IN BRIEF
IN BRIEF
uBRAZIL, a new market taking 110,000t, helped boost exports of potash to a record 625,000t last year, according to Cleveland Potash. Another blossoming outlet is South Africa, but the weak k is making it difficult to trade profitably in mainland Europe, says commercial director, Roger Cockcroft.
uHERBICIDES bentazone and triasulfuron and insecticides esfenvalerate and lambda-cyhalothrin are the latest names to be added to the Annex 1 list under the EC review and re-registration of older active ingredients. Listed substances have been shown to be without unacceptable risk to people or the environment. Inclusions last for 10 years.
uMAKE the most of the tiller-promoting effect of chlormequat and other growth regulators on late drilled cereals by adding an adjuvant, advises Interagro. Dutch work shows use of the firms Arma boosts pgr uptake and evens out any inconsistency in performance under low temperatures prevailing at this time of year, says the firms Richard Newman.
uWITH demand for horse bedding exceeding supply and new customers in the car and insulation industries waiting in the wings, Herts-based Hemcore says it hopes to double last seasons 2000ha (5000-acre) UK hemp crop this spring. "We have about 7000 acres at the moment," says director Ian Low. *