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Strong winds hinder blight programmes
Potato blight programmes are being severely disrupted by strong winds preventing spray applications. With blight risk rising sharply in showery…
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Orchard lookout for early mite movement
Apple growers must be on the lookout for the build up of Flat Scarlet Mite numbers on leaves and fruitlet stalks this season, advises HL Hutchinson…
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Extra care for drought stressed beans
Winter bean crops have suffered intense drought stress over recent weeks, with many crops flowering profusely weeks ahead of normal, and when plants…
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Intense weed competition for emerging potatoes
Many potato crops are now emerging alongside intensive weed competition, with continued dry weather conditions having significantly reduced the…
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Sweet and juicy chantenay carrots snack pack launch
Freshgro, the growers’ co-operative that pioneered bringing back Chantenay carrots to the UK has today launched the nation’s first Chantenay Carrot…
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Watercress aims for EU protected status
British watercress farmers are one step closer to becoming the ’champagne’ of the cress world after passing the first stage of their battle to gain…
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Agrimec SOLA tackles Flat Scarlet Mite threat
Apple growers have a new option to tackle the increasing problem of Flat Scarlet Mite, with a SOLA for Agrimec use in the crop ready for the coming…
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Carrot clip cuts Sclerotinia risk
A novel technique to clip carrot foliage along the edges of rows could provide an additional route to reducing damaging Sclerotinia infection…
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New face in the field for BCP Certis
Biological crop protection firm BCP Certis has appointed Colin Govett as new account manager for the protected crops sector. Moving across from the…
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Actara application advice for Scottish growers
Potato growers in Scotland have received welcome additional training in soil application techniques for controlling soil pests, tackling soil-borne…
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