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PSD Ethylene licence for potato treatment is a biofresh first
Working closely with Air Products, biofresh – leading innovators in potato storage technology – is the first company to be awarded a UK Pesticide…
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NIAB scientists research Faba bean, an under developed crop
A revived interest in the faba bean could see it playing an increasingly significant role in UK food production. Research scientists at the National…
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Good yields for combining peas this harvest
2008 promises to be a good year for peas based on the views of both farmers and breeders. Trials have shown an increased performance with yields in…
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Punjab farmers using floodwaters for lotus cultivation
While floods have caused havoc in north Bihar marooning millions of people, farmers in Punjab's Dhanouri Village have made a fortune of it, by using…
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New SOLA’s for Quell Flo on poppies, bulb onions and shallots
The protectant mancozeb fungicides Quell Flo and Laminator FL have new SOLA's for use on poppies grown for morphine production, bulb onions and…
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Top disease rated oilseed rape varieties needed to help crops off to a good start
With the early establishment phase being so critical to the overall success of the oilseed rape crop, sowing a disease resistant variety such as Es…
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China grain output to exceed 510 mln tonnes in 2008
China expects an increase in grain output for the fifth consecutive year in 2008, with production to exceed 510 million tonnes, according to the…
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Oilseed Rape sacks kick the bucket
Growers can look forward to improved delivery quality of oilseed rape after seed breeder Nickerson announced they are replacing paper sacks with…
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Gross Margin is the measurement of success, not Gross Output
When it comes to choosing oilseed rape varieties, growers are being urged to look further than just gross output and to consider the whole package in…
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Weed control options have changed in winter beans, too
With nitrogen prices nearing £300 per tonne, variable yields from oilseed rape and strengthening prices for pulse crops, more growers are deciding to…
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