Tagged: oats
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
Building on a Traditional Recipe with Innovation in Fife
December 20, 2019
At first sight Lacesston at Gateside near Cupar is a traditional North east Fife family farm. Potatoes and spring barley are its mainstays, with soft wheat grown for distilling and oats for Quaker. All its sandy loam arable ground is… Read more
Tagged # agronomist, barley, conservation, cover crop, donald hay, john weir, liming, oats, potatoes, precision agriculture, Precision Farming, precision growing, rtk precision, scotland, soil care, soil health, sustainable agriculture, variable rate, winner
UPDATE: Winter Cropping Options
December 17, 2019
The extremely wet Autumn has left many of you asking how late can winter crops be sown and, even if it’s possible at all. The good news is that there are options available to you and our Technical Team have… Read more
Tagged # barley, crops, establishment, oats, skyfall, soil health, winter, winter wheat
David Neale Blog – What a difference a year makes?
October 10, 2013
Dare I suggest we needed some moisture this week (forecasted) to break down some pretty solid lumps to get a decent seedbed for the remaining acres. This was highlighted at our Annual Ploughing Match on the next door Estate at… Read more
Tagged # Agrii, barley, disease problems, grain stocks, harvest, oats, OSR, ploughing, pulses, weather
Back in the Blogging Seat….
March 14, 2012
I am back in the blogging seat after six weeks of talks around the UK with much to commentate on! Where is the Water? Today, seven Southern Water Companies announced restrictions on use of water! Already at this stage we can… Read more
Tagged # barley, crops, drought traits, farm business plan, maize, markets, oats, Oilseed rape, R&D, rooting capacity, soil and water management, Soil N Mins, spring barley seed, spring crops, Varities, water, weather, wheat plantings, wheat values, Yellow and Brown Rust, yields