Spray Assist assures best practice application
Selecting farm sprayer settings with the Syngenta Spray Assist App will ensure operators are always…
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The future of slug control – SlugBot
Autonomous slug monitoring and precision treatment has been proven possible, thanks to game-changing agri-tech collaboration…
Lantra leading calls for Government pesticides plan to be fit for purpose for all
Lantra, the UK’s leading awarding organisation, providing training and qualifications for the land-based sector, has…
Success for collaborative pesticide reduction scheme
During 2021 no metaldehyde exceedances were reported at Severn Trent water treatment plants, recognising the…
Advice for maize growers: harvest early before too much crop is lost to the heat and drought
The independent silage and microbiologist Dr David Davies is telling maize growers that ‘waiting until…
Bayer receives regulatory authorisation for the use of Caligula in sugar beet crops
Bayer Crop Science’s foliar fungicide Caligula has been authorised by the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD)…
Don’t get caught out by early maturing maize crops, warns Wynnstay crop manager
With hot and dry growing season conditions, UK maize growers are being urged to check…
Adama advice for minimising slug damage this autumn
With the wet weather on its way, Adama says that preparation is key to curbing…
Verticillium – reliant on resistant varieties
Arable plant pathologist, Philip Walker of ADAS Boxworth reminds growers that there is still no…
University researchers use science of light to reduce pesticides used to protect crops from pests and diseases
Experts at two Midlands universities are starting a new project to develop a photonic ‘nose’…