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Talking Agronomy – Jo Bell – March 2021
March 15, 2021
Mid-February and it’s clear we’re facing another season in which getting onto the land is our key challenge. The Beast from the East Mk II has brought some welcome cold, but much of our ground is wetter than ever, having… Read more
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Talking Agronomy – Jo Bell – February 2021
March 1, 2021
Once again, we have more than our fair share of cold, very wet soils. Official figures show double the long-term average December rainfall in parts of our region. And, as we go into the second half of January, some of… Read more
Tagged # agrii-start, AGRII-START PLUSES, beet lifting, beetle larval count, careful gai assessment, cover cropping, crop, crop performance, cruiser seed treatment, early spring nutrition, environmental loss, extra nutrition, farm water supplies, fertiliser plan, good plant count, grain aphid, grass control, introduced liqui-SAFE, late cercospera, leaves spot treatment, level of ion, little enthusiasm, N-MIN, nutrients lock, nutrients use efficiency, Oilseed rape, osr fertilisation, protected phosphate, rust vulnerability, seedbed nutrition, serious challenge, soil nitrogen level, spring barley volunteer, spring crop, spring nitrogen application, spring spray, urea ammonia nitrate, virus yellow, wheat bulbs, winter linseed, Yellow Rust
Vicki Brooks Blog – Looking forward to at least a little winter
January 27, 2016
We should always be careful what we wish for, but with January fast disappearing a little less rain and a decent cold snap would be really welcome. Although soil temperatures dropped away in early December, in most cases conditions were… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, blog, cover cropping, cover crops, micro-nutrient, septoria, Soil structure, soil temperature
Seedbed Management Day for Growers & Agronomists
October 29, 2012
Seedbed management will be the topical focus of the second practical improvement day being organised for growers and agronomists this year by the developing Soil and Water Management Centre based at Harper Adams University College. Scheduled for Monday November 26… Read more
Tagged # BASIS, cover cropping, Seedbed managment, Soil structure