ECPA stresses science should underpin, not undermine, innovation
Speaking at a major event in Brussels today on Innovative Agriculture Jean-Charles Bocquet, Director General of the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA), called for a stronger role for science in EU decision making. Opening the event, organised by Politico and sponsored by the ECPA, Bocquet said “We have to stop this trend [for political decisions] […]
Plant-based crop protection innovation from AlphaBio Control
AlphaBio Control, a leader in the development of sustainable crop protection products, has obtained funding from the Government’s Innovate UK Agritech Catalyst initiative to advance the development of a unique plant-based crop protection technology. In association with Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera), Apres Labs and the Adapt Low Carbon Group, AlphaBio Control is developing […]
More research needed to improve confidence in biofumigation
More reliable evidence is required to encourage farmers to consider using biofumigation as an alternative crop protection method, was the main outcome of an international conference held at Harper Adams University, recently. The 5th Symposium of Biofumigation, held on behalf of the Association of Applied Biologists (AAB), brought together experts from 17 different countries to […]
ECPA at Congress of European Farmers 2014
ECPA is proud to have been a partner of the 2014 Congress of European Farmers, organised by Copa-Cogeca in Brussels on 6-7 October. The event brought together farmers, agricultural cooperatives and other farming stakeholders from across Europe to interact with key EU policymakers in addressing challenges and opportunities facing the sector. The theme of the […]
Bayer CropScience acquires European distribution rights for biofungicide Contans™ from Belchim Crop Protection
Bayer CropScience announced today that it has acquired the sole European distribution rights for the biological fungicide Contans™ WG from Belchim Crop Protection NV effective October 1, 2014. This acquisition further strengthens Bayer CropScience’s crop protection portfolio and is another step in building up a comprehensive range of biologicals as part of integrated crop solutions. […]
New international collaboration to protect the world’s crops
Experts from the UK and India are working together to identify and develop novel environmentally-sustainable strategies to control plant pests, known as plant-parasitic nematodes or eelworms, to ensure global food production and security. This project is funded by the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). Plant-parasitic nematodes are thought to cause annual losses to crops […]
How the crop protection industry protects more than just crops
Meeting over the next two days in Belgrade, Serbia, a delegation of more than 50 crop protection industry and authority representatives will share information and discuss ways to ensure the sustainable and safe use of pesticide products, an important tool for Europe’s farmers. Each year the SUI conference is organised in one of the countries […]
Becky Ward, PGRO senior technical officer, advises:
Pea and bean weevil There is now significant pea and bean weevil damage to spring beans and some winter bean crops. Where damage is becoming obvious, an insecticide should be applied as soon as possible and repeated after 2 weeks. This will help to disrupt the egg laying period and reduce the potential for larval […]
Pan-European Launch For Rotam
Agricultural supply companies from around Europe gathered in Lyon recently (11 June) for the launch of Rotam CropScience Europe. 40 executives from the UK, France, Benelux, Germany, Italy, Spain and Greece heard from senior Rotam executives and enjoyed a gourmet dinner in France’s culinary capital’. James Bristow, CEO of Rotam CropScience, described the breadth of the $750 million (550m/ […]
