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,…
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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…
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,…
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,…