Crop protection

Origin Fertilisers is supporting farmers in reducing their carbon footprint and increasing the sustainability of farming through its NUTRI-CO2OL® service and NUTRI-MATCH tools.

A new tool has been introduced to help growers reduce the risk of water pollution and the loss of pulse and potato post-emherbicide,bentazone.

The combination of a late harvest and lorry driver shortages could mean cereal seed delivery delays on-farm as late as mid-October, the seed industry is warning.

A UK funded study has identified several promising sources of virus yellows which could be used in commercial sugar beet crops via genome editing (GE).

Growers have until the end of November 2022 to use up all stocks of cyproconazole containing products.

Farmers in the Midlands have until September 15 to apply for the final Farm to Tap scheme, focused on protecting water from metaldehyde.

A long-term trial into seed-borne disease in cereals has seen bunt and loose smut re-emerge after just two years without seed treatments.

Researchers working to combat cabbage stem flea beetle have been supported by a fresh injection of funds.

Tortoise beetles have been found in a sugar beet crop in Wissington, Norfolk.

FARMERS could see increases to the costs of abstraction licences and charges for the volume of water taken as part of the Environment Agency’s (EA) first overhaul of the system in 10 years.