January 2021
CSFB in crops near Derby
January 28, 2021
Update from Richard Derbyshire, Bartonfields iFarm Coordinator Recognise these beasties? I took these pictures of cabbage stem flea beetle larvae in an OSR crop near Derby, variety Alasco earlier this week. Drilled early September into good growing conditions, the crop… Read more
Dorset iFarm Recipe defies the season to deliver Best-Ever Spring Barley
January 19, 2021
Despite the most challenging conditions they’ve ever known for the crop, Eastbury Estates averaged a record 9.3t/ha from the 100ha of spring barley they grew at Tarrant Gunville near Blandford in Dorset last season, maintaining the substantial productivity progress the… Read more
Tagged # Dorset, eastbury estates, gpr, jim, jim farquharson, Rhiza, Spring Barley, todd jex, variable rate, VR Nitrogen, yield
Responsible Maize Recipe proves its worth in Dorset
January 18, 2021
A substantial acreage of early maturing maize is allowing J.F. Cobb & Sons to maintain a high level of soil heath and protection in the sensitive Poole Harbour catchment while making the most of the crop across a dairy business… Read more
Tagged # Avitus, best yield, dairy farm, Dorian Jones, Dorset, drymatter, early vigor, evnironmental benefits, forage, Holstein, JF Cobb, Krone, ksw, maize, ryegrass, sustainable farming, variety, wholecrop, yield
Putting Covers Into Context with Understanding
January 18, 2021
Cover and catch cropping may work well for many managing lighter and erosion-prone soils but for those on heavier and more difficult ground they remain very far from the answer to any sort of maiden’s prayer. The right cover crops… Read more
Tagged # Agrii, agrii stow, Agrii trials, catch, catch crop, cover, cover crop benefits, cpver crops, crop, crop rotations, cultivation, cultivation techniques, david felce, heavy-alnd, soil, soil health, steve corbett, Stow Longa, winter what
Tailored Seedbed Nutrition Gives Impressive Pulse Performance Improvements
January 15, 2021
Pulse growers across the country can substantially improve their spring crop performance this season with tailored seedbed nutrition, suggest pioneering 2020 field-scale Yorkshire trials across a range of soil conditions. Run by Agrii’s northern R&D team across 18 ha of… Read more
Tagged # agrii-start, crop nutrition, fertiliser, p-reserve, soil phosphate, spring beans, spring cereals, spring pulses
TOP TIPS For Spring Oat Production
January 13, 2021
Oats are not barley. This is the fundamental essential those growing the increasingly popular crop this spring need to appreciate to get the most out of them, believes Agrii Innovation Crops manager, Skye Van Heyzen. “Most people come to growing… Read more
Tagged # agronomy, alternative crops, oats, potential skye van heyzen, skye agrii, spring cropping, spring oats, yield