Technical Updates

Please find below our most recent Technical Updates. Earlier updates and press releases can be found in our archive section. Please note that the majority of updates and press releases are in Adobe Acorbat format, for which you will need Acrobat Reader to view. You can obtain it for free from here.

26th June 2010 - Adjuvants – uncovering the magic behind the myth… Adjuvants are often referred to as ‘muck and magic’ or ‘snake oils‘, but according to Charlie Bannister, technical manager for Foliar Nutrients at Headland Agrochemicals, much of this lies behind the fact that adjuvants are generally not well understood [View PDF]

25th June 2010 - DRY CONDITIONS AFFECT WHEAT NUTRIENT LEVELS Applying micronutrients such as magnesium and sulphur may protect crop yield potential [View PDF]

22nd March 2010 - Balancing Crops Nutrition Will See Growers Get More From Less This years Oxford Farming Conference highlighted the dilemma facing arable farmers in the UK: we need to produce more, but by using less. But the discussions also highlighted various means by which crop production could be enhanced by adopting some new approaches. [View PDF]

15th March 2010 - Wheat Bulb Fly Dead-heart sprays Due to high egg numbers and the protracted nature of their hatch this season the control of Wheat Bulb Fly will be difficult. Many egg-hatch sprays have been missed due to the extreme weather conditions, making dead-heart sprays very important as larvae invade plants. [View PDF]

3rd March 2010 - Wheat Bulb Fly Egg-Hatch Sprays Due to the prolonged cold weather egg hatch has been slow and is likely to be protracted this season. Samples taken during autumn 2009 indicated higher egg counts than recent years, and hence high risk of infestation this spring. [View PDF]