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India reports crop damage as locust plague spreads to Asia

Date：Feb. 19, 2020 Category：Markets

Crop losses of up to 33% have been reported after locust swarms invaded more than 168 000ha of farmland in India, with the provinces of Rajasthan and Gujarat wo...

Cereal seed treatment Rancona i-MIX gets green light for spring sowing in the UK

Date：Feb. 14, 2020 Category：Regulations

UPL United Kingdom

Restrictions on a fungicide seed treatment have now been lifted in the UK, allowing the product to be used on spring sown wheat and barley, with immediate effec...

Hybrid wheat on Syngenta’s radar for UK growers

Date：Jan. 21, 2020 Category：Products

Syngenta is developing hybrid wheat that could be available in five years and provide a sustainable future for growing the crop in the UK.

Tags:wheat

South African farmers to remain alert to presence of fall armyworm

Date：Jan. 17, 2020 Category：Markets

Farmers have been urged to remain alert to the presence of fall armyworm (FAW) during the 2019/2020 crop production season, and to regularly scout their crops f...

Tags:Pests&Diseases Insecticides

Iron-boosting GM wheat trials ‘successful’

Date：Dec. 4, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Wheat bio-fortified to produce white flour with increased iron has progressed successfully through the first season of field trials.

Tags:GM crop wheat

Corteva’s wheat fungicide Inatreq set for 2020 launch offers yield lift

Date：Jun. 26, 2019 Category：Products

Corteva Agriscience

Agrochemical giant Corteva says its new cereal fungicide, Inatreq, which is set to be launched next spring, gives 10% better septoria control in wheat than its ...

Cereals 2019: Sales of Belchim’s key potato insecticide suspended

Date：Jun. 18, 2019 Category：Products

Belchim Crop Protection NV

Sales of a key aphicide for use on potato crops have ceased, following reports of residues exceeding maximum limits in Dutch seed crops.

Bayer to launch oilseed rape seed dressing for 2020

Date：Dec. 3, 2018 Category：Products

Bayer is planning to launch an oilseed rape seed dressing for autumn 2020 to boost crop establishment and early growth just as other seed coatings are being ban...

Tags:Seed treatment Oilseed Rape

First signs of glyphosate weed resistance detected in the UK

Date：Oct. 8, 2018 Category：Markets

The first cases of weed resistance to glyphosate are being detected in the UK, prompting researchers to call for strict stewardship of the world’s best-selling...

Tags:Resistance

Ban on neonicotinoid wheat imports unlikely, suggests Gove

Date：Oct. 3, 2018 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Defra secretary Michael Gove has conceded that Brexit is unlikely to ease the pressure on British growers facing wheat imports produced using chemicals outlawed...

French parliament votes against glyphosate ban, again

Date：Sep. 20, 2018 Category：Markets

The French national assembly has voted against banning glyphosate use in the country for the second time in 12 months.

Tags:Glyphosate

Gene injection set to bring big benefits to pea crops

Date：Mar. 5, 2018 Category：Science&Research

Scientists are injecting genes into pea plants to speed up introducing better disease resistance and improving the nutrition of this pulse crop within the next ...

UK: Top-yielding wheat variety set to see leap in market share

Date：Jan. 15, 2018 Category：Markets

Top-yielding winter wheat feed variety Gravity could take as much as 15% of the certified seed market at this autumn’s drilling, making it one of the top two v...

Tags:wheat

EU updates greening rules after EFA pesticide ban

Date：Aug. 15, 2017 Category：Regulations

The European Commission has confirmed more details of its ban on the use of plant protection products on crops grown as an ecological focus area (EFA).

MEPs reject plans to ban pesticides in ecological focus areas

Date：Jun. 1, 2017 Category：Regulations

EU Commission plans to ban the use of pesticides on peas and beans grown in ecological focus areas (EFAs) have been dealt a blow by MEPs on the European parliam...

NFU: ‘Million hectares’ at risk from neonicotinoid ban extension in Europe

Date：May. 4, 2017 Category：Markets

Industry leaders are ramping up efforts to prevent a ban on neonicotinoid seed treatments from being extended across all crops.

Tags:Seed treatment Insecticides

Innovation drives citrus nursery’s 450% production increase

Date：Apr. 11, 2017 Category：Markets

An increasing demand for trees has seen the Cederberg Tree Nursery, outside Citrusdal, one of South Africa’s prime citrus areas, greatly expand its existing pr...

Tags:Citrus

Researcher found spray adjuvant enhances virus control in potatoes

Date：Apr. 4, 2017 Category：Science&Research

Using an adjuvant with a pyrethroid insecticide can improve control of a key virus in potato crops by nearly 20%, according to Dutch research.

Brexit a ‘unique opportunity’ to rewrite crop protection rules

Date：Jan. 5, 2017 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Brexit provides a “unique opportunity” for the UK government to base regulatory approaches to crop protection chemicals on robust risk assessment, the head of...

GM wheat shows massive rise in yield

Date：Nov. 9, 2016 Category：Products

Genetically modified wheat crops could see a leap in yields after glasshouse trials showed a massive 40% increase in grain output.

Tags:Biotech wheat

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