Agrii Journals Agrii West Summer 2013

Agrii West Summer 2013

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Grateful for rain on the 15 tonne plots

The 15 tonne challenge plots have developed well on the back of a robust autumn and spring programme.
Are there any lessons to be learnt?

The arable fraternity places its bets once again for the annual ‘act of faith’.
Standing up for farming

Much of what we read in the media is unbalanced and the many stories about what farming provides are often overlooked.
Getting to Grips with Early Wheat Management

Effective early spring management will be the difference between success and failure for large areas of winter wheat across the country this season.
Local Agronomy Outlook

Our locality had probably had the wettest autumn on record with 439mm falling between August 1st and December 31st.
Winter Barley the better choice for oilseed rape entry?

Barry Barker – Arable Seed Product Manager Has winter barley got a more important role to play in your rotation next season? Varieties have been taking a step forward in yield and straw values remain a very useful extra income source. Plus, the earlier harvest allows the spread of workload and more time to get […]
Cotswold preview from Oliver Fairweather

The Cotswold Event will be held this year on the afternoon and early evening of Wednesday 10th July at the Cotswold Farm Park. We will be looking closely at the Oilseed Rape variety and establishment plots as we look to see the effects that this seasons un-predictable weather conditions have had on the rape crop […]
Innovative Arable Research Strategy Unveiled

Genetics, nutrition and soils, precision agronomy, crop protection and emerging technologies are the central pillars of the innovative five year research strategy unveiled this autumn to underpin the most significant expansion in applied research, development and technical support for UK farming in more than 20 years. In a significant first for the agricultural supply industry, […]
Late Autumn Seed Choices

Barry Barker – Arable Seed Product Manager Normally late autumn wheat drilling is regarded as anything from mid October through to the end of the calendar year. However, the conditions of the past few years have led growers to drill all the way through into the spring with winter varieties, with generally positive results. The […]

Welcome to our Summer 2012 ‘Journal’

As you read this I hope you will be up to date with your cereal fungicide spraying!

Cotswold challenges

The weather conditions to date have had a large impact on the trials at the Cotswold R&D site.

Regional nutrition trials fill the gap

Crop nutrition is as important as crop protection, however research has been sadly lacking in recent times.

What’s happening at your local Agrii autumn event?

What to expect at your local Agrii autumn event.

Pull it up or leave it alone?

Many agronomists and growers will be making a judgment over the viability of their oilseed rape crops in early February, prior to the first application of Nitrogen.

AgriiFocus Update

We have set ourselves the challenge to achieve 15t/ha of wheat and the AgriiFocus site, our Western Technology Centre…

Wilton preview from Thomas Goodman

With the recent good weather the Wilton iFarm has broken from its winter dormancy, albeit a month later than normal. The warmth and sunshine has triggered the growth we so desperately needed, with leaf three half emerged on many of the winter wheat varieties and flowering underway on the oilseed rape. Winter Wheat With leaf […]

‘Volatility’ remains at the heart of the grain market in this new era

The risk and financial impact on your arable business continues to be dominated by world market volatility. The savage swings in weather patterns around the globe, are proving to pose a consistent threat to production in the major producing regions and affecting what historically have been stable supplies. The key to risk management is to […]

Non-compliance still costing farmers

Failures of cross compliance inspections in 2012 have recently been published by the RPA (www.rpa.defra.gov.uk). The results show poor record keeping was the major factor in cross compliance breaches costing farmers £1.4 million in reductions to their Single Payment Scheme (SPS). Changes have been made to cross compliance rules in the past year, primarily around […]

New Precision Options from SoilQuest

SoilQuest is Agrii’s Precision Agronomy System, providing agronomists, farmers and growers with accurate information about their soils on which to base profitable decisions. Currently working with a significant numbers of our customers across the West, SoilQuest uses Veris scanning and detailed analysis to produce soil maps and management zones within fields, which when integrated with […]

Agrii launch new environmental development site

Agrii have set up our first environmental development site in Buckinghamshire.

Agrii Farm Saved Seed Processing Service

Agrii offers a unique combination of ‘integrated’ agronomy and variety management that ensures you receive the best results.

New Varieties for Autumn 2012 Sowing

Each year we see a new wave of varieties hit the market. So what is available for 2012?

Testing conditions in South Wales

The South Wales R&D site focus on Winter Wheat and Winter Barley trials.

Establishing crops for 2013

As we start to consider establishing crops for harvest in 2013 we draw your attention to our nutrition check list.

AgriiFocus – Western Technology Centre

Following a number of low disease pressure years we will learn a lot from this year’s fungicide trials.

Farm Saved Seed – a positive alternative to Certified Seed

Cropping plans on many farms have changed dramatically this spring and this in turn has led to supply challenges…

Information Overload – It’s Decisions That Count

Today’s world is brimming with information – whether you choose to get yours on-line, in-print…

R&D Day gives food for future OSR thought

Little agronomic differences can add-up to big winter oilseed rape performance benefits when the going gets tough, growers discovered at a specialist research and development day held at our AgriiFocus Technology Centre in Wiltshire in May.

AgriiFocus Update

With the AgriiFocus open day on 4th July fast approaching, Dr Syed Shah (AgriiFocus R&D Manager) takes a looks at each crop on trial this summer. We look forward to seeing you there!

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