Arable
Tillage: Olive oil extract mitigates insecticide resistance pressures
Crop scientists at Rothamsted Research have found that an olive oil extract slows down the processes by which insecticide resistance...
Insecticides
Arable
Controlling annual meadow grass in winter cereal crops
Autumn herbicide application is the most reliable way to control annual meadow grass (AMG) in winter wheat and barley. Applying...
N.Ireland
Insecticide resistance a major concern facing tillage sector
The threat of insecticide resistance is one that all tillage farmers should be taking very seriously, according to scientific experts...
Arable
Can the UK avert a BYDV crisis?
Rothamsted Research recently hosted a technical seminar on how the UK can avoid a potential Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV)...
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...
Agri-Business
New weed and insect protection options from Dow Agrosciences
Two new crop protection active ingredients for weed and insect control have been developed by Dow Agrosciences. The new ingredients,...