October 2021
Farm saved seed survey… the results are in!
October 19, 2021
Thank you very much to everyone who entered our summer Farm Saved Seed survey and prize draw. Everyone who completed the survey was entered into a prize draw to win a luxury hamper, and we’re pleased to announce that the… Read more
Agrii Innovation Award Winner
October 18, 2021
A big thank you to everyone who entered the inaugural Agrii Innovation Award! We’re pleased to announce that the winner of our first award is Luke Medd from West Whorley Hill in County Durham. On his farm, Luke is aiming… Read more
Project update from Innovation Award Winner, Luke Medd
October 18, 2021
Last week Agrii’s Rob Bowes (Agronomist), Joe Martlew (Regional Technical Advisor) and Amy Watkins (Sustainability Project Manager) caught up with this year’s Agrii Innovation Award Winner, Luke Medd, at his farm in County Durham to find out the latest on… Read more
Cropwatch South – October 2021
October 13, 2021
Unlike those on heavier ground, we’ve been in no hurry to get our winter cereals drilled. Not least because our later-drilled wheats came through some appalling conditions to deliver surprisingly well and more consistently than many earlier-sown ones last season…. Read more
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A great job in a difficult season
October 11, 2021
We’ve received some great feedback in recent weeks on the work that our nationwide Farm Saved Seed team has been doing, in a particularly difficult year. The late harvest, Covid and Brexit related staffing issues followed by recent fuel shortages… Read more
Talking Agronomy with Greg Taylor October 2021
October 4, 2021
How Best to Establish Oilseed Rape Dare I say it, cabbage stem flea beetle has taught us a lot about how best to establish oilseed rape. Once again, early August sowing has worked a treat, with crops direct-drilled into long… Read more
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