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We are encouraging growers to consider resistance testing for wild oats, to get the best start for next season. https://t.co/TBVFDVokCS
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Welcome to the July edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter
Welcome to the July edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter. 2024 has been a challenge to everyone with wet weather making drilling and timely application of crop protection products difficult. This year we conducted more replicated field trials than ever…
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We šāed every minute of having MCC on-site! What a boost for everyone involved. Looking forward to the our fundraising morning coming up soon. Such a worthwhile cause! Thank you again My Canine Companion š¾ Laura and Debbie were delighted…
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Welcome to the JUNE edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter
Welcome to the JUNE edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter Each year brings new challenges and spring 2024 has given us more than usual. The wet weather has made timely applications of crop protection products difficult, leading to the high…
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Our herbicide Laya, is now approved for use in Linseed. It's a great option to control a wide range of broad-leaved weeds. https://t.co/G5edbFyilj https://t.co/xwuNiOncnB
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May is possibly the busiest month of the year with the sprayer, so this months newsletter covers a range of our products in different crops and growth stages. https://t.co/rZk0WPion7 https://t.co/nmefu1DSwA
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Welcome to the May edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter.
Welcome to the May edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter. The weather has finally improved for most and we are being asked how our products can help to deal with lots of crop protection issues, such as disease control with…
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Robust OSR flowering sprays needed to control Sclerotinia this season https://t.co/AMok50bslV
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We're #hiring a new Regulatory Specialist in Toxicology & Residues in Dublin, County Dublin. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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Take a look at this months newsletter where we are sharing some exciting results for new product Flexure in relation to it's curative activity on mildew. Inoculated trails @ADASBoxworth put several fungicides through their paces. https://t.co/XNnEKBsMgx https://t.co/oUhOoGsSUI
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We are beyond pumped to be going to market with 5 Gamechanger Roles for Scientists who want to work in an R&D lead crop protection company driven by an extraordinary ambition - we aim to be the ultimate innovators in…
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Welcome to the april edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter
Welcome to the April edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter. As we continue to bring more reverse-engineered products to the Irish market, we are constantly looking for new information about well-established active ingredients and formulations to help our customers make…
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Catching up with the Flexure trial @ADASBoxworth yesterday. Mildew developing nicely and statistical differences between treatments being recorded. https://t.co/8SlvU1iSB7
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Bare patches of ground between drilled cereal plants are giving wild oat plants the space they need to emerge. These are highly competitive weeds and should be treated to protect yield. Check our website for detail on how Kipota can…
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Welcome to the March edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter.ā
Life in Life Scientificā¦ Welcome to the March edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter.ā With the challenging weather of the last two months, we are being asked about tank-mixes and sequences of our products as growers are keen to get…
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Cost effective option for cereal disease control available this spring
22nd February 2024 Cost effective option for cereal disease control available this spring In what is proving to be one of the most challenging farming seasons in recent times, there is some good news on the horizon, with the launch…
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ALS inhibitor Sumir authorisation widened with additional products added to the label for joint applications. https://t.co/P0Aso7EE6h
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Thank you @ADASBoxworth for an interesting morning viewing the inoculated mildew trials. Weāre excited to see our new fungicide, Flexure, in action. https://t.co/BJLYjT5yzS
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February 1st is a significant date in the farming calendar as anything sown now is classed as a spring crop and a number of products have specific application conditions. Check our latest newsletter for more information. https://t.co/FzbwyImsmR https://t.co/bWCtQ0uCzU
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Welcome to the February edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter.
Welcome to the February edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter. We are already into the second month of 2024 and looking forward to a drier and more productive spring. Our trials work has started early this year, with glasshouse work…
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Looking forward to an informative day at the #Teagasc National Tillage Conference today. https://t.co/JoFNYD6Fmt
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Happy New Year! Our January newsletter has some timely advice on ALS product sequencing for weed control this spring. https://t.co/9aRdw8eimf https://t.co/roAhr7XNqd
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Welcome to the JANUARY edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter
Happy New Year! We hope 2024 brings a more settled and seasonal weather pattern to all our customers and colleagues.ā 2023 saw our busiest year yet with the introduction of new herbicides and fungicides including LAYA (metsulfuron-methyl), LEASH (clopyralid), and…
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Our last newsletter of 2023 takes a look back at the year and the progress of Life Scientific, as well as new developments for the future. Click on the link to take a look. š§ https://t.co/ggrWBf6ECg
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Welcome to the DECEMBER edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter
Exponential growth sees development of Commercial Officer role The success of Life Scientific over the last 8 years has seen expansion of a team of over 90 employees across 7 countries. Pivotal to building on this growth is the continuing…
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Another new EAMU from Life Scientific! Boscler, containing 50% w/w boscalid, has been granted an EAMU as a drench on harvested cabbage. Details are on our website. https://t.co/aL2EJtzlI3 https://t.co/zRRRPnCsof
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Welcome to the November edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter
Now that 2022 crops are harvested and in the barn, itās time to focus on this autumnās cropswhich appear to be doing well so far with plenty of soil moisture. This is a key time to protect the plants and…
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Control of CSFB is being investigated at Warwick University this autumn. Trials show Lambdastar in OSR is doing a great job compared to the untreated. https://t.co/Q9xIt0W7KT https://t.co/5R2ZnB5Gfp
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Our October newsletter is out and we look at weed control in winter cereal crops. Click the link to see how actives stack-up against black-grass. https://t.co/ikJnhUGFS3 https://t.co/iCBmUqaJgk
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Welcome to the October edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter
As covered in last monthās Newsletter, autumn is a very busy time for us with our range of cereal herbicides (FIRESTARTER and NIANTIC), oilseed rape fungicides (ESKER, ORASO PRO, DIFENOSTAR and AURELIA) and LAMBDASTAR for use against BYDV and Cabbage…
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RT @AgriTradeNews: Crop protection company Life Scientific has been granted an EAMU registration for the use of its Lambdastar (100g/L lambā¦
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OSR crops are enjoying the weather and our latest newsletter has some advice for early disease control in the crop. https://t.co/XWk8NJyBxa https://t.co/lgUHuOTEsZ
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Welcome to the September edition of the Life Scientific Newsletter
Following the challenging harvest, we are now looking forward to getting this yearās crops off to a good start. Our product range includes tools for autumn disease control, pest control, and weed control in cereals and oilseed rape, and we…
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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 customersā 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 Mitchellās 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 WeĀ Ā another new approval for our product AZOXYSTAR (MAPP 17407). Azoxystar is a reverse engineeredĀ 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: Itās always good to get product feedback ā it shows us what weāre doing well and where we can do better. One area weāve 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 itās an exciting time for everyone involved in the harvest process. Weād 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: Itās 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: Itās been a while since weāve 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 Scientificā¦ 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 Scientificā¦ April Newsletter UK News: Our CEO, Nicola Mitchell was invited to join a select group of CEOās visiting Washington as part of the Governmentās St. Patrickās Day events. The events showcased Irish Women Business leaders looking…
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March in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientificā¦ 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 Scientificā¦ 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. Ā LS Trinex contains 250g/l trinexapac ethyl and is a PGR…
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January in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientificā¦ 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 Scientificā¦ 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 Iām pleased to say so was our conversation.…
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November in Life Scientific
Life in Life Scientificā¦ November Newsletter UK News: Donāt 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 Scientificā¦ October NewsletterĀ This month weāre 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 Scientificā¦ 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 newsletterĀ 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 forĀ 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 Ā Following on from the highly successful launch of its unique off-patent Ā mesosulfuron + iodosulfuron products NIANTIC and CINTAC last year, Life Scientific will introduce its…
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