Agronomy Guides & Advice

Spring crop establishment often comes down to getting a number of small decisions right. When direct drilling is part of the plan, one of those decisions happens well before the drill enters the paddock: when to spray out the existing vegetation. ...

When it comes to fodder beet yield, it is easy to focus on what happens at the end of the season. But a large part of the crop’s yield potential is being determined much earlier. The reason comes back to one of the fundamentals of fodder beet physio...

One of the most cost-effective ways to increase pasture production on the shoulders of the season is through the application of GibbSTART in conjunction with Nitrogen (N). The active ingredient in GibbSTART is Gibberellic Acid (GA3), a naturally occu...

Global events have reminded us once again just how quickly fertiliser markets can change. With ongoing uncertainty following conflict in the Middle East and continued volatility in global energy markets, nitrogen prices have remained under pressure....

Managing higher-than-normal covers now to protect pasture quality and stock performance when it counts Aside from a cold blast earlier this month, winter has been kind so far, and many farms are carrying higher pasture covers than usual for this tim...

Every farming business relies on a series of assumptions when planning for the season ahead. Stocking rates, wintering programmes, feed budgets and cashflow projections are all built around the expectation that crops will deliver the yield they were ...