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Agronomist and Arable Farmer January 25th

Scottish application workshop to show latest spraying innovation

Farmers, agronomists and sprayer operators in Scotland will get the latest updates and practical advice to aid accurate crop applications this season, at a Syngenta Application Workshop to be held in Fife on Tuesday February 15. The free workshop will cover new technologies and innovations across a range of crops, including cereals and potatoes, along with latest recommendations for 2022 …
Scottish application workshop to show latest spraying innovation

Bayer’s Ascra fungicide now authorised for use in barley

Bayer’s Ascra fungicide now authorised for use in barley

New YEN data suggests how to grow more than 7 t/ha beans

New data analysis has highlighted key factors associated with high-yielding crops in the Bean Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) 2021, in which one in 10 bean crops yielded over 7 t/ha. The YEN programme has highlighted factors not previously recognised as important for achieving good results including shoot height and size, and seed size. This is in addition to the importance …
New YEN data suggests how to grow more than 7 t/ha beans

Openfield delivers 2021 profit in challenging times

Notwithstanding the very challenging market conditions as a result of the poor 2020 harvest, the British farmer-owned grain marketing and arable inputs co-operative has reported a small profit of £0.1m for the year to 30 June 2021 (2020: Profit £0.4m).  Anticipating the difficult year to come, it was able to demonstrate its resilience by significantly reducing its costs to deliver …
Openfield delivers 2021 profit in challenging times
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Independent data guides wheat growers on optimum N

A review of historic trials data and more recent work by Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC) has shed light on how growers can optimise nitrogen inputs this year in response to inflated N fertiliser prices. AICC member and Head of Membership Technical Services at NIAB Andrew Watson carried out the review, which looked at 131 NIAB nitrogen response trials …
Independent data guides wheat growers on optimum N

Responding to growing pressure

Pressure to optimise crop nutrition is growing.  Rising prices makes nutrient losses through run off, volatisation and nitrate leaching not just harmful to the environment, but increasingly damaging to the bottom line. Richard Orr, Monitor Farmer in Northern Ireland, neatly illustrated the financial impact at a meeting in Downpatrick.  His fertiliser costs could rise from £29,660 to £64,000 this year.  …
Responding to growing pressure

Have you booked your tickets yet?

Have you booked your tickets yet?

Don’t forget the spray tank management basics

Looking ahead to spring spraying, growers are being reminded not to be complacent when it comes to tank mixing and sprayer hygiene, ahead of making applications. Adam Espir, FMC commercial technical manager, explains that tank mixing pesticides helps save time and compaction by cutting down the required passes over a crop. But rushing to do this can potentially cause more …
Don’t forget the spray tank management basics

Writtle to deliver CNH apprenticeships

CNH Industrial (manufacturers of Case IH and New Holland agricultural machinery), and Writtle University College (WUC) in Essex have announced a new partnership. From September 2022, the CNH Land-based Service Engineering Technician Apprenticeship programme in England will be delivered by WUC’s knowledgeable team. The Apprenticeship Standard will be delivered via block release and provide agricultural engineering training for leading national …
Writtle University College to deliver CNH apprenticeships
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