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Sugar beet and maize will be vying for their share of sprayer time over the next couple of weeks to keep competitive weeds at bay, says Agrovista agronomist Craig Green. Curve Overlay
06/05/2016

Sugar beet and maize will be vying for their share of sprayer time over the next couple of weeks to keep competitive weeds at bay, says Agrovista agronomist Craig Green.

Most sugar beet crops under Craig’s care will have received a pre-emergence herbicide, given this season’s adequate soil moisture levels.

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New BASF cereal fungicide combines SDHI and strobs Curve Overlay
06/05/2016

New BASF cereal fungicide combines SDHI and strobs

BASF has launched a new fungicide co-formulation that it says offers exceptional Septoria and rust control in wheat crops at the T2 timing stage. It will be marketed through Agrovista

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New T2 fungicide offers exceptional control of Septoria and rust in wheat Curve Overlay
06/05/2016

New T2 fungicide offers exceptional control of Septoria and rust in wheat

A powerful new fungicide co-formulation that partners leading SDHI, Xemium, with the best strobilurin, pyraclostrobin, has been launched by BASF in time for this season’s key yield-building spray timings.The new product, Priaxor EC, offers exceptional Septoria and rust control and will be aimed at T2 timings in wheat, says Mark Hemmant, technical manager at Agrovista, the company marketing the product.

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New wheat fungicide product boasts “potent” septoria control Curve Overlay
06/05/2016

New wheat fungicide product boasts “potent” septoria control

A wheat fungicide product has been launched ahead of the all-important T2 spray timing, claiming to be a “potent combination” for septoria and rust control.

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Planning for pre-em weed control in maize crops Curve Overlay
06/05/2016

Planning for pre-em weed control in maize crops

Timely weed control in maize crops will be key this season, with weeds likely to grow rapidly post drilling as moist soils warm up. Cheshire-based Agrovista agronomist Phil Campion has been advising growers to delay drilling due to low soil temperatures.

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Talking Agronomy with Chris Martin - Making every drop count Curve Overlay
28/04/2016

Talking Agronomy with Chris Martin - Making every drop count

Due to the dismal commodity prices constantly squeezing margins, it is vital we get the best possible performance from our fungicides this spring and two key areas to focus on are timing and application.

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Agrovista announces advanced data measurement and management systems at Cereals 2016 Curve Overlay
25/04/2016

Agrovista announces advanced data measurement and management systems at Cereals 2016

Agrovista’s new web-based data management system MapIT Pro Advanced that helps growers cope with the vast amounts of digital information created on their farms will be officially released at Cereals 2016.

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Most spray booms are being carried too high, compromising efficacy and leading to excessive drift. Curve Overlay
22/04/2016

Most spray booms are being carried too high, compromising efficacy and leading to excessive drift.

Most spray booms are being carried too high, compromising efficacy and leading to excessive drift.

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Get nitrogen spot-on and yield gains will follow Curve Overlay
22/04/2016

Get nitrogen spot-on and yield gains will follow

Precision farming technology is allowing Yorkshire grower Neil Welburn and his son Chris to take the guesswork out of nitrogen applications and push up their crop yields. A tractor-mounted Isaria crop, sensor combines real-time measurements with field-history data and continually alters nitrogen rates according to plant needs as it travels through the crops.

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