App assesses potato size pre-harvest
30th May 2017
Test digs to assess tuber size are taken for granted as a tried-and-tested part of the crop season. However, technology is about to give growers an option to streamline the
Chocolate spot and rust warning for bean growers
23rd May 2017
With an abrupt end to a long period of dry, almost drought-like conditions, growers need to take every possible precaution to protect beans from chocolate spot and rust infections. That
Improvement in potato blight control
23rd May 2017
Independent trials have found on average, a 19% improvement in potato blight control, simply by adding a low-cost drift retardant to the fungicide tank mix.
Malt distilling and brewing approval is a major breakthrough
23rd May 2017
Promotion of spring malting barley variety Laureate to Full approval for both malt distilling and brewing uses on the Institute of Brewing and Distilling approved list of varieties for harvest 2018 has been welcomed as a major breakthrough for growers, by its breeder.
Wheat growers advised not to cut corners with T2 fungicide applications
9th May 2017
Growers should plan to use a robust T2 application based on the best SDHI chemistry this season, despite apparently low disease levels and ongoing dry weather. That’s the advice from
New hybrid set to raise winter barley yield in Scotland and the North
2nd May 2017
A new hybrid winter feed barley that is set to raise the yield bar for growers in Scotland and Northern England is being launched for this autumn. The new hybrid,
Independent science sets Real Results apart
24th April 2017
50 growers have been selected to take part in the BASF Real Results Circle wheat fungicide trials.
Be aware of sclerotinia risk
24th April 2017
OSR plots tested in Herefordshire, Wales and the south west have revealed that between 80-100% of petals have tested positive for Sclerotinia.
Growers are being urged to check crops for mildew
20th April 2017
Former AICC chairman Patrick Stephenson is seeing plenty of mildew, in both winter barley and wheat.
Dutch research gives new hope for potato virus control
27th March 2017
The UK seed potato sector loses an estimated £18m from potato viruses annually, a cost that could be dramatically reduced by one small change to spray programmes, according to research
Alternaria protection added
21st March 2017
A new approval for Amistar is set to better protect potato crops from Alternaria that can decimate green leaf area in the summer months. With Amistar foliar treatments targeted specifically
Tailor well-timed T0 sprays to combat disease threat
21st March 2017
Wheat growers are advised to walk their crops carefully before applying T0 sprays to ensure they match chemistry to disease threat and apply the spray at the right time. “The
