Latest News - Agrovista

12/09/2014

Spray skills can bring ten-fold benefit

Application technique can have a huge effect on the performance of pre-emergence herbicides, according to the latest results from Agrovista trials carried out on a heavily infested blackgrass site at Lamport in Northants.

08/09/2014

Application technique boosts spray performance

As the blackgrass menace spreads and the cost of controlling it spirals, wheat growers need to ensure they are eking out the best possible performance form their herbicide programmes

07/09/2014

Farmer Focus: Preparation for next years harvest in full swing

I'am going to start by putting my hands up and saying sorry for tempting fate in my last piece.

04/09/2014

Pre-em applications - its the way that you do it

Spray application techniques can have a dramatic effect on the performance of pre-emergence black-grass herbicides in winter wheat, latest Agrovista trials show.

04/09/2014

Agronomy Update

Keeping a close eye on cabbage stem flea beetles and managing stale seedbeds are just two tasks that will keep growers busy over the next few weeks.

03/09/2014

Cover crop solution

""We can't rely on chemicals any more to control blackgrass in winter wheat, so we have to do something different in the rotation.""

27/08/2014

Spray technique key to effective grassweed control

The available pre-emergence herbicides are the most effective products for killing blackgrass in wheat, but poor application can slash their efficacy. Farmers Weekly reports on making the most of this crucial spray.