As harvest approaches, we’re reflecting on the key moments throughout the season. It has followed a challenging 2-year period in 2024-2025 for agriculture and crop protection in particular, with difficult weather conditions to work around, low market prices and rising input costs for growers to navigate, all impacting profitability on farm. Staying Ahead of the... Read more
As we head into July, many growers will be concerned at the return of very hot, dry conditions for some parts of the country, particularly in the East, with cereal crops and maize in particular starting to suffer without adequate soil moisture. With thinner crops, many growers may face an earlier harvest if the drier... Read more
As we head into June, many growers will be happy to see the recent rainfall in the last week of May following a very long, dry 3-4 week period since mid-April time, where crops and soils were beginning to suffer visible signs of stress from lack of rain. These rain events and heavy showers will... Read more
🌟 Exciting News from Clayton Plant Protection for the French market! 🌟 🇨🇵 We are thrilled to welcome Hugues Hequet to the team as our new Sales Manager for France. With an impressive 30 years of experience in Crop Protection, Plant Nutrition/Biostimulants, and Biocontrols, Hugues brings invaluable expertise to support our growth in the French... Read more
Hugues Hequet Announcement
As we approach the start of May, despite a few colder overnight temperatures keeping growth at check through April, the recent spell of warmer weather has now enabled many crops to start a rapid period of growth and development. Some soils and fields are relatively dry now, so some rainfall will probably be welcomed by... Read more
Watch out for wet or waterlogged soils which would put a high proportion of crops at risk of stem or root lodging and ensure crops are assessed for lodging risk routinely every year, so at risk crops can receive careful management early enough to protect yield and quality. Clayton offers a small range of reliable,... Read more
It’s been another challenging year for Agriculture and crop protection in particular throughout 2024, with some difficult weather conditions to work around, low prices in the marketplace and some rising input costs have all tested the resilience of growers across the UK, all ultimately impacting returns and profitability on farm. Despite these challenges, including the... Read more
Spring Fungicides Stay tuned for the latest technical guidance on our cereal and OSR fungicide range, designed to deliver effective disease control at critical spring timings. As crops push through rapid growth phases, timely applications remain key to protecting yield and quality. Grassland Weed Control & Forage Crops Building on our autumn promotion at CropTec,... Read more
Spring fungicides Look out for further technical information about Clayton’s range of Cereal and OSR fungicides for effective disease control as we head into spring. Grassland range. Following on from our promotion of Grassland herbicides at CropTec in the autumn, we’ll be sharing more insights into our grassland weed control solutions, including herbicide options in... Read more
With less than 24 hours until the CropTec show, the team is ready to welcome you on stand No. 2.300. CropTec 2024 is another opportunity to discover more about our innovative range of NUE Biosolutions…with many growers now focusing more on ensuring good soil health to improve crop growth, learn more about our range of... Read more
Clayton Biosolutions Product Range 2024
We invite all attendees to stop by the Clayton team at stand 2.300 to discuss our wide range of solutions for the upcoming season, with a very wide selection and choice of reliable herbicides and fungicides for use in cereals, oilseed rape, potatoes, pulses, maize, grassland and other crops, Clayton products can give you a... Read more
Grassland Product Range 2024
AHDB have recently reported 43% increases in input costs for arable and mixed farms based primarily on sharp rises in costs for fuels, machinery and fertilisers. According to research carried out by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board between December 2019 and May 2024, the significant increases in farm input costs were calculated based on... Read more
Our grassland competition winner, Colin Walters, has received his brand-new iPad and is thrilled! He’s planning to use it in his sprayer to keep track of field records. We’re excited to see it put to good use – congrats again, Colin! 👏 Thank you to everyone who participated. Keep a look out for our next competition... Read more
Up to 8,000 visitors were expected to the Groundswell Festival this year, which was likely to be a record attendance. The event is attracting more and more growers and agronomists every year who are looking to farm in more sustainable ways to maximise yields while protecting their soils and increasing soil health and biodiversity. With... Read more
We will be exhibiting at Cereals in June at Bygrave Woods at Newnham Farm, Hertfordshire from 11-12 June. Members of our commercial and technical team will be on stand to help and look forward to talking with you about your crop protection solutions this season and looking ahead at planning your options for Cereal herbicides... Read more