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Online forecasting service offers improved weather, pest and disease predictions Curve Overlay
28/07/2015

Online forecasting service offers improved weather, pest and disease predictions

A new, highly accurate, online forecasting system will help growers plan their planting, spraying and irrigation operations more effectively, says Agrovista.

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PlantWorks to showcase Research on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Soft Fruit Curve Overlay
22/07/2015

PlantWorks to showcase Research on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Soft Fruit

Enhancing the biology within soils and growing substrates is a proven strategy to increase fruit yields and quality whilst helping to modulate nutrient and water requirements as shown in extensive research.

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Botanicoir to host 10 year anniversary event at Fruit Focus Curve Overlay
22/07/2015

Botanicoir to host 10 year anniversary event at Fruit Focus

Coir substrate producer, Botanicoir, is hosting an anniversary event at Fruit Focus this year, inviting visitors to come along to stand number 302 at 12.00 noon on Tuesday 22 July, to join them in raising a glass to celebrate their success

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Botanicoir celebrates 10 years supporting British growers Curve Overlay
22/07/2015

Botanicoir celebrates 10 years supporting British growers

The meeting started off with an introduction by Dave Gardner of the RASE.  MR Gardner stated that the wheat/oilseed rape system of farming which has underpinned British arable production for the last 30 years was broken due to the joint issues of soil organic matter and the continuing threat of blackgrass.  

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Tipping the odds in crop growers favour Curve Overlay
21/07/2015

Tipping the odds in crop growers favour

Good establishment of oilseed rape will be even more critical than usual this summer as farmers face a second season without neonicotinoid seed treatments.  Slow growing crops will be more susceptible to all seeding pests and diseases, but are especially prone to early attach from cabbage stem flea beetle, which can wipe out a backward crop as it struggles to come through the ground.

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Do all you can to make sure OSR establishes quickly Curve Overlay
17/07/2015

Do all you can to make sure OSR establishes quickly

Do all you can to make sure OSR establishes quickly

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Fruit Focus 2015: Advances in agronomy backed by expert advice Curve Overlay
17/07/2015

Fruit Focus 2015: Advances in agronomy backed by expert advice

Fruit growers striving to improve yields and quality will have unriavalled access to the latest agronomy

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Trials aim to break OSR yield plateau Curve Overlay
13/07/2015

Trials aim to break OSR yield plateau

Oilseed rape yields on farm have barely increased over the past quarter century and currently average just over 3t/ha.  However, the crop can produce well over double that in trials and is theoretically capable of yielding over 10t/ha, says Agrovista technical manager Chris Martin. 

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Companion Plants Curve Overlay
13/07/2015

Companion Plants

Sowing companion plants alongside oilseed rape can deliver significant yield benefits on crops planted at optimal wide row rates of 15 seeds/m of row.

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