Tagged: nutrition
Cropwatch South – June 2021
June 28, 2021
It’s all about preserving green leaf area now. We’ve done everything we can to set up some really great potential in our crops. While the lighter ground still needs some decent rain going forward, the heavy land probably has enough… Read more
Tagged # boron, cropwatch, green leaf, nutrition, OSR, south, Spring Barley, winter wheat
Would More Sulphur Improve Vegetable Quality?
April 27, 2021
RB209 states field brassicas need 50-75 kg SO3/ha/year, but trials with higher rates based on Dutch practices have led to better yields and crop quality asks Joe Johnson. The role of sulphur in supporting crop quality is widely recognised, but… Read more
Tagged # Agrii, agronmist, crop nutrition, crops, Improved yield, nitrogen, nutrients, nutrition, RB209, SO3, soil, soil health, sulphur, vegetable, vegetable crops, vegetable specialist, verimark, yield quality
Research confirms fertiliser inhibitor value
March 19, 2021
Three seasons of UK trials have shown that using a combination of urease and nitrification inhibitors can not only improve efficiencies and reduce environmental impact but can boost soil fungal activity. The trials were carried out on Agril’s nitrogen-stabilising product… Read more
Tagged # crop protection, fertiliser, liqui-safe, N20, NIAB TAG, nitrogen, NUE, nutrition, skyfall, Sustainability, tom land, trials, UAN
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
Tailoring Nutrition for Greater Crop Resilience
August 19, 2020
Feed the plant not the soil. Do this as precisely as you can. And make sure you get things right early on. These are the three keys to getting the most out of the much more tailored approach to crop… Read more
Tagged # bishop burton, efficiency, Jim Carswell, nitrogen, NUE, nutrition, tailoring nutrition, trials, TSP, uptake
Overcoming Precision Frustration in Lincolnshire
May 4, 2020
Alongside getting to grips with black-grass, understanding cover crops and improving soil structure and health across the 1200 ha of cropping at Revesby Estate near Horncastle, manager Peter Cartwright and Agrii agronomist, Richard Butler have been employing a range of… Read more
Tagged # applicaiton, Dightal Farming, Digital Technology Farm, farming, nutrition, Precision, revesby estate, Rhiza, variable rate, VR
CropWatch South – November 2019
November 26, 2019
A few reasonably dry days in the third week of October meant we got 80% of our planned winter barley into seedbeds allowing a pre-em before calling a halt to drilling. The headlands won’t be pretty. Still, at least it’s… Read more
Tagged # crop, crop establishment, drill, nutrition, rain, wheat, winter, winter wheat
Vicki Brooks Blog: Getting the early balance right
February 29, 2016
Considering how much rain and how little frost we’ve had, most of our ground is still walking remarkably well. This is mainly due to the impressive moisture pumping ability of actively growing crops in an exceptionally mild winter with plenty… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, Light Leaf Spot, nutrition, Oilseed rape, OSR, rooting, septoria, T0's, technical advice, trial plots, wheat, winter wheat
Iain Richards Blog: Clearing the decks for spring barley drilling
February 29, 2016
Two weeks ago much of our oilseed rape was racing towards stem extension; it looked like we might have to bite the bullet and give wheats carrying worrying levels of active yellow rust a pre-T0; and spring sowing seemed a… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, cultivations, Light Leaf Spot, nutrition, OSR, septoria, Yellow Rust
Raising the Wheat Performance Bar with Nutrition
October 3, 2014
Wheat nutrition needs to go well beyond conventional N, P and K thinking if yields are to be cost-effectively pushed ahead, according to Agrii head of crop science, David Langton. The latest information from our Best of British Wheat 15… Read more
Tagged # Agrii, agronomists, N p K, nutrition, Precision Farming, R&D, Soilquest, wheat, wheat yields, winter cereals, yield potential