In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Professor Roger Sylvester-Bradley from The Yield Enhancement Network (YEN). Discussing how data, collected, shared and analysed by farmers, agronomists and researchers is increasing our knowledge of how to drive up yields in a sustainable way.
In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's arable agronomist to ask what growers can do to improve the establishment of oilseed rape crops, and what role nutrition plays in crop establishment.
As top fruit growers get to grips with a difficult season thanks to the weather, many are wondering how to manage nutrition not only for this season but helping the tree recovering for next season too. So, in this episode, Giz Gaskin, Yara's Fruit Specialist discusses the nutrition options for orchard fruit and soft fruit particularly thinking about mitigating the effect of the recent variable weather and looks ahead to options for early season nutrition.
As grass growth finally picks up this season, in this episode, Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist discusses proactive nitrogen management on grass swards and considers nitrogen use efficiency on grassland and nutrient management planning.
Now that this season's potato crop is in the ground and hopefully starting to emerge it is a good time to check on its nutritional requirements. In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara's Head of Agronomy to discuss how nutrition can influence not just the yield but also the quality and return from the crop.
At this time of year, there are a lot of questions about managing horse and pony paddocks, so in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist to learn what horse owners should be doing to meet grass nutrient requirements and to safely fertilise paddocks.
Although we are still very much in the middle of this season, some growers may already be thinking of buying fertiliser for next season. So, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's Arable Agronomist, to ask what growers should consider before buying next season's fertiliser and find out why taking time now could save money and avoid problems later.
As the new fruit season gets underway with some stop-start weather, fruit growers are facing tricky decisions. So, in this episode, Giz Gaskin, Yara's Fruit Specialist discusses the nutrition options for orchard fruit and soft fruit particularly thinking about mitigating the effect of the recent variable weather and looks ahead to options for early season nutrition.
In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist to discusses the role of selenium in grazing animal health and the benefits to livestock of incorporating selenium into the diet of grazing animals using bio-fortified fertiliser either grazed as fresh grass or conserved as silage or hay.
As growers start thinking about second nitrogen applications, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's UK Arable Agronomist to discuss how tools such as the N-Tester, Atfarm and N-Sensor can be used to optimise the efficiency of nitrogen applications. Natalie also discusses how tissue testing can be used to identify micronutrient deficiencies which can also influence nitrogen use efficiency.
With more and more farmers showing a renewed interest in switching to a liquid fertiliser system, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Darren Glegg, Yara's liquid fertiliser business manager to learn why farmers should consider Yara liquid fertilisers.
As crops begin spring growth it is important to remember the micronutrients that complement the macronutrients. In this episode, John Keyte, Yara's Speciality Product Manager, talks about micronutrients and discusses the various options for managing crops and incorporating micronutrients into crop nutrition programmes.
As it will soon be time to think about planning nutrition of silage crops, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist and begins by asking "What is the silage for?" for advice on what livestock farmers can be doing to make the right quality of silage for its intended use to manage the trade-off between yield and quality.
With farmers looking more and more for technology to help with their nutrient management, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to James Craske, the head of Yara's digital solutions team in Europe to learn about the new digital technologies being developed by Yara to help farmers tackle their nutrient management decisions.
As days start to lengthen again it could soon be time to think about fertiliser applications to autumn-sown cereals, so in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's UK Arable Agronomist to learn what growers should do this season in terms of timing and rates for the first nitrogen applications.
As livestock farmers start to think about restarting grass growth, in this episode Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist for advice on what livestock farmers can be doing to proactively manage soil fertility with spring fertiliser applications, particularly nitrogen, to maximise early grass growth with a view to getting livestock back into the fields as soon as the weather improves.
Now that this season's potato crop has mostly been lifted and is in store it's time to start planning for next season's crop. In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Tom Decamp, Yara's Potato Specialist to discuss options for next season. Particularly thinking about some of the environmental pressures facing growers and discussing how the crop nutrition strategy can be adapted, together with new technology to reduce the environmental impact of the crop.
Now the harvest has finished and the data has been analysed this is a good time to review the results. Natalie Wood, Yara's chief arable agronomist talks to Ken Rundle and discusses the key results from Yara's 2020 trials on cereals and oilseed rape. Amongst other topics Natalie discusses, sulphur response, phosphate and potash timing, the benefit of micronutrient mixtures and the latest thoughts on compounds vs blended fertiliser.
Farm safety is the topic this week as Ken Rundle is joined by Alma Jordan the founder of AgriKids. They talk about the success of AgriKids campaign to encourage, educate and empower youngsters in Ireland to improve safety on the farm and to learn how this could be replicated in Great Britain too.
Phosphate is arguably more important than nitrogen for crop growth. In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara UK Head of Agronomy, to find out why phosphate is so important to crop growth and understand why availability is fundamental and how this is influenced by fertiliser choice.
As autumn crops begin to establish it is worth considering micronutrients to ensure all the crop's nutrient requirements are met. In this episode, Mark Tucker, Yara UK Head of Agronomy, discusses the role of micronutrients and reminds why they should be considered important for all crops, not just the high yield potential crops.
As an extended fruiting season comes to an end, Giz Gaskin Yara's Fruit Specialist discusses the end of season nutrition options for fruit growers particularly thinking about preparing fruit crops to get off to the best start next season.
In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's arable agronomist to find out what lessons we can learn from the success of the World record wheat crop. He asks Natalie what cereal growers should be focusing on this autumn to emulate the winning strategy, particularly soil sampling, grain analysis and proactive nutrient management.
In this episode Ken Rundle talks to Eric Watson from South Island, New Zealand who now holds the Guinness World record for wheat with a yield of 17.39 t/ha together with Yara's New Zealand arable specialist, Paul Johnston to find out the secrets to the success behind the record-breaking crop with the help of YaraVita micronutrients.
In this episode Ken Rundle talks to Tove Andersen the Head of Yara Europe to learn about green ammonia and other environmental and sustainability initiatives being implemented by Yara
As harvest gets underway and thoughts turn to next season’s crops Jon Telfer, Yara's Analytical Specialist discusses why soil testing and analysis should be the starting point to grow successful crops and to ensure the soil is left in better health for the future.
With potato crops reaching the all-important bulking stage Tom Decamp Yara's Potato Specialist talks about how nutrition can help maximise that potential and at the same time achieve maximum marketable yield by meeting supplies specifications.
As thoughts turn again to next season's oilseed crops Mark Tucker talks about what makes the difference for the successful establishment of oilseed crops.
With many livestock farmers facing reduced grass growth so far this season Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist takes stock of this seasons silage campaign and gives advice on how farmers should be adapting fertiliser applications to cope with the conditions this season.
At a time of year when almost every fruit grower has decisions to make here is the latest advice from Giz Gaskin Yara's Fruit Specialist for all fruit growers talking about the role of calcium improve shelf life in soft and cane fruits and to improve skin finish in apples. Also talking about the best nitrogen options for bush fruit particularly blueberries.
