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 […]
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 […]
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with extensive supplementary information, is available for public consultation under this link: Bees and pesticides: draft guidance update for public consultation | EFSA (europa.eu).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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Field Department at Agrolab A/S in Demark is in 2022 conducting field trials in grassland where harvest is taken several times during the season. Also, in 2022 the diversity in trial types conducted is great and the team is constantly working on increasing their knowledge on a broad variety of crop/target combinations. For information […]
The Danish Pesticide Leaching programme is a yearly monitoring programme, with the objective of evaluating the potential leaching to groundwater of currently registered pesticides and their metabolites in Denmark. In Denmark and Sweden, PLAP data can be used to support the groundwater risk assessment of new plant protection products. Recent data from PLAP is based […]
Agrolab will be attending Agrovizija in Lithuania on June 29th to July 1st (https://agrovizija.lt/). We will join the event as guests and are looking forward to meet with our clients and partners and be inspired by the latest in agriculture, technology and machinery. We hope to meet a lot of you out there. Check out […]