Tagged: Cereals
Talking Agronomy with Greg Taylor November 2021
November 2, 2021
So far, at least, this season has been kinder to us than last. A late September drenching brought our earlier drilling to a halt. But this was only temporary. And it really helped our catch and cover crops pick-up. It… Read more
Tagged # agrii agronomist, arable farming, break crops, Cereals, cover crops, crop competition, crop establishment, cultivations, early drilling, fertiliser, Flea Beetle, greg taylor, harvest, how to establish osr, improve soil structure, manure, pre-em, soil health, Soil structure, sustainable farming, talking agronomy, tillage, wheat, when to drill crops, winter cereals, winter crops
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
Tagged # agrii agronomist, arable farming, break crops, Cereals, cover crops, crop competition, crop establishment, cultivations, early drilling, fertiliser, Flea Beetle, greg taylor, harvest, how to establish osr, improve soil structure, manure, pre-em, soil health, Soil structure, sustainable farming, talking agronomy, tillage, wheat, when to drill crops, winter cereals, winter crops
First-Ever Sustainability Ratings Established for Winter Cereal Varieties
August 16, 2020
The first-ever sustainability ratings for all today’s leading winter wheat and barley varieties have been published this season to help growers choose cereals offering them the greatest agronomic strength with the least production risk and environmental impact. The ratings are… Read more
Tagged # Agrii advisory list, AHDB RL, best wheat, Cereals, disease, disease pressure, genetics, lodging, rating, recommended list, Sustainability, sustainable agriculture, variety characteristics
Improving Crop Nutrition with Grain Analyses
November 22, 2019
Post-harvest grain analyses are proving a valuable aid to improving crop nutrition, reveals extensive research on Agrii iFarms across the country. Co-ordinated by R&D manager, Jim Carswell, the most recent studies involved some 300 samples of winter wheat, OSR, winter… Read more
Tagged # Agrii, Cereals, fertiliser, grain analyses, iFarm, lancrop, OSR, R&D, seedbed, soil, technical, winter wheat
Intelligence on Yellow Rust Concerns
September 10, 2019
Yellow rust has been a serious concern in many parts of the country in the past season, with a number of varieties proving markedly more susceptible to infection than expected; especially where early fungicide programmes were cut back in the… Read more
Tagged # Advisory list, AHDB, Cereals, colin lloyd, crops, Crusoe, delayed drilling, LG Sundance, SDHI, Yellow Rust