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| New pellet maximises autumn metaldehyde opportunity |
| 19 Jul 2010 |
| A new high quality, metaldehyde based slug pellet ‘MetaPads’ has been launched by crop protection firm Certis in time for the autumn season. |
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| Sluxx gets grower backing |
| 18 Jun 2010 |
| A massive 85% of the UK’s leading potato farmers recognise the potential benefits offered by Sluxx – the new slug pellet offering a genuine commercial alternative for arable, potato and outdoor salad and brassica markets. |
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| New off-label for Valbon against downy mildew |
| 17 Jun 2010 |
| Potato blight fungicide Valbon (containing benthiavalicarb and mancozeb) has been granted an extension to its specific off-label approval (SOLA) by the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) for use on outdoor crops of bulb onions, shallots and garlic. |
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| Being flexible about blight |
| 21 May 2010 |
| With the strong awareness that blight populations can develop and spread very rapidly, it’s more important than ever that growers don’t become complacent with their blight strategies for the season ahead |
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| Strategy is key to keeping slug control legal |
| 20 May 2010 |
| Last season, slug control in potatoes got complicated. We find out how control strategies can keep legal within a complex set of regulations. |
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| All encompassing blight strategies |
| 14 May 2010 |
| While the blight situation for 2010 remains largely an unknown, Malcolm Smith, Masstock’s technical support manager, describes how best to get equipped against the emerging presence of Alternaria in potato crops. |
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| Only one product for William Sinclair Horticulture |
| 12 May 2010 |
| William Sinclair Horticulture has announced their exclusive use of water management additive Celcote within their tailor made compost mixes. |
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| Balancing slug control |
| 06 May 2010 |
| Slug control is an almost constant headache for many vegetable and salad producers, with one solitary slug capable of consuming two entire lettuces in its lifetime. |
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| Equip crops to fight blight |
| 05 May 2010 |
| Despite all the resources that 21st Century science has to offer, Phytophthora infestans, the organism responsible for potato late blight, remains one of the potato grower’s toughest challenges. |
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| Spruzit packaging given a shake up |
| 04 May 2010 |
| Broad spectrum insecticide Spruzit, active against biting and sucking pests in edible and non-edible crops, will soon be available in two new pack sizes |
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