Crop Protection
New chair for the Voluntary Initiative
The Voluntary Initiative (VI), the industry body promoting the stewardship and responsible use of pesticides alongside integrated pest management (IPM), has appointed Phil Jarvis as its new chairman. He succeeds Yorkshire farmer Paul Temple after three years in the...
2021 PGRO/Syngenta virtual Pulse Roadshows starts today
The annual series of Pulse Roadshow events held by the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) and Syngenta is to take place online this year January because of the ongoing pandemic. The Zoom events provide opportunities to learn more about pulse cropping...
Defra allows neonics on beet seed for 2021
The government is to grant an emergency authorisation for the use of the neonicotinoid seed dressing thiamethoxam (Syngenta’s Cruiser SB) for 2021 sugar beet crops planted in England. This follows a request from British Sugar and the NFU after significant damage to...
New global CTO for Corteva
Corteva Agriscience has appointed Dr Sam Eathington as its chief technology officer, leading its Research & Development organisation and “helping to drive global agricultural innovation for the benefit of farmers, consumers and the planet”. He succeeds Dr Neal...
Surprise increase in winter wild oat populations
Wild oat populations appear to be increasing across the UK, warns herbicide manufacturer Life Scientific. Growers are burying less seed as they switch to more min-till and direct drilling techniques, while a reduction in ALS herbicide chemistry usage - for fear of...
Life Scientific CEO Mitchell Irish entrepreneur of the year
Nicola Mitchell, chief executive of Dublin-based off-patent agrochemical manufacturer Life Scientific, has won the highly prestigious and acclaimed Irish national 2020 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She will go forward to the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year...