AHDB is looking for six more monitor farmers to join the network across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The scheme brings together groups of farmers who want to improve their businesses by sharing performance information and best practice around a nationwide network of more than 30 host farms. Monitor Farms […]

The Farm Sprayer Operator Of The Year 2018 awards are now open for entries. The search is on for the stars among spray operators, and to find where Britain’s got talent for accurate and safe application. It’s the operators’ chance to shine and to put the spotlight on the industry’s […]

This season the Syngenta Spray Dudes will be presenting a series of innovative videos to ensure spray operators understand the fundamentals of getting the best from their pre-emergence applications. Using a series of sketches and props The Spray Dudes get bounced, barracked, bombarded with balls and really very wet – […]

Pre-emergence herbicide application using 90% drift reducing nozzle technology can deliver significantly better Black-grass control, through improved soil surface coverage and timing. Final results of new trials at the Syngenta Black-grass Innovation Centre in Cambridgeshire have highlighted the huge potential improvements in weed control from focusing on application techniques. Such […]

Vicon’s iXter B mounted sprayers can now be equipped with iXflow E – an electrically operated recirculation system that also includes electric nozzle control using Hypro’s ProStop-E nozzles, delivering faster and more precise section control. Available on 24-30m booms, the new system affords up to 15 boom sections and provides […]