Tagged: agronomy
Talking Agronomy July 2022
June 27, 2022
We are in the final straight now, moving steadily towards the finishing line. Just like the marathons I run, it’s always a relief to get here in reasonable shape! For many of our crops the shape is actually very reasonable,… Read more
Tagged # agronomy, blackgrass, harvest, iFarm, spray timing, T1, T2, t3, wheat
Potato Partnership to build on legacy of AHDB Potatoes
May 8, 2022
Agrii is to lead a collaborative project intent on building on the legacy of AHDB Potatoes. In collaboration with Foskett Farms, East Suffolk Produce, Matt Gregory of Greenwell Farms, and independent agronomist Graham Tomalin, the ‘Potato Partnership’ will investigate solutions… Read more
Tagged # agrii potatoes, agronomist, agronomy, AHDB Potato, crops, cyst, east suffolk produce, foskett farms, Graham Tomalin, greenwall farms, nematode, nick winmill, partnership, PCN, potato, potato agronomy, potato cyst nematode, Potato partnership, potato trials, potatoes, solutions, TPP, wireworm
Vegetable Trials Update
December 18, 2021
By David Townley, Agrii Agronomist/Technical Support Climate change appears to be delaying our cold winter period later into each year, leaving us with warmer and wetter autumns which provides ideal conditions for the develop of diseases of our vegetable crops…. Read more
Tagged # agrii veg, agronomy, david townly, disease, fungicide, R&D, reseatrch, trails, veg, veg crops, vegetable trials
Trust the science with bio-stimulants
November 4, 2021
Potato specialist discusses the crop health and yield benefits of using a bio-stimulant containing the protein, Harpin αβ. Bio-stimulants are gaining acceptance among growers as recognition of the role they play in promoting yields through greater nutrient uptake and improved… Read more
Tagged # agronomist, agronomy, biostimulants, crops, experts, farmer, farming, potato, proact, science, trust
It’s time for science to take the potato forward
November 3, 2021
The way in which we grow, and store potatoes is changing dramatically, but there is no time to be nostalgic. Nick Winmill a Crop Scientist with more than 35 years of experience in agronomy considers some of the changes still… Read more
Tagged # active ingredients, actives, agronomy, agronomy advice, arable, biological, chemical, cipc, crop protection, fosthiazate, fungicide, mancozeb, oxamyl, pesticide, plant protection, potato, PPP, stroliburins, vegetable crops, vegetable grower
Establishing a legacy of excellence at The Wiston Estate Vineyard.
July 10, 2021
The Wiston Estate has enjoyed considerable success in recent years. Vineyard magazine spoke to one of the founders to hear how it has achieved so much in such a short time. Time is often a luxury that few can afford… Read more
Tagged # Agrii, agronomy, fruit crops, grape, vineyard, vineyard magazine, Vineyards, wine, winery, wiston estate, wiston estate wine
Valuable Bio-alternative to multi-sites at T0
March 23, 2021
Two years of Green Horizon agronomy-trialling have highlighted a valuable biological T0 alternative to multi-site fungicides in the annual battle against Septoria, paving the way for the increasingly broad use of bio-controls in mainstream wheat disease management. Already fully registered… Read more
Tagged # agronomy, average yield benefits, Clare Bend, conventional chemistry, Green Horizons, optimal application rate, plant defence, resistance strategy, septoria risk area, small plot trial, Yellow Rust
Making Sustainability Work on the North Hampshire Down
March 3, 2021
Net Zero is already a reality at Faccombe Estates on the Hampshire-Berkshire border near Newbury, with their comprehensive 2020 Farm Carbon Calculator report showing a net sequestration of over 1800 tonnes CO2/year. But director Al Brooks and his team are… Read more
Tagged # agriculture, Agrii, agronomy, Faccombe Estates, farming, Linseed, livestock, min-till, net zero, Newbury, nutrition, plough, sheep, spring crops, Sustainability
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
Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell – September
September 3, 2020
So far an average harvest. For which we must count ourselves fortunate. Things have been very varied, of course. Despite poorer competitiveness in the wet winter, our winter barley hasn’t been the disaster it could easily have been at 7.5… Read more
Tagged # agronomy, crops, iman, OSR, seed dressing, soil, sowing, take-off, vibrance duo