Talking agronomy

Talking agronomy with Jo Bell: Much of our immediate cropping decisions revolve around seed held over from last autumn

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Talking agronomy with Jo Bell: Much of our immediate cropping decisions revolve around seed held over from last autumn

Nearing the end of an extraordinary season, we can count ourselves lucky Covid-19 has affected our working lives much less than many. But then again, we have the weather to contend with.

clock 09 August 2020 • 3 min read
Talking Agronomy with Ben Boothman: Spring barley crops on the lightest soils have a flush of secondary tillers

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Talking Agronomy with Ben Boothman: Spring barley crops on the lightest soils have a flush of secondary tillers

clock 09 July 2020 • 3 min read
Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: It is amazing how well backward crops have caught up but the rain was too late for some

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Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: It is amazing how well backward crops have caught up but the rain was too late for some

clock 02 July 2020 • 3 min read
Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: The divergence in crop growth stages is proving a challenge

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Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: The divergence in crop growth stages is proving a challenge

We have seldom seen such diverse growth stages across our spring crops, much within individual fields. Especially where we have still had no meaningful rain.

clock 02 June 2020 • 2 min read
Talking agronomy with Jo Bell: Last season proved how right we were not to cut back on early treatment in a dry April

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Talking agronomy with Jo Bell: Last season proved how right we were not to cut back on early treatment in a dry April

clock 04 May 2020 • 3 min read
Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: In the North, well established and tillered winter barleys are rare to find

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Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: In the North, well established and tillered winter barleys are rare to find

clock 01 May 2020 • 3 min read
Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: New wheat fungicides offer a step forward in septoria management

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Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: New wheat fungicides offer a step forward in septoria management

Calling a halt to Skyfall drilling in mid-March, we have between zero and 30% of our planned wheat acreage in the ground.

clock 14 April 2020 • 4 min read
Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Winter barleys are turning yellow and starting to shut down tillers

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Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Winter barleys are turning yellow and starting to shut down tillers

clock 27 March 2020 • 3 min read
Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Nitrogen supply must be maintained throughout the growing season

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Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Nitrogen supply must be maintained throughout the growing season

clock 22 February 2020 • 3 min read
Talking agronomy with Jo Bell: Taking advantage of every opportunity

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Talking agronomy with Jo Bell: Taking advantage of every opportunity

A few drier interludes in late January and early February allowed us to get a bit more wheat drilled into our lighter land, along with much needed fertilisation and spraying. If we are lucky, we may end up with 40% of our planned winter wheat acreage.

clock 21 February 2020 • 4 min read