Black-grass on the move
New field trials using rice grains to mimic black-grass seeds has clearly demonstrated the implications…
Browsing: Crop Protection
Think twice before you spray for BYDV
For many growers across the UK, the threat of BYDV is a familiar one, particularly…
Black-grass fight moves on to the next round
Farmers fighting black-grass have managed to drill late and apply pre-emergence herbicides so the battle…
Talks on glyphosate fail: Smith responds
The European Commission has announced that talks on the renewal of the glyphosate licence, due…
Gove signals govt switch on neonics (update)
In an article in the Guardian this morning Michael Gove has indicated that the UK…
Farming Unions send joint letter
A joint letter from the UK farming unions on the re-authorisation of glyphosate has been sent ahead…
Broad-leaf weed pattern spotted in winter cereal crops
Winter cereals growers should not ignore broad-leaved weeds after reports of populations breaking through early…
Update on Phoma alert
With twenty days with rain being recorded at ADAS Boxworth by September 11th Phoma leaf…
Phoma Alert for to first signs of disease
With Phoma infections forecast earlier than ever this season, oilseed rape growers and agronomist now…
Driving out blight with dual control
Crop scientists have confirmed another tool for the armoury to control plant diseases whose pathogens…