Carrot Open Day
Agrii was present at the Carrot Growers open day on 3rd October. This spring, Agrii set up four herbicide trials at the demonstration site to examine the options for pre-emergence residual herbicides for use in carrots and parsnips.
The trials looked at both efficacy and crop safety and included a number of actives not currently registered on either crop.
With several of the current herbicides available to growers under threat in the next few years, it is important to look for new options to help maintain good weed control that can be confidently used on the crops without impacting crop safety.
Elsoms Open Day
Agrii continues to support the Elsoms Open Day in Lincolnshire, which is focused on vegetable production. This year, Agrii is examining some of the newer active ingredients that have entered the market.
The trials investigate the crop safety of these new herbicide actives, at pre and post-emergence, on a range of drilled brassica and root crops. This work in previous years has led to planning future EAMU submissions for herbicides in vegetable crops.
Eurofins Blight Open Day
Agrii attended the Eurofins Blight Open Day on 21st August. The day was an opportunity to demonstrate some of the technologies that may be important to consider in the future with the loss of important late blight fungicides such as mancozeb.
Agrii trials had a strong integrated pest management (IPM) focus, demonstrating the potential to use integrated approaches, including resistant varieties, alongside the use of biostimulants and nutritional products to help stimulate and support the plants’ health at different stages of crop development.
The trials also used drift retardants to extract the maximum potential from the foliar late blight fungicides by maximising leaf coverage.
Melody plots treated with the biostimulant Innocul8 at Eurofins
Potato Crop Production
The future of potato crop production was a hot topic at Potatoes in Practice (PiP), the UK’s largest field-based potato event that ran on Thursday 8th August in Dundee. Hosted by the James Hutton Institute, in partnership with the SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) and Agrii, the event showcased a variety of demonstrations, cutting-edge research, trade exhibits, and a wealth of knowledge from experts in the field – making it a must-visit event for those in the potato industry.
For a full list of Agrii events, visit agrii.co.uk/events.
