Biosolution News

Unpredictable weather and shifting pest and disease pressures are making crop establishment more challenging than ever. Farmers need solutions to protect yield potential and support crop resilience. Seed treatments, especially biostimulant-based technologies, are a vital tool to help crops establish and thrive.

With many winter cereals looking to have established well last autumn, Hutchinsons technical support manager, Neil Watson, explains how to support and build on this promising start heading into spring. 

De Sangosse will be inviting growers, agronomists and sprayer operators to take a closer look at smarter, more resilient crop input strategies when it exhibits at CropTec this January.

Vegetable growers, industry researchers and suppliers had the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the latest developments in vegetable crop production during Hutchinsons’ inaugural Vegetable Innovation Hub Open Day. 

Challenging weather conditions have pushed many cereal drilling operations well beyond optimal windows. Yara’s food chain business manager Mark Tucker explains how farmers can best manage the needs of crops that will struggle from the outset. 

Growers are being urged to plan integrated yellow rust management this autumn, as resistance ratings for several winter wheat varieties have fallen. 

Terrafarmer is testing biological inputs across Welsh farms for a more resilient future through farmer-led research into soil health and input reduction.  

As a sugar beet grower, you know how crucial it is to get the right start for your crop. A good germination rate, fast and even emergence, and strong establishment can take beet from a mediocre yield to a bumper harvest.

Appropriate cultivations, seed rates, and careful selection of early inputs such as seed treatments and biostimulants will all help improve winter cereal crop establishment.

Properly formulated bio-stimulants can reduce grower costs and improve profits, as well as reducing the environmental impact of agrochemicals, AminoA shares.

Trials conducted by Richard Austin Agriculture have identified a natural alternative to fungicides to prevent cavity spot in carrots.  

Growers can enjoy yield increases and efficacy improvements on crops whilst reducing fungicide inputs, with interventions of natural biostimulant products from AminoA, the company says.