22 June 2023
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2 min read
Maleic hydrazide is crucial in potato sprout control programmes and is found in the popular potato plant growth regulator Fazor. Jonathan Kemp of Mercian believes that a grower's potato sprout control...
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Changing establishment systems, wet weather and fewer chemical options are forcing growers to rethink how they tackle increasingly difficult slug problems.
13 September 2026
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3 min read
Three years of farmer-led trials have revealed how mapping slug hotspots could allow growers to target control more accurately and potentially cut pellet use by 50%
11 September 2026
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3 min read
Get all the latest analysis on the latest trends in the grain markets from Farmers Guardian
10 September 2026
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4 min read
