Press Releases

New online tool demonstrates Revystar® XE’s flexibility

New online tool demonstrates Revystar® XE’s flexibility

In the midst of a difficult season, BASF launches comprehensive weather and spraying planning tool, REVYWEATHER. Frequent showers are creating ideal conditions for the rapid development of key diseases like septoria. Yet low temperatures, and short, intermittent...

LEAF Open Farm Sunday 2021: Size does matter this year!

LEAF Open Farm Sunday 2021: Size does matter this year!

On Sunday 27th June, the farming industry’s annual open day, LEAF Open Farm Sunday (LOFS) will return to celebrate its 15th event since the initiative was launched in 2006. At a time when food and farming has generated greater interest than ever before, LOFS...

World first youth dedicated Smart Village has launched in Scotland

World first youth dedicated Smart Village has launched in Scotland

A partnership between the Rural Youth Project and Smart Village Scotland has witnessed the successful launch of a pioneering, youth-centric Smart Village which will champion young people to collaboratively build vibrant, creative, and sustainable rural economies in...

New products provide promising future for control of late blight

New products provide promising future for control of late blight

Despite the continued rapid evolution of late blight populations and the potential loss of mancozeb, the future of late blight control in potato crops is promising. In a recent webinar on BASF’s Real Results Virtual Farm, Dr David Cooke, plant pathologist at The James...

xarvio™’s feature list is growing

xarvio™’s feature list is growing

Spring barley added to list of crop types available with enhanced features such as disease risk predictions, growth stage forecasting and alerts. Field notes – take note or a picture of a weed and app precisely records location by dropping a pin on a satellite map...

New partnership formed to help water stewardship

New partnership formed to help water stewardship

Three industry leading manufacturers have formed a new partnership to help safeguard the future of a post-emergence herbicide that is under threat of de-regulation when it is up for re-approval in 2025. BASF, Nufarm and Sharda Cropchem have formed the “Know the...

MDS Chief shares career learnings with RAU Alumni

MDS Chief shares career learnings with RAU Alumni

Christine Tacon, Chair of both Management Development Services (MDS) – which provides graduate training for fresh produce businesses – and, more recently, of Red Tractor, talked to Royal Agricultural University graduate and MDS Trainee, Max Pitman, about the lessons...