Greetings from Agrolab's field trial stations in Latvia and Denmark
In Latvia the autumn has started with windy weather making spray days scarce. Other task are less influence by weather and potato harvest was on top of the list. The Latvian field team finalized harvest of SOLTU on the 12th of September and grading just a week later. It was nice and sunny weather when…
Meet Agrolab A/S: Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting
Agrolab will attend ABIM next month in Basel. Our Sales Manager, Alex Schwartz, will be attending the ABIM meeting from Monday evening Oct 24th – Wednesday, Oct 26th. If you would like to arrange a meeting, please contact Alex at:Email: als@agrolab.dk; Mobil: +45 60246175
New regulations for approval of microbial plant protection products
Last week, the European Commission adopted four new regulations concerning the approval of micro-organisms for use as active substances in plant protection products and the authorisation of products containing them. They are supposed to facilitate the registration of microbial products, so that farmers will have better access to biological plant protection solutions. The regulations contain…
Updated guidance on efficacy requirements in the Northern Zone
When applying for authorization of a plant protection product in the Northern Regulatory Zone, there are specific requirements in terms of efficacy trials that must be followed. These requirements are given in the “Guidance on requirements for efficacy data for zonal evaluation of a plant protection product in the Northern Zone”. An updated version (version…
Impressions from the Field Department: GLP honey residue studies
In the beginning of 2021, the GLP team at Agrolab has started to establish honey residue studies in tunnels. An untreated and a treated tunnel are established over a flowering phacelia crop and one bee family is introduced in each tunnel. Two weeks after application of the test product in the treated tunnel, the honey…
Revised EFSA bee guidance up for public consultation
EFSA has recently published the draft of the Revised guidance on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees. The document, along with extensive supplementary information, is available for public consultation under this link: Bees and pesticides: draft guidance update for public consultation | EFSA (europa.eu). Areas that have been revised are for example…
New Fertiliser regulation comes into force
Recently, a new EU fertiliser regulation came into force (EU 2019/1009). EU 2019/1009 will cover a more diverse group of fertilising products (such as organic fertilisers, liming materials, growth media and biostimulants) than the previous 2003/2003, which covered only mineral fertilisers. EU 2019/1009 sets out the requirements to each product based on the Product Function…
Impressions from the Field Department: Seed Multiplication in Lithuania
In spring 2022, UAB Agrolab Baltic has launched a new project – Seed Multiplication. The aim of the project is to multiply and purify infected seeds of various spring crops. Having a wide range of seeds infected with diverse fungal diseases will ensure the success of the following year’s seed treatment trials for our clients.…
Impressions from the Field Department: Mid Sweden (Kölbäck/Östergötland)
About four weeks away from harvest in the first crops, Agrolab staff in central Sweden (Kölbäck) is still busy with assessing fungal diseases in cereals and weeds in cereals, potatoes, carrots and peas. Due to the last weeks weather conditions the general fungi- and insect pressure in the 2022 season is comparably low in all…
Amended rules for the use of plant protection products on paved and highly permeable surfaces in Denmark
Plant protection products or their degradation products with a half-life in soil of 10 days or more are from 1st July 2022 prohibited to be used on paved or highly permeable areas in Denmark. This is applicable for e.g. glyphosate products. There are a few exceptions such as areas around aviation facilities, rail tracks, highway…
About Agrolab
Agrolab A/S is the recommended research organization in the EU North Zone within field research and regulatory consulting.
Agrolab provides consultation and field trial services with the aim of assisting companies towards the registration of plant protection products in the agricultural and food production sector, specialized in Scandinavia and the Baltic states.