam has reiterated its full commitment to sulfonylurea herbicides (SUs) despite a challenging regulatory environment. With a number of active ingredients (AIs), most notably glyphosate, under threat of

BASF buys some of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses

BASF has signed an agreement to acquire significant parts of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses. Bayer intends to divest these assets in the context of its planned acquisition of

Controlled released fertilisers sustainably drive yields

In a bid to reduce the amount of nitrates being lost from agricultural land into surface and ground waters, potato growers should visit BP2017 to find out about the environmental

NFU Sugar takes action as M & J Haulage Ltd goes into administration

NFU Sugar has outlined its response to news that leading sugar beet harvesting and haulage business, M & J Haulage Ltd has been placed in administration. NFU Sugar, which represents

Forage crop research station

Forage specialist Germinal is to establish its own research station to spearhead a new programme of trials and development work geared to helping UK farmers improve the production and utilisation

Norfolk Club raises £3,000 for East Anglian Air Ambulance

  North Walsham Young Farmers Club in Norfolk has presented a cheque for £3,000 to the East Anglian Air Ambulance. The Club chose the East Anglian Air ambulance as its

7m power harrow joins line-up

    Kuhn Farm Machinery has added a new model to its range of high horsepower, folding power harrows, with the 7-metre HR 7040 R sitting between the company’s existing

Spring Barley 2017 Harvest Results – 26/9

Harvest Results are reported (26 September) for a further four AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) spring barley trials.

Deer Awareness Day

The Deer Initiative is offering a ‘Deer Awareness Best Practice’ event for deer managers and landowners, taking place on Thursday, 30th November in Suffolk. Some of the key items on

Claas wins one gold and four silver medals

Ahead of this year’s Agritechnica show, the DLG has awarded machinery manufacturer Claas one Gold and four Silver medals, says the company.

New chemistry could drive shift to earlier weed control applications

Dow AgroSciences says more cereals growers could get ahead in the battle to control broad-leaved weeds during the autumn now they have a new tool in the box.

Flexible Live IBR vaccination now available on-farm

A mindset change is needed among farmers to address the common perception that vaccination suggests disease is present in a herd. Andrew Montgomery, MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal

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