Prepare for black-grass control after cold-spell
Cold weather and snow has brought field work to a halt but once the Siberian…
Browsing: Agronomy
Rodenticide-trained gamekeepers, farmers and pest controllers up 13,000; members of approved farm assurance tops 97,000
Less than two years since the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime’s mid-2016 introduction, 13,000 users of…
Women in Agriculture: leading scientific innovation
Modern agriculture is a highly advanced technological industry being driven by scientific discoveries – and…
Soil cannot halt climate change
Long-term field experiments at Rothamsted Research, dating back as far as 1843, prove that modern…
New priorities announced for plant protection research programme
Identifying effective control options for lettuce Fusarium wilt has been confirmed as one of fifteen…
Neonicotinoids: Risk to bees confirmed. Bayer respond
Most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, according to…
Agchem industry rationalisation moves forward
The Agriculture Division of DowDuPont has announced the name of the intended company once it…
Positive results for catchment management approach
Farmer’s awareness of water quality issues have improved year-on-year, according to research undertaken by Promar…
Light determines the genes that function in plant growth
A new study from the laboratory of Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) Professor…
Spring target for wild oat application
Better targeting of wild oat herbicide applications this spring could improve control of the increasingly…