30 April 2026, UK: New for the 2026 season the acclaimed Syngenta BlightCast infection risk forecasts will now be incorporated with the highly popular Cropwise Spray Assist App.
Now potato growers and agronomists will be able to receive up to 7-days advance warning of localised blight risk, including notifications, along with integrated application advice indicating opportunities to spray, nozzle recommendations and tank mix advice.
This will ensure effective blight protection, before the risk of blight infection occurs. Assessing levels of sustained blight risk can also help with decision making on product choice and timing.
– Get Syngenta Blight Advice for the 2026 season –
Syngenta Spray Assist enables growers to quickly create a plan of their whole farm’s cropping and field area, which then provides relevant crop agronomy and management support advice.
Importantly, for agronomists and farmers operating across a wide geographical area, the system allows you to switch between multiple farms, to ensure BlightCast forecasts and other advice is accurate to the chosen location.
Adding details of the farm’s spray equipment into the App enables it to recommend the best available option for any application, based on the treatment target and weather conditions at any selected spray window. It also provides tank mixing recommendations and planning.
Product details and best use advice is quick and easy to use in one place, with a simple one click process to create a spray task for practical field operation.
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The Cropwise Spray Assist App will also include the Quantis Heat Stress forecast, bringing these important tools to support potato crop management decisions in one place.
Farmers and agronomists already using the Cropwise Spray Assist App will find BlightCast is automatically available with the latest update. Go to ‘Farm Insights’ in the menu to view your data.
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