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Record Wheat Crop Expected in India, Despite Record Warmth
wheat growers in India expect this year’s harvest to surpass last year’s record crop, and a near-normal rainfall forecast for monsoon season is good…
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Re-registered Dithane has label recommendations for both early and late blight in potatoes
Concern over the increasing threat of early blight (Alternaria) plus more aggressive late blight in the UK should lead growers to return to Dithane…
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Keep one step ahead of Chocolate Spot this season
Growers of winter beans are being warned that they must keep well ahead of chocolate spot this season, with signs that the disease is already present…
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Farmers tuned in to online information
The results from a national survey, conducted by the National Farm Research Unit (NFRU) reveals that farmers across the country are widely adopting…
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Variety rotation the best solution to spread phoma risk
For growers in areas of the UK where phoma infection poses a significant threat to rapeseed yields, choosing a variety according to its stem canker…
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Gazelle granted SOLA for spinach, cress and herb crops
Horticultural insecticide Gazelle SG (acetampiprid) has been granted an off-label approval by the Chemical Regulatory Directorate (CRD) for use on…
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Update on winter bean crops ... Drill spring beans as soon as possible
Winter bean crops "More reports have been received where a high level of chocolate spot is evident on many plants," says Becky Ward, PGRO senior…
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The importance of SOLAs (and Stomp Aqua) for vegetable growers
Following on from the latest Specific Off-Label Approval (SOLA) for the residual herbicide Stomp Aqua in outdoor cabbage, vegetable grower Stephen…
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Be sure the spray window is still open when applying Galera
The welcome warm weather has stimulated oilseed rape crops to start growing rapidly and growers and advisors will need to time their Galera…
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Es Alienor – way ahead of all the rest this spring
Following one of the coldest and most prolonged winters, the conventional low biomass winter oilseed rape variety Es Alienor is proving to be well…
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