National Disease Monitoring Highlights Changing Wheat Variety Yellow Rust Resistance
Continued changes in yellow rust pathogenicity over the past season mean that almost two thirds…
Browsing: Agronomy
Wet August heralds first Phoma warning
A wet August has prompted an early warning for Phoma to oilseed rape growers, who…
On-farm trials lead to effective slug control
One young, award-winning agronomist has proven the efficacy of cultural controls in high-slug pressure situations,…
De Sangosse expands technical team
De Sangosse, a European leader in molluscicides, micro-nutrients and spray enhancers based near Cambridge, has…
Beating the DRUMS for long-term black grass control
Farmer and Hutchinsons agronomist, Alex Wilcox, believes that adopting a simple but consistent formula to…
Promising weed-control alternative to linuron
Early results from a four-year crop protection research project have identified metobromuron as having potential…
Viruses and aphids that help crops? University scientists think it may be possible
Iowa State University scientists are imagining a future in which viruses and could be used…
Take Full Advantage Of Golden Autumn Grassweed Control Opportunity
Wheat growers should take full advantage of the golden opportunity they have to control black-grass,…
Bumblebees at risk from Neonics says new report
Bumblebees are less able to start colonies when exposed to a common neonicotinoid pesticide, according…
Soil health must drive subsoiling and cultivation decisions
Routine subsoiling could have a detrimental effect on long-term soil structure, so growers must ensure…