Hazel Doonan News Today

Growers and distributors of plant protection products (PPPs) are being warned to be on high alert after a well-organised break-in at a secure distributor store.

Growers and distributors of plant protection products (PPPs) are being warned to be on high alert after a well-organised break-in at a secure distributor

The Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC) celebrates its Chief Executive, Sarah Cowlrick.

Oat growers are being advised to carefully consider their grassweed pressure, as approval changes have meant there are no grassweed herbicide options this

Farmers and agrochemical dealers were warned to be on their guard after "well-organised" thieves stole a large quantity of herbicides…

Farmers and growers have been told to be on their guard following a 'well organised' raid on a major Norfolk agrochemical store.

Growers and agrochemical distributors should be on their guard after a well-organised break-in at a major distributor store in Norfolk saw a large

PRE-EMERGENCE spray onto rye Proposals for a simpler and more efficient plant protection products (PPPs) regulatory regime have been put forward by the Agricultural Industries Confederation. This comes in response to the Government’s consultation on the revised National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides. Head of agronomy and crop protection sector at AIC, Hazel Doonan, said: “AIC has stressed that decisions based on sound, relevant science, provide more protection to h...

NEONICOTINOIDS DEFRA has approved an emergency application for English sugar beet growers to use a neonicotinoid seed treatment against virus yellows. Neonicotinoids were banned across the European Union in 2019 – which at that time included the UK – as concerns grew over their effects on bee populations. While manufacturers cited research that the chemicals do not actually kill pollinators, other studies suggested that neonicotinoids have a negative effect on bee behaviour, such that...