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<blockquote data-quote="CPM RSS" data-source="post: 7076783" data-attributes="member: 81424"><p><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/CPM.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Written by Charlotte Cunningham</p><p></p><p>A new software update to BASF’s wHen2g0 tool could help growers to mitigate the risk of potential leaching of key active ingredients and their residues. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Developed for BASF by Agrimetrics, the recently updated software combines data from Defra, the Met Office and the Environment Agency to calculate the risk of leaching when applying products containing metazachlor and quinmerac. With most data-fields pre-populated, growers can get field-specific forecasts quickly and easily; in less than a minute. “Current guidelines from the voluntary initiative, OSR Herbicides, are reliant on dates,” explains BASF stewardship and value chain manager, Paul Goddard, “While these are really useful straightforward lines in the sand, they are based on averages and in some years, this has the potential to push growers in a tight window for applications, when other variables – such as wind – may make applications inadvisable. We wanted to improve on the foundations of the initiative and give growers something smarter. The wHen2g0 tool is the result of that work.” Highly valuable For Colin Chappell, who farms 645 ha of land surrounded by water courses, opposite a pumping station, the ability to quickly record his efforts to mitigate leaching, is highly valuable. “When…</p><p>The post <a href="http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/2020/08/07/smart-tool-helps-growers-mitigate-leaching-risk/" target="_blank">Smart tool helps growers mitigate leaching risk</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk" target="_blank">cpm magazine</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/2020/08/07/smart-tool-helps-growers-mitigate-leaching-risk/" target="_blank">Continue reading on CPM website...</a></p><p></p><p>If you are enjoying what you read then why not considering subscribing:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/subscribe/" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/SubscribeButton.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPM RSS, post: 7076783, member: 81424"] [img]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/CPM.jpg[/img] Written by Charlotte Cunningham A new software update to BASF’s wHen2g0 tool could help growers to mitigate the risk of potential leaching of key active ingredients and their residues. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Developed for BASF by Agrimetrics, the recently updated software combines data from Defra, the Met Office and the Environment Agency to calculate the risk of leaching when applying products containing metazachlor and quinmerac. With most data-fields pre-populated, growers can get field-specific forecasts quickly and easily; in less than a minute. “Current guidelines from the voluntary initiative, OSR Herbicides, are reliant on dates,” explains BASF stewardship and value chain manager, Paul Goddard, “While these are really useful straightforward lines in the sand, they are based on averages and in some years, this has the potential to push growers in a tight window for applications, when other variables – such as wind – may make applications inadvisable. We wanted to improve on the foundations of the initiative and give growers something smarter. The wHen2g0 tool is the result of that work.” Highly valuable For Colin Chappell, who farms 645 ha of land surrounded by water courses, opposite a pumping station, the ability to quickly record his efforts to mitigate leaching, is highly valuable. “When… The post [URL='http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/2020/08/07/smart-tool-helps-growers-mitigate-leaching-risk/']Smart tool helps growers mitigate leaching risk[/URL] appeared first on [URL='http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk']cpm magazine[/URL]. [url="http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/2020/08/07/smart-tool-helps-growers-mitigate-leaching-risk/"]Continue reading on CPM website...[/url] If you are enjoying what you read then why not considering subscribing: [url="http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/subscribe/"][IMG]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/SubscribeButton.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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