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Precision gives pay back for high investment

USING CUTTING-edge farm machinery technology has enabled a farming/contracting operation to cut costs and make full use of its investment in high output tractors and combines.

Two-spray limit has no science base

RESEARCHERS ARE beginning to question the scientific basis for restricting the use of triazoles in controlling disease, especially in wheat.

Openfield returns £1m to farmers

THE FARMER-OWNED Openfield Group has announced operating profits of £7.2m on a turnover of £557m for its first full 11-month trading period to June, 2009.

Syngenta’s next ‘big thing’ moves forward

THE NEXT ‘big thing’ in fungicides is just around the corner, says Syngenta, which has achieved an important milestone in the development of its major new fungicide IZM (isopyrazam) in the UK.

Movento hits pests

THE NEW insecticide, Movento from Bayer, is aimed at maintaining crop quality and reducing crop rejection rates.

Spray price increases on the way

FARMERS SHOULD budget for inflationary rises in the cost of crop protection products during 2010, according to AtlasFram Group, the UK’s largest farmer-owned farm inputs purchasing and crop marketing business.

Seed thriving on stony ground

GROWING MORE from the seeds that fall on ‘stony ground’ could be the result of what is, literally, ground-breaking research carried out in the UK.

Draw for Precision visitors

VISITORS TO the Precision Farming event, on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, will have a chance to win a year’s free use of a Yara N-Sensor simply by registering and purchasing a pre-paid ticket for the show.

Yellow peril has not ‘caught a cold’

THOSE WHO think that the cold weather has killed off their crops’ chances of being hit by yellow rust, should think again, says an industry expert, who reckons that once temperatures rise, they could be in real trouble.

World markets hit by USDA report

THE WORLD grains markets took a big hit this week after an announcement by the US Department of Agriculture that a much better harvest than expected has been achieved for both grains and oilseeds.

Time to celebrate for Optic

MANY OF its predecessors have been written off – it’s come close to it, itself, on a few occasions – but the spring barley variety, Optic, celebrated 15 years as a Recommended List variety this past year.

SAC tattie conference on Jan 28

POTATO PRODUCTION in Scotland will be the focus at the SAC’s Association of Potato Growers Conference at Perth Racecourse on Thursday, January 28.

Weed options in the frost

WEED CLEARING options may be getting fewer for arable growers – as flufenacet-containing herbicides can’t be used after December 31 – but flumioxazin (SumiMax) has a growth stage cut off of five leaves on the main tiller.

Insecticide changes

THE POPULAR in-store insecticide treatment, Actellic 50EC, has had its label support for all methods of application to store structures withdrawn by Syngenta following an EU operator exposure study which had concerns about application methods.

Spraying in the cold

OILSEED RAPE growers will still have the opportunity to deliver a short-sharp blow to grass weeds in the New Year.

UK pulse market won’t be hit by French subsidy

FARMERS WISHING to grow pulses next year, should not let the French government’s decision to pay its pea and bean growers an additional €150/ha over and above the existing €56/ha protein subsidy, get in the way of their thinking.

Profit payment for oilseed co-op’s growers

FARMERS AND growers who are members of United Oilseeds will receive a total aggregate payout of £324,000 following the announcement that the company is to make its fourth consecutive annual profit share payment.

Chemical residue issues – only one from UK produce

ONLY ONE food tested from 12 which recently exceeded residue levels for pesticides, was produced in the UK.

Wheat bulb fly risk identified

HIGH AUTUMN egg counts of the wheat bulb fly could point to an explosion for spring-sown crops, growers are being warned.

Survey reveals few problems with pesticides

IT LOOKS like farmers are playing safe with the pesticides and chemicals that they use.

Picking the right potatoes for the menu

NEW RESEARCH into the foodservice market, which identifies opportunities for the potato industry to increase competitiveness in this sector, has been published by the Potato Council.

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