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So that sunflower does not disappoint in 2027: lessons from the current season

The 2026 sunflower harvest in Ukraine already shows a higher average yield than in 2025, despite drought, heat and diseases. LNZ Group agronomist ...

Climate change has shifted the main soybean growing regions northward

Due to climate change, Ukraine's soybean belt has shifted 220–240 km to the north, says Serhii Ivaniuk of LNZ Group. The average soybean yield in ...

DEFENDA presents its 2027 crop protection product catalog

The DEFENDA brand has presented its new crop protection product catalog for the 2027 season. It includes proven field protection solutions, ...

Ukraine could reach 4 million tonnes of exports per month without deep-water ports

According to LNZ Trading, the Danube and the western land border could allow Ukraine to export 3.5–4 million tonnes of agricultural products per ...

LNZ Group expands licensed production of Syngenta hybrids NK Kondi and SY Phenomen

LNZ Group and Syngenta have expanded exclusive production of the corn hybrid SY Phenomen and the sunflower hybrid NK Kondi on LNZ Group's sites. Both ...

Experts recommend higher seeding rates to offset late winter wheat sowing

Late winter wheat sowing calls for adjustments to variety selection, seedbed preparation, nutrition and crop protection. LNZ Group experts recommend ...

With Climate Change, Basic Approaches to Growing Rapeseed No Longer Work

Drought, mild winters and late frosts have rewritten the rules of rapeseed growing. Limagrain and LNZ Group experts explain how to choose hybrids and ...

Official statement by LNZ Group: rumours grow faster than the harvest

LNZ Group denies rumours about the sale of its land bank: the company is not in talks to sell its land or any other assets and continues to operate as...

Protecting the sunflower head from disease — which products will save the yield

Head rots can cost a sunflower crop up to 60% of its yield. Serhii Korniushenko, Agricultural Technology Manager at LNZ Group, explains which diseases...

Sunflower and corn lag in development in the Cherkasy region due to late sowing — expert

Recent rains of 35 to 70 mm have improved the condition of sunflower and corn in the Cherkasy region. However, a protracted cold spring pushed sowing ...

Soybean Under Weather Pressure: How Diseases Are Reshaping the Protection System in 2026

Crops lack moisture, corn suffers the most