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Friday, May 18, 2012
Maize 'Perfumes' Attract Beneficial Bugs UK - Scientists at Rothamsted Research and the University of Sheffield have discovered that maize crops emit chemical signals which attract growth-promoting microbes to live amongst their roots....
Friday, May 11, 2012
Dryness and Winterkill Reduce EU Wheat Prospects EU - Wheat production in the European Union (EU) for 2012/13 is forecast at 132.0 million tons, down 5.4 million or 4 per cent from last year. Harvested area is estimated at 24.9 million hectares,...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Australia Boosts Biosecurity Measures AUSTRALIA - A A$524.2 million investment in Australia’s biosecurity system included in yesterday’s Federal Budget will deliver a state-of-the-art quarantine facility and strengthen Australia’s...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Research: Increased Sclerotinia Risk for Oilseed Crops UK - This is a time when oilseed rape growers are nervous about crop disease. High prices mean many more vulnerable hectares have been planted, so warnings of increased risk from the fungus disease...
Monday, May 07, 2012
Wheat at High Risk of Septoria Across England, Wales UK - HGCA's CropMonitor risk forecasts for Septoria continue to indicate high risk across England & Wales.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Faba Bean Rust Alert for Australia's Crops This Season AUSTRALIA - Serious outbreaks of rust in faba bean crops throughout South Australia and Victoria in 2011 have underlined the need for vigilant management of the disease this coming season. ...
Friday, April 27, 2012
Corn Researchers Develop In-field Aflatoxin Approach US - Scientists at Mississippi State University’s Delta Research and Extension Center are researching new ways to reduce aflatoxin in infected corn.
Monday, April 23, 2012
First Approval Worldwide for New Seed Treatment GLOBAL – The first regulatory approval worldwide has been granted to Bayer CropScience for its new fungicidal seed treatment solution EverGol (active ingredient: penflufen) in Canada.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Tackle Fungal Forces for Food Security, Say Scientists UK - More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of fungal diseases in the world's five most important crops, according to research funded by BBSRC and others published...
Friday, March 30, 2012
Managing Septoria Tritici in Winter Wheat UK - Septoria tritici is the most important wheat disease in the UK. Azole fungicides are currently the primary control method and anti-resistance strategies need to be applied to preserve and...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Rain Brings Hope but Threat of Disease US - Above average rainfall has given farmers a crack at a bumper wheat crop, but a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert warns producers to be vigilant and not lose it through disease brought...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Future of Cotton Research Boosted by A$35 Million AUSTRALIA - At the Cotton Breeding Australia Symposium in Narrabri, NSW, CSIRO and Cotton Seed Distributors announced a five-year, A$35 million extension to their existing agreement, to fund...
Thursday, March 15, 2012
EC Caves to Farmer/Industry Requests to Allow Spread of Dangerous Pest EUROPE - On explicit request of the dominant farmers unions and the pesticide industry, the department taking care of health and consumers issues within the European Commission has proposed to...
Friday, March 09, 2012
Don't "Roll the Dice" with Soybean Cyst Nematode in 2012 ANALYSIS - Greg Tylka, nematologist with Iowa State University, says 2012 isn't the year to take chances with your soybean crop in regard to soybean cyst nematode and recommends growers plant...
Thursday, March 08, 2012
India Farm Minister Asks PM to Lift Cotton Trade Ban INDIA - India’s agriculture minister has written to the prime minister seeking to lift a ban on cotton exports announced on Monday. Sharad Pawar said he had been kept in the dark about the...
Friday, March 02, 2012
Traders: China to Partly Lift Ban on Canola Imports CHINA & CANADA - Chinese quarantine authorities will allow imports of Canadian canola by some selected crushers located in major growing areas, partially lifting a ban it imposed because of...
Australian Growers Warned About Yellow Leaf Spot Risk AUSTRALIA - The 2012 winter crop season is shaping up as high risk for yellow leaf spot with grain growers warned to take action before planting rather than relying on fungicide sprays.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Australian Barley Growers Warned to Prepare for Disease Risk AUSTRALIA - Barley growers, particularly those in southern high rainfall zones, have been warned to prepare for a high risk of diseases to their crops this growing season.
Monday, February 06, 2012
Growers Advised to Put White Mold on 2012 Disease Watch List US - As the industry tries to evaluate anticipated weather forecasts for the upcoming crop year, University plant pathologists are urging soybean and dry bean growers to put white mold on their...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
New Method to Control Disease-Carrying Insects US - Purdue researchers are discovering the next generation of insecticides directed at disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes, ticks and tsetse flies, which could help professionals in the...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
New Pathogen Resource Launched UK - EMBL-EBI and Rothamsted Research in the UK have partnered to create PhytoPath, a resource to help researchers find ways to combat agricultural pathogens.
Monday, December 12, 2011
FMC Acquires Rovral® and Sportak® Fungicides From Bayer CropScience GLOBAL - FMC Corporation announced that it has acquired Rovral iprodione and Sportak prochloraz fungicides from Bayer CropScience. The transaction includes the use of these two fungicide families...
Rift Farmers Sell Maize At Low Prices Fearing Rot KENYA - Maize harvests may drop by a million bags because of the heavy rains and floods which have caused crops to rot in some parts.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Quartet of New Grass Varieties from AFBI UK & IRELAND - Four new forage grasses, bred by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, will be released at the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society's Winter Fair, further extending the portfolio...
Thursday, November 24, 2011
DuPont & Evogene to Work on Soybean Rust US & ISRAEL - DuPont and Evogene Ltd. have announced a multiyear collaboration to improve resistance to soybean rust, one of the most devastating fungal diseases in soybean.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Special Delivery: Nematode-infected Insect Cadavers US - A custom-made machine for packaging mealworms infected with beneficial nematodes could improve the delivery, timing and use of the wormlike organisms as biological control agents.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
University Scientists Working to Stop Spread of African Crop Virus UK & AFRICA - Scientists at the University of Greenwich are in a race against time to tackle a deadly virus threatening to cause a famine in Eastern Africa.
Monday, November 21, 2011
UN Warns Cassava Virus Nearing Epidemic in Africa UGANDA - A virus that attacks the cassava plant - estimated to be the world's third most important staple crop - is reaching epidemic proportions in parts of Africa, UN scientists have warne...
Friday, November 18, 2011
New Technology to Manage Crops GERMANY - A new app for the iPad that can help farmers assess crop progress, manage work patterns and identify problems and diseases was one of the new technology highlights at Agritechnica this...
Monday, November 07, 2011
Disease Threatens Rice in Tila Valley NEPAL - A fungal infection threatens to destroy 80 per cent of this year's paddy harvest in the Tila Valley of Jumla, the world's highest rice cultivation area.
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