Funding secured for five year strategic programme at Rothamsted
Rothamsted Research has secured government funding to kick-start its new five-year strategic programme, Smart Crop Protection,…
Browsing: Agronomy
Soil health: What is it, and how can it be measured and improved?
Soils support and sustain our crops. They are, quite frankly, miraculous. But being complex, they…
New mating disruption technique offers hope for Tuta absoluta control
A synthetic sex pheromone that confuses male Tuta absoluta moths so they can’t find females to mate…
Syngenta Half-Price offer on 90% drift reducing nozzles
Pre-emergence herbicide application using 90% drift reducing nozzle technology can deliver significantly better Black-grass control,…
Low, Slow, Get Covered with Pre-Em Applications
Pre-emergence herbicides are the mainstay of autumn grassweed control programmes. New trials have shown how…
UK Expert Committee on Pesticides recruiting new members
The UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) provides independent, impartial advice to the government on…
Value of organic materials revealed by research
Yields increase quickly in response to annual applications of organic materials and the value of…
Take-all impacting first wheats
Take-all is noted as one of the main problems faced by arable growers, and this…
White mustard’s potential for flea beetle control to be investigated in BASF-sponsored trials
The potential for white mustard to reduce the level of cabbage stem flea beetle grazing…
Accurate placement of pre-em OSR herbicides minimises risk of crop check and boosts weed control
Optimum establishment and rapid early growth are increasingly important to help oilseed rape crops outgrow…