Bringing down the risk of crop failure
Farmers are discovering how to bring down the risks of crop failure by using IoT…
Browsing: Crop Protection
Where is the IPM potential for virus-vectoring aphid pests?
Addressing the increasing virus problem faced by seed potato growers may call for a re-think…
Consider early fungicide to keep a lid on barley disease
Disease pressure in many crops of winter barley is very high this autumn, so growers…
ADAS and AHDB Wheat Fungicide Margin Competition 2020
Cheap fungicide programmes produced top margins for the AHDB winners of ADAS’ Wheat Fungicide Margin…
Light leaf spot identified in oilseed rape crops from Scotland to Somerset
Bayer’s SpotCheck service has identified light leaf spot infections in oilseed rape crops across the…
BYDV risk remains high – be vigilant
Just when you would assume the potential risk from BYDV is receding, it is doing the…
Midge-prevention pheromone developer receives funding from Innovate UK
Research company PheroSyn has been awarded part of Innovate UK’s £134 million Sustainable Innovation Fund…
Frontier stresses the importance of responsible herbicide use
With agriculture is currently facing several significant challenges, crop protection business Frontier has is promoting…
Strategic Cereal Farms to focus on IPM for harvest 2021
Harvest 2021 trials at AHDB Strategic Cereal Farms will focus on the prevention, detection and…
New AI can analyse crop performance
New artificial intelligence (AI) is now able to interpret drone imagery to help farmers analyse…