
2024
Winter crops that entered winter at different growth stages need a special approach to nutrition and protection
An early spring is expected, and winter crops that entered winter at different growth stages need a tailored approach to feeding and protection. LNZ ...

2024
Herbicide protection of soybean crops
Early in the season soybeans are highly sensitive to weed competition, with yield losses of up to 10%. LNZ Group's Agro Department explains the ...

2024
Control and management of soybean diseases.
LNZ Group agrotechnology manager Vitalii Brashovan describes the most dangerous soybean diseases of the season: Alternaria blight, downy mildew and ...

2024
Single-component products make it possible to select the most effective solutions
In 2024, the DEFENDA portfolio of LNZ Group includes 82 crop protection products, 90% of which are single-component. Oleksandr Khmeliuk explained how ...

2024
Serhii Borysov on crop protection product prices in the 2024 season
Serhii Borysov, head of the chemical division and the DEFENDA brand at LNZ Group, explains why crop protection prices fell in 2023 and why no ...

2024
Removing corn from crop rotation reduces yields of other crops by up to 15%
As of January 2024, about 10% of Ukraine's corn remains unharvested, and many farmers plan to abandon the crop due to low prices. Oleksandr Khmeliuk ...

2024
Climate change will affect the development of harmful organisms and the performance of crop protection products
Oleksandr Khmeliuk, head of the LNZ Group agro department, explained how climate change will affect pests, weeds and fungal diseases, as well as the ...

2024
The DEFENDA brand strategy — lower costs and higher profits for the farmer — has not changed since the very ...
Since its launch in 2018, LNZ Group's crop protection brand DEFENDA has followed one strategy: helping farmers spend less and earn more. The portfolio...

2024
On the importance of the correct sowing depth for corn and sunflower
LNZ Group agrotechnology development manager Serhii Vovk explained why the correct sowing depth of corn and sunflower is crucial for timely and ...

2024
Late application of soil herbicides: an expert showed the consequences
LNZ Group agrotechnology development manager Serhii Vovk showed what happens when soil herbicides are applied too late, after corn has emerged. On an ...

2024
Reduced use of fungicides and insecticides lowers crop yields and quality
Over the past two years, farmers have massively reduced fungicide and insecticide applications, lowering yields and crop quality. Serhii Borysov, head...

2023
What 2023 was like for LNZ Group
LNZ Group sums up 2023: stable yields, broad export geography and five years of the DEFENDA crop protection brand. The holding is also developing ...