Forestry
Outbreak of sweet chestnut blight confirmed in Devon
Sweet chestnut blight has been confirmed in Devon by the Forestry Commission as of today (March 26). In response to...
Blight
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host blight workshops to help growers with control strategies
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will host two workshops on blight this month to help growers...
Arable
Potato industry entering new era of blight management
The Irish potato industry looks set to enter a new era of blight management as it approaches the 2024 growing...
Environment
Recommendations unchanged for agronomists after blight research
At the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Agronomists’ Conference 2018 earlier this month, attendees were presented with the results...
Arable
Emergency approval granted for Cuprokylt
A breakthrough emergency authorisation for Cuprokylt has provided the only fungicide available to organic potato growers for the control of...
N.Ireland
First blight warning of the year for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has been issued with its first potato blight warning for 2016 by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and...
Arable
6 non-chemical ways to tackle potato blight
The humid weather over the last week has been ideal for potato blight to establish in the crop, with Met...