Winter wheat grassweed threat needs urgent attention
Significant populations of grassweeds, including ryegrass and brome, threaten winter wheat yields this year after…
Browsing: Crop Protection
The 2020 edition of the UK Pesticide Guide is now available
By far the biggest change to The UK Pesticide Guide in 2020 is the loss of…
Hit mildew early in late-drilled winter wheat crops
Powdery mildew infection can be particularly severe in late-drilled winter wheat and growers may need…
Launch of new online granular nematicide training
A new updated online nematicide training resource, completion of which is now a requirement to…
Light leaf spot incidence reaches 62%
62% of samples assessed in December by Bayer’s SpotCheck initiative contained light leaf spot symptoms…
Protein antibiotics offer new hope for fighting common crop diseases
An interdisciplinary team at the University of Glasgow have revealed a new method that could…
Smooth flowing Allstar makes life easier
Rhizoctonia solani is a pathogen which causes yield sapping stem and stolon cankers and unsightly…
Data is king for successful biopesticide application
Tracking environmental conditions, such as humidity, temperature and light levels, is key to getting better…
First light leaf spot symptoms identified in oilseed rape crops
The first positive light leaf spot symptoms of the 2019/2020 season have been identified by…
Kerb weather data
According to their labels, products containing propyzamide (as in Kerb Flo and ASTROKerb) can be…