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BCPC attacks anti-GM wheat stance
An anti-GM lobby group has asserted that the Rothamsted GM wheat trial poses a ’contamination’ threat to the local environment and wheat industry…
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Orange wheat blossom midge resistance for easier crop management
In a year where high levels of a number of insects pests have been seen, the bonus of orange wheat blossom midge resistance in wheat will make crop…
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Need for resistance management in potatoes
Potato growers are being urged to take anti-resistance measures more seriously, especially in the light of the more aggressive blight populations and…
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Senate committee invests in vegetable industry
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 16-5 to pass the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012. It marks the beginning of efforts to…
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New crops added to list for Dow Shield 400
Following recent approval granted by CRD, the new double strength formulation of clopyralid, Dow Shield 400, can now be used in forage maize and…
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New quad potato planter from Standen-Pearson
As year on year demand continues to increase for Standen-Pearson potato planters, a new 3-bed model has been introduced. The new SP644-RT model is a…
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Multi-site disease protection needed at T1 too
This year the T1 fungicide timing needs to be earlier than normal as most winter wheats are more advanced and the T0 sprays were applied earlier too…
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Potato weed control in drier conditions
Despite continuing dry weather, potato growers still need to control weeds effectively in order to get the crop off to a strong start and some are…
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Top resources for innovative vegetable cultivation and harvesting equipment
The new owners of a British-built range of field equipment for potato and root crops promise to raise engineering standards and shorten production…
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Very early Sclerotinia germination
ADAS and BASF’s web-based Sclerotinia monitoring service indicates very early germination of sclerotia this year, with further germination detected…
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