Targeting soluble nutrients by spraying or fertigation (nutrients dissolved in irrigation water) onto the foliage gives a more efficient and effective outcome
Fertilizers & Pesticides
IFA appoints new director general
Charlotte Hebebrand (Source: David Hawxhurst)
The Council of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) has appointed Charlotte Hebebrand as its new director general
IRRI calls for ban on certain insecticides in rice production
The IRRI’s action plan recommends increasing biodiversity on rice farms and regulating the marketing and use of insecticides – including banning certain insecticides in rice
Rise in fertilizer consumption expected in 2012
The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) has released its short-term Fertilizer Outlook 2012-2013 to the public. The report shows that the fertilizer sector has now fully recuperated from the setback of 2008/09 and is maintaining a steady stream of investment in new capacity, capitalizing on the positive forecasts of a 3 per cent increase in consumption worldwide for the main nutrients – nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) – in 2012.
Farmers gain new tools to protect soybeans from pests
Soybean growers now have access to a revolutionary biological mode of action to help protect their crop from nematodes – as well as other pests – as part of an agreement announced recently by Bayer CropScience LP and Monsanto Company.
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