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Harvest Products - including new Nitro twine
New Nitro twine is the latest innovation in crop baling, this new stronger twine gives optimum performance in every condition and crop type. Nitro…
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Protect your harvest with superior stack tarpaulin
These superior grade Stack Tarpaulins from McVeigh Parker are designed to ensure that bales can be safely stored outdoors without loss of quality…
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Fast action to tackle volunteer competition threat
The threat from volunteer cereal competition to establishing oilseed rape could be extremely high this season, as a result of the protracted and…
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Brassica growers alert to pest attacks
Rising caterpillar numbers continue to threaten brassica crop quality. After the slow start in crop growth during dull August conditions, damage now…
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Downy mildew option for grapes
Fungicide Valbon (benthiavalicarb and mancozeb) has been granted a specific off-label approval (SOLA) by the Chemicals Regulation Directorate for use…
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Low biomass, low maintenance, low production costs
A leading agronomist in the South is convinced that too much emphasis is being placed on gross margins and not enough on cost of production per…
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Both Phoma and Light Leaf Spot are important
Growers are being warned that they need to consider both Phoma stem canker as well as Light Leaf Spot when choosing their oilseed rape variety and…
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Protecting valuable grain
Following a difficult, protracted and sometimes wet harvest, growers should make sure that they keep a close eye on their grain stores and treat with…
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Widening weed control options this autumn
Farmers are having to cope with serious weed control problems this autumn, following the legacy of poor weed control last season, and yet they have…
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NFU praises action by Frontier
News that Frontier Agriculture has compensated farmer customers who suffered crop failure after buying the oilseed rape variety Ritz in 2009 has been…
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