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Expert strategies to help get the better of blight Curve Overlay
11/04/2018

Expert strategies to help get the better of blight

Agrovista agronomist Andy Steven offers insight on how best to control blight.

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Agrovista Fruit Technical Seminar Curve Overlay
04/04/2018

Agrovista Fruit Technical Seminar

From the increasing need to utilise precision farming technologies, to the importance of pollinator mixes, the topics covered in this year's Agrovista Fruit Technical Seminar at Brands Hatch, Kent in January reflected the ever-changing requirements of the UK's top fruit industry - Rachel Anderson reports.

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Spud Watch: March 2018 Curve Overlay
23/03/2018

Spud Watch: March 2018

Good storage of seed is criticual until field conditions improve and planting kicks off, reports Agrovista agronomist Andy Steven.

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Keeping seed stocks healthy Curve Overlay
22/03/2018

Keeping seed stocks healthy

Agrovista's Andy Steven advises on more than 1500ha of seed potato crops in the north of Scotland; he maintains that growing quality seed is not that different from producing were but says there are a number of challenges negotiate, starting with land selection.

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Turning up the heat on potato cyst nematode Curve Overlay
21/03/2018

Turning up the heat on potato cyst nematode

A new summer-sown biofumigant plant mix that offers improved suppression of potato cyst nematode, compared with autumn-sown, overwintered varieties, is being launched this season by Agrovista

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Technical seminar relays key updates to tree fruit growers Curve Overlay
20/03/2018

Technical seminar relays key updates to tree fruit growers

Growers packed out Agrovista's recent fruit seminar at Brands Hatch in Kent to catch the latest technical updates ahead of new season - John Swire reports.

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Embracing newer chemistry for potato herbicide programmes Curve Overlay
19/03/2018

Embracing newer chemistry for potato herbicide programmes

Shropshire agronomist Luke Hardy warns growers not to sit back and wait for change to be forced on them 

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Agrovista Cider Technical Seminar 2018 Curve Overlay
16/03/2018

Agrovista Cider Technical Seminar 2018

Strategies to maximise light distribution in cider apple and perry pear orchards pay off in terms of quality and yield, reports Spence Gunn.

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Early treatment takes care of Northants weeds Curve Overlay
15/03/2018

Early treatment takes care of Northants weeds

Treating fields early to scupper the chances of competitive broadleaf weeds from eroding yield is a straight-forward concept when taken at face value.

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