There are five Regional Technology Centres (RTCs) which form the central hubs for investigative work. In addition, there are satellite locations distributed throughout the country. The RTCs are located at Rawcliffe Bridge, Little Ponton, Stow Bridge, Tetbury and Ludlow.
Hutchinsons work with all the major agrochemical research and development manufacturers, investing significant amounts of capital and resource in trials and new projects. The Regional Technology Centres' open days are an opportunity for farmers and growers to benefit directly from the findings of the Hutchinsons team.
Recent investigations and breakthroughs include successful
advances in canopy management for oilseed rape, resistant disease fungicide management, cereal variety evaluation for local situations. There is a full program of future studies which
include looking at all aspects of blackgrass control in the absence
of new chemistry.
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