Growers are all too familiar with the vicious cycle of pests that develop a genetic resistance to chemical applications. As soon as researchers and growers find a chemical that works, genetic systems adapt and the pests find a way to survive. Then the costly cycle starts all over again. The solution to ending this cycle lies in the use of biopesticides as part of an Integrated Pest Management program, says Dr. Anissa Poleatewich, a researcher and plant pathologist at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in the Niagara region. Read more
Wageningen University & Research and Agrifirm have cooperated in the development of a new Phytophthora advisory App which has recently been made available to growers on the Akkerweb platform. WUR supplied the new computation module and Agrifirm the interface for the new App. The development of the App was in part funded by PPS PL2.0 (Precision Farming 2.0).
Following tests of the new App at more than 80 growers in 2016, the warning system was officially launched this year. Growers can use the new App to...
Cotton is up and this grower is out spot spraying pigweed with his 20 year old LEE Spider Classic is in east Lubbock county!
Pigweed, an escape weed technically known as palmer amaranth, is a serious problem for farmers worldwide. It needs to be addressed early so farmers vigilantly clear out any instance they find in their crops.
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Delta-T Devices Ltd (Delta-T) has partnered with Netafim UK Ltd – to provide a complete precision irrigation package (with cloud data management) for commercial growers in the UK.
The package will be supplied by Netafim UK, the market leading provider of irrigation solutions in the country, through its main dealer network. It can automatically control irrigation and monitor growing conditions.
It will include Delta-T’s SM150T Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensor alongside their advanced GP2 Data...
Australia has been strategically chosen to be the first country to release Manna Irrigation Intelligence solution (a subsidiary of Rivulis), a revolutionary sensor-free software system designed to assist growers make better irrigation decisions.
Using advanced satellite imaging technology, combined with real-time hyper-local weather, Manna Irrigation Intelligence makes complex agronomic and environmental calculations to provide irrigation recommendations, identify potential areas of under/over irrigation, and...
Varied establishment of oilseed rape (OSR) crops last Autumn, is likely to have resulted in a protracted flowering period in areas across the UK, leaving crops susceptible to Sclerotinia infection over the coming weeks.
With AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds reporting that levels of Sclerotinia are medium to high in some locations, Chris Charnock, Certis’ arable product manager, warns of the risks following the recent good weather.
“Due to the dry conditions seen in the Autumn, OSR crops experienced protracte...
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