Latest News - Agrovista

10/10/2014

Agronomic Developments on Show

Agrovista's reputation as a leading supplier of agronomy advice and crop protection products stretches back for more than six decades and the National Fruit Show is an opportunity to see the company's latest innovations in the fruit growing sector.

02/10/2014

Neil Buchanan: Getting to grips with OSR pest threats

Despite an early start, this year's harvest has turned out to be a protracted affair.

02/10/2014

Black-grass control - new thinking in practice

With herbicides no longer providing a complete black-grass control solution, Teresa Rush caught up with two growers to find out how they are taking a new approach to tackling this most challenging of weeds with cover cropping and drainage improvements.

01/10/2014

Agronomy Update

Correct timing and application of cereal pre-emergence herbicides and assessing maize for harvest are on Agrovista agronomist Craig Green's checklist.

26/09/2014

Record wheat yield attempt slips up but lessons learned

A world wheat yield record attempt in Shropshire unearthed some valuable lessons towards achieving greater output. David Jones makes his third visit to see how one grower fared in his quest to capture his brother's global yield crown.

26/09/2014

Crop Watch South: Oilseed rape crops washed out

For most we have now had some much welcome rain, but there are places where there was too much in too shorter time (93mm in 6-7 hrs).

22/09/2014

Top treatment for blackgrass

Agrovista trials show the dramatic effect spray techniques including nozzle choice, water volume, pressure, adjuvant choice and boom height can have on the performance of pre-emergence blackgrass herbicides.