Crop protection

Adama Agricultural Solutions UK has appointed Dan Macdonald as a new account manager within its commercial team. Mr Macdonald’s agricultural career began in 2001 when...

Adama Agricultural Solutions UK has appointed David Roberts to the newly created position of marketing and technical manager for the company’s molluscicide, sugar beet,...

Keith Rennie Machinery (KRM) has announced an expansion in its range of mechanical weeding solutions with the addition of the Rotanet Control from Carre,...

As the all-important T1 and T2 fungicide timings approach, Limagrain UK is urging growers to respect the crucial synergy between varietal resistance and fungicide...

Spraying opportunities are often limited in spring, so identifying fields to prioritise for treatment is key to effective disease control, according to Hutchinsons head...

Reports of yellow rust in wheat crops means growers should be planning both preventive and curative control in their T0 sprays. According to Ruth...

German start-up Crop.Zone, Australian crop protection specialist Nufarm and Dutch equipment supplier Kamps de Wild have announced an exclusive cooperation to market the innovative...

As part of its drive to provide solutions not inputs, agronomy firm ProCam has recruited Rob Adamson as technical development manager. With UK farmers facing...

Silicon, the world’s second most abundant element, can increase yield, improve soil health, strength plants and improve disease response, according to silicon biostimulants specialist...

Horsch has developed tilted sprayer nozzles caps for use in band application and improved wetting in ridge crops. Two variants are offered: a grey...

Ripon Farm Services (RFS) has been awarded the UK Dealer of the Year Award for 2021 by Italian sprayer manufacturer Mazzotti. The award recognises...

Acquired by Lemken in 2018 to add hoeing technology to its product range, Dutch manufacturer Steketee has grown rapidly, benefiting from the global shift...

Use of drone technology in precision agriculture has gained popularity in recent years, however there are still legislative barriers preventing widespread adoption, something that...

Irish off-patent manufacturer Life Scientific has launched its first plant growth regulator (PGR), Sudo Mor, that contains 250g/lit trinexapac ethyl and is registered for...

Growers throughout the UK must adopt a range of chemical and non-chemical strategies to protect cereals from the increasingly problematic threat of wild oats...

Kuhn is offering significant incentives to farmers looking to embrace more precision led spraying methods. Both the Deltis and Altis mounted models and Lexis...

Ludlow-based McConnel has unveiled the next generation of its acclaimed, low-ground-pressure, self-propelled crop sprayer, the Agribuggy2 AB30. Redesigned from the ground up, the all new...

Amazone has been awarded an Agritechnica 2022 Silver Medal for innovation for its new DirectInject system for crop sprayers. This enables fast, flexible and...

Metos UK has launched its Application Optimisation System (AOS) for in-field spray conditions. It provides vital information on spray conditions in the field, helping...

The Exel Industries group, which includes the crop sprayer brands Agrifac, Apache, Berthoud, Evrard, Hardi and Tecnoma, is to deploy a novel spot spraying...