Target herbicide actives to the situation this autumn

Pre-emergence herbicides are just one part of the full weed control programme, so rather than looking for the ‘best’ pre-em, consider choosing what works best for the situation.

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Target herbicide actives to the situation this autumn

This autumn is already shaping up to be a much different autumn to 2022 with ground already much moister than last year. Farmers struggled to get good stale seedbeds last season because it was too dry...

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