Tillage
Insecticide resistance a major concern facing tillage sector
The threat of insecticide resistance is one that all tillage farmers should be taking very seriously, according to scientific experts...
Insecticides
Tillage
Research ongoing to tackle BYDV in crops
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) is a key challenge for cereal growers, one that has both weather and geography-related themes....
Tillage
Resistance concern as most insecticides contain same chemistries
Teagasc entomologist, Dr. Louise McNamara, has confirmed that all of the insecticides now available contain the same pyrethroid chemistries. This,...
Tillage Technical
How best to manage BYDV threat in winter cereals
Despite the return of the rain and cooler conditions, a large area of winter cereals has been planted out in...
Tillage
Alternative wireworm control methods being explored
Researchers are asking farmers and growers with a wireworm problem to get in touch to help them develop new control...
Agri-Business
Eurostat: Sales of pesticides in Ireland drop by 20%
The volume of sales of pesticides in Ireland has decreased by around 20% in the past decade, according to a...
Environment
Commission will limit sulfoxaflor insecticide to indoor use only
Spreading of the insecticide sulfoxaflor is set to be limited to indoor use only, by the European Commission in the...
Agri-Business
Seed and fungicide sales fuel Bayer's first quarter results
German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer has recorded first quarter group sales of €11.8m. For the quarter ending March...
Agri-Business
New weed and insect protection options from Dow Agrosciences
Two new crop protection active ingredients for weed and insect control have been developed by Dow Agrosciences. The new ingredients,...