Arable
How do pre-emergent herbicides interact with blackgrass?
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have discovered that pre-emergent herbicides affect blackgrass in strikingly different ways. The chemistries in question are:...
Herbicides
Agri-Business
France moves to stop imports produced with banned substances
The government of France has said it will officially move to suspend imports of plant products that are grown with...
Environment
58 pesticides detected in Guernsey water so far in 2023
Guernsey Water has confirmed that 58 pesticide detections have been identified in the first three months of 2023. This included...
Agri-Business
RCSI teams up with Syngenta on project to protect crops
Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin have teamed up...
N.Ireland
Management of farm run-off improved under scheme
Measures introduced to improve the control of farm run-off, which were trialled under the Source to Tap Scheme, have resulted...
Machinery
Lemken combines mechanical weed control and herbicide spraying
Herbicide application rates within vegetable crops can be reduced substantially through the use of mechanical weed control between rows while...
Arable
Existing chemistries still important in controlling herbicide-resistant weeds
According to Life Scientific UK and Ireland country manager, Ruth Stanley, existing chemistries can still play a role in controlling...
Agri-Business
Seed and fungicide sales fuel Bayer's first quarter results
German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer has recorded first quarter group sales of €11.8m. For the quarter ending March...
Arable
Here's how much Nitrogen to put on winter crops this March
Once field conditions allow, crops that survived winter will need their first N application to breathe life back into them, Leigh...
Environment
Glyphosate has become the most heavily used weed-killer in history
Since the mid-1990s there has been a dramatic increase in the volume of glyphosate herbicides that have been applied and...
Arable
‘UK cereal growers now using glyphosate up to six times in the same season’
Significant numbers of UK tillage are using glyphosate to tackle grassland weeds up to six times in a single season,...
Agri-Business
French ban Roundup from garden centres (Monsanto says its surprised)
Monsanto has expressed surprise at the decision taken by French Environment Minister Ségolène Royal to ban the herbicide Roundup from garden...
Arable
Broadleaf weeds remain a challenge on Co. Derry tillage farm
The current spell of good weather has significantly boosted the growth rate of winter barley crops – and some weeds...
Agri-Business
Syngenta sees fungicide sales growth in Europe
Syngenta, the crop chemicals manufacturer, has seen fungicide sales growth in Europe in the first quarter of 2015, the company...
