Agri-Business
New clover-friendly herbicides on the way
A new generation of clover-friendly herbicides will become commercially available over the coming years, according to Corteva Agriscience. These will...
herbicide
N.Ireland
Advice: Using a dock herbicide on red clover swards
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has granted two temporary herbicide licences for dock control purposes in...
N.Ireland
New chemistry to control fungal diseases in crops announced
A new chemistry to control fungal diseases in crops has just been announced. The joint breakthrough, by Syngenta Crop Protection...
Arable
Pregnancy test for blackgrass…how does it work?
Researchers at Newcastle University have used technology from human pregnancy tests to identify the level of herbicide resistance in blackgrass....
N.Ireland
Major challenge posed by Black Grass and Brome Grass
Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) plant scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing threat posed by Black Grass and...
Grass
Two new herbicides for grassland farmers
Dow AgroSciences has launched two new grassland herbicides for farmers in Ireland to use this spring. Leystar is designed to...
Arable
Has Germany put the kibosh on next week's EU glyphosate vote?
Germany looks set to abstain in an EU vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers,...
Agri-Business
Syngenta looks to greater seed profitability as sales drop
Group sales of Swiss agrochemical and seed manufacturer Syngenta dropped to $3.7 billion for the first quarter of 2016, according...
Environment
Poll shows most Europeans want glyphosate banned
Two-thirds of Europeans want glyphosate banned according to a poll by the international market research firm YouGov. According to the...
Environment
Herbicide reduction can maintain crop yields, new research shows
Research carried out by the European Commission’s “Science for Environment Policy” suggests a herbicide-light approach to farming does not have...
