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BLACK-GRASS RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD
Ruth Stanley country manager for Life Scientific for the UK & Ireland talks through her approach to the challenges of black-grass control this autumn. Black-grass is a weed that inhibits the growth of wheat and is estimated to be responsible…
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Welcome to the Life Scientific newsletter for August
Life Scientific newsletter for August As harvest gets underway we would like to wish everyone a successful and safe August. Here at Life Scientific, we are looking forward to the start of autumn briefings, with more subjects and products than…
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Welcome to the Life Scientific newsletter for July
A chance to get out and about ... June and July are always interesting for us as we are able to visit our customers’ open days and learn about new innovations and ways of working and, to cap it all,…
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Welcome to the June edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter.
This is an exciting time for us at Life Scientific. Our range is continuing to expand with two new reverse-engineered products hopefully available for next year. In addition, we are now developing unique products, using the expertise of our chemists…
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May in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific May in Life Scientific Newsletter Welcome to the May edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter. Here at Life Scientific, we like to make information on our products, developments, and scientific innovation as accessible as possible. As…
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April in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific April in Life Scientific Newsletter Welcome to the April edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter. There are a huge variety of job roles within agriculture, not just the obvious farmer or agronomist, so we were…
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March in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific March in Life Scientific Newsletter Welcome to the March edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter. To continually improve our service we believe it is important that all our staff understand the needs and frustrations of our…
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February in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific February in Life Scientific Newsletter Welcome to the February edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter. At Life Scientific our R&D team (laboratory and regulatory) are specialists in their technical areas but they are also very focused…
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January in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific January in Life Scientific Newsletter Happy New Year to all our customers and colleagues! Ideal weather and establishment conditions for many mean that generally crops look full of promise and hopefully there is lots to be…
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December in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific December in Life Scientific Newsletter After three years it was great to get the whole team together for our Christmas party in Dublin and to celebrate Nicola Mitchell’s win of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year…
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November in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific November in Life Scientific Newsletter We another new approval for our product AZOXYSTAR (MAPP 17407). Azoxystar is a reverse engineered haveformulation of its reference product Amistar and contains 250g/l azoxystrobin. Azoxystar can already be used on a wide…
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October in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific October in Life Scientific Newsletter We were pleased to celebrate the 25th working anniversary of one of our colleagues Sharon Brady last month. We asked her to write a few words on how the company, and…
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September in Life scientific
Life in Life Scientific September in Life Scientific Newsletter UK News: It’s always good to get product feedback – it shows us what we’re doing well and where we can do better. One area we’ve had feedback on is our…
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August in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific August in Life Scientific Newsletter UK News: Combines are rolling up and down the country and it’s an exciting time for everyone involved in the harvest process. We’d like to wish all our colleagues and customers…
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July in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific July in Life Scientific Newsletter UK News: It’s the season for open days and agricultural shows and a good opportunity to view trial results and different varieties and assess what has worked well in the current…
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June in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific June in Life Scientific Newsletter UK News: It’s been a while since we’ve all come together for a team day but UK, French, Spanish, German and Irish colleagues came together for a much needed catch up…
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May in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific… May Newsletter UK News: Basilico can be used in grain and forage maize for broad-leaved weed control. Early weed control in maize is important to get the plants off to the right start. Weed competition between…
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Vital to protect promising OSR yields with robust Sclerotinia control programme this spring
Controlling the damaging disease of Sclerotinia in oilseed rape will be more important then ever this season as oilseed rape prices hit some of the highest prices seen for several years, is the advice from Ruth Stanley, country manager for…
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April in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific… April Newsletter UK News: Our CEO, Nicola Mitchell was invited to join a select group of CEO’s visiting Washington as part of the Government’s St. Patrick’s Day events. The events showcased Irish Women Business leaders looking…
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March in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific… March Newsletter UK News: Early product planning is essential at any time to ensure continuous supply, however in the current situation with various sources of disruption from BREXIT, Covid and labour shortages it becomes even…
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February in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific… February Newsletter Product News: In those areas where machinery travel is possible, growers are considering their herbicide options. Cintac and Niantic contain mesosulfuron-methyl and iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, two highly active sulfonylurea herbicides for the control of black-grass, wild…
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Continued innovation sees new PGR available this spring
Continued innovation and a commitment to deliver cost-effective products to IE growers despite the challenges Covid-19, sees Life Scientific launching its first plant growth regulator (PGR), LS Trinex, this spring. LS Trinex contains 250g/l trinexapac ethyl and is a PGR…
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January in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific… January Newsletter UK News: Happy New Year to all our customers and colleagues! Generally, crops look full of promise and hopefully there is lots to be positive about in 2022. We can kick off the new…
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December in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific… December Newsletter UK News: It was great to see so many faces, old and new at the CropTec event last month. Our Tombola was a popular draw and I’m pleased to say so was our conversation.…
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November in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific… November Newsletter UK News: Don’t forget to come and see us at the CropTec event at the East of England Showground this month. We are exhibiting on stand number 1.31 in hall 1. UK and IE…
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October in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientific… October Newsletter This month we’re starting to see more evidence of getting back to business both in Life Scientific and further afield. Travel to our offices in different countries has resumed for colleagues and Life Scientific…
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September in Life scientific
Life in Life Scientific… September Newsletter The product briefing season is well underway. An opportunity to update growers and agronomists on life in Life Scientific, new products, new developments and best practise advice for the coming autumn season. We have…
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Life Scientific Newsletter July 2019
See our July newsletter for up to date news and information.
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Life Scientific Newsletter June 2019
See our June newsletter for up to date news and information.
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Shared learnings to overcome black-grass battle
A group of German arable farmers have come to the UK to look at the methods that UK growers are taking to control black-grass. Organised by Ruth Stanley, UK technical manager for Life Scientific, the key message for the German…
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Life Scientific Newsletter May 2019
See our May 2019 Newsletter for up to date news and information from Life Scientific.
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Life Scientific Newsletter April 2019
See our April 2019 newsletter for all the latest news and information from Life Scientific.
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PRESS RELEASE: Trials look at cost-effective spring weed control
A Nottinghamshire farm is hosting field scale trials looking at cost-effective options for spring weed control. The trial being run at Poole Farms, Southwell in Nottinghamshire is comparing the performance and overall cost-effectiveness of two mesosulfuron +iodosulfuron based herbicides Pacifica…
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PRESS RELEASE: New Technical Manager for Life Scientific Ltd
New technical manager for Life Scientific Ltd. Life Scientific Ltd. has appointed Ruth Stanley as its UK technical manager. This new role within the company reflects the growing portfolio of its unique off-patent crop protection products registered for use in…
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PRESS RELEASE: 25th October 2018 Croptec sees launch of innovative new products and spray application work from Life Scientific
Croptec sees launch of innovative new products and spray application work from Life Scientific Following on from the highly successful launch of its unique off-patent mesosulfuron + iodosulfuron products NIANTIC and CINTAC last year, Life Scientific will introduce its…
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