6 steps to manage soil and black-grass around harvest
Decisions taken during harvest can have repercussions 12 months later. With farmers determined to recover…
Browsing: Crop Protection
Disease succeeds virus in sugar beet crops
As the first signs of rust (Uromyces betae) and powdery mildew (Erysiphe betae) are reported…
High aphid numbers raise TuYV risk
Turnip yellows virus (TuYV) is endemic across oilseed rape crops in the UK and growers…
Visitors invited to drive around the BASF Virtual Farm to collect BASIS points
Speakers including ADAS’s Sacha White, NIABTAG’s John Cussons and independent soil scientist, Professor Jenni Dungait,…
Percos has tuber blight on its label
The blight fungicide Percos (ametoctradin and dimethomorph) from BASF is one of the few blight…
Changing weather pattern puts potato growers on high alert for blight
Rain showers and warming temperatures have heightened the threat of potato blight with Hutton Criteria…
Unique mode of action in Electis suits late season use
Hutton periods are now being recorded in England and the focus needs to shift to…
Beds operator wins top National Farm Sprayer Award
Bedfordshire farm sprayer operator, Matt Fuller, has won the ultimate accolade of Farm Sprayer Operator…
Spray Assist App hits the target
Syngenta Spray Assist is a new App created to help sprayer operators to select the…
Protect potato performance this spring with Crusade
A flexible drift retardant, specifically designed for use with blight fungicides, could play an important…