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Blogs

Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Starting harvest with quiet optimism

Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Starting harvest with quiet optimism

31 Jul 201912:51
By the time you read this we should be well into the wheat harvest.
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Talking Agronomy with Ken McTaggart: 'Things have continued to be nicely uneventful for us'

Talking Agronomy with Ken McTaggart: 'Things have continued to be nicely uneventful for us'

17 Jul 201910:02
It’s tempting fate, I know, but things have continued to be nicely uneventful for us here so far this season.
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Talking agronomy with Andrew Roy: 'We have been somewhat compensated for the long dry spell'

Talking agronomy with Andrew Roy: 'We have been somewhat compensated for the long dry spell'

16 Jul 201909:57
I know I have said it before, but managing crops in the UK is increasingly about working around the extremes of the weather.
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Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: 'The unsettled weather of June came as a surprise'

Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: 'The unsettled weather of June came as a surprise'

15 Jul 201909:48
With many growers likening the weather conditions of the last twelve months to the drought of 1976, I think many of us had convinced ourselves that we would be experiencing another hot and dry start to the summer.
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Talking arable with Neil MacLeod: 'Tired of listening to the rain battering off my bedroom window'

Talking arable with Neil MacLeod: 'Tired of listening to the rain battering off my bedroom window'

13 Jul 201908:18
As I write this article on June 24, I must admit to feeling somewhat tired of listening to the rain battering off my bedroom window at 5am, an occurrence that has been quite regular over the last month.
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Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: 'It has been an interesting early summer'

Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: 'It has been an interesting early summer'

12 Jul 201908:14
It has been an interesting and challenging spring and early summer, both in the fields and the garden
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Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: Crops at higher risk of lodging this season

Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: Crops at higher risk of lodging this season

03 Jun 201909:38
Looking at crops in late April, concerns were starting to surface over lack of moisture in the Central and Eastern regions.
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Talking Arable with Ian Matts: Headland effect on yield must not be forgotten

Talking Arable with Ian Matts: Headland effect on yield must not be forgotten

02 Jun 201909:33
I am putting this article together a little earlier than usual as I am awaiting the arrival of my firstborn, expected any day now.
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Talking arable with Sophie Alexander: It's all a balancing act

Talking arable with Sophie Alexander: It's all a balancing act

01 Jun 201909:24
I was all gung-ho about the merits of drilling spring crops early. In the back of my mind was the hangover fear of last year’s drought repeating itself.
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Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: Aggressive blight strain is too serious to ignore

Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: Aggressive blight strain is too serious to ignore

31 May 201904:18
Spring has sprung, although the number of frosts we’ve had in May does make me wonder.
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Talking agronomy with Andrew Roy: Watching the weather

Talking agronomy with Andrew Roy: Watching the weather

28 May 201908:50
Some very valuable rain fell this week after the prolonged cold and dry spell which has held our crops back here in the North East. The rain is well timed for all winter crops and will hopefully set up many of the spring drillings too.
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Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: Use pre-ems to get maize off to the best start

Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: Use pre-ems to get maize off to the best start

08 May 201916:21
With maize drilling now commencing, talk has turned to how we can maximise our yields in this spring crop.
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Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: Tools in the armoury to manage virus threat in sugar beet

Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: Tools in the armoury to manage virus threat in sugar beet

03 May 201905:48
Just before Easter, we experienced a succession of frosts, with the grass in the garden white and crispy to walk on at first light caused by the dawn dip when the temperature drops as dawn breaks.
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Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Steady as we go with safety first

Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Steady as we go with safety first

28 Apr 201916:57
We had some reasonable early April rain in most places. In complete contrast to this time last year, we could do with a good bit more rain to keep everything on-track.
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Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Safeguarding some excellent potential

Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Safeguarding some excellent potential

14 Apr 201910:13
Agronomist, Ken McTaggart says rapid N uptake means crops are particularly lush and reasonably thick, presenting a good environment for disease development.
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Talking agronomy with Andrew Roy: Great progress in the north

Talking agronomy with Andrew Roy: Great progress in the north

10 Apr 201910:03
Agronomist, Andrew Roy, says septoria will need very careful management this year, particularly with high biomass crops.
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Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: Watch for disease in high biomass OSR

Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: Watch for disease in high biomass OSR

08 Apr 201906:23
Agronomist, Maddy Vaughan says mixing multi-sites could be more effective than a comparable increase in dose of the actives applied alone, according to new trials.
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Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Gearing spring fieldwork carefully to conditions

Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Gearing spring fieldwork carefully to conditions

11 Mar 201911:07
Writing in mid-February, and with the icy start we had to the month – not to mention well over two inches of rain in the past week – we are very glad we did not rush into much in the way of early fieldwork.
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Talking Agronomy with Darryl Shailes: Managing seed stock dormancy

Talking Agronomy with Darryl Shailes: Managing seed stock dormancy

06 Mar 201915:29
So far, 2019 is looking like an early spring this season, in complete contrast to the cold and wet of 2018.
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Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: Attention to detail is key to give crops best start

Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: Attention to detail is key to give crops best start

02 Mar 201916:48
With the nights now drawing out, lambs appearing in fields and daffodils starting to bloom, one might start to feel the promise of spring in the air. A very welcome feeling.
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