Agrii adviser is the first fruit adviser to gain a graduate diploma
Long-term fruit agronomist Gary Saunders has become the first non-arable adviser to gain the Harper Adams University graduate diploma in agronomy with environmental management. A member of the Agrii fruit team since 2014, Gary has specialised in fruit since completing the BASIS diploma in crop protection after graduating from Wye College with a BSc (hons) […]
From soil to harvest: Agrii’s commitment to Scottish agriculture
With a team of almost 50 agronomists supporting farmers nationwide, Agrii is Scotland’s leading farm advice, technology and supply business. Its complete service for Scottish farmers represents the culmination of decades of investment from Agrii and its proceeding companies. We spoke with Agrii’s Scottish business managers to determine what this investment offers farmers and their […]
Harvest 2023: iFarm Results Report
The 22/23 season was undoubtedly a disease-pressured year, with variety choice being an important component of disease risk management. Enclosed in the 2023 report, you will find variety results on our spring and winter cereal and winter oilseed rape trials as well as a special feature on drones in action and variable rate nitrogen with […]
Agrii agronomist wins major industry award
Todd Jex won Arable Advisor of the Year at the Farmers Weekly Awards by being at the forefront of the latest regenerative farming practices. The award is the culmination of a journey he began almost a decade ago when his eyes were opened to a different way of farming following a visit to a pioneering […]
Farmers Weekly Awards Winners
Agrii customers win major farming awards. It was a night of celebrations at the Farmers Weekly Awards in October as Agrii customers returned with Arable Farmer of the Year and Diversification Farmer of the Year. Neil White farms Greenknowe Farm in the Borders and won Arable Farmer of the Year. The farm totals 238 Ha […]
‘The field of the future’: The Digital Technology Farms
As part of the wider technology strategy being developed by the Agrii R&D team, this autumn, we are launching an innovative project involving the use of several connected technologies that can be used to enhance agronomic decisions at field scale throughout the growing season. The Digital Technology Farm (DTF) trials are bringing the “field of […]
NCS (Nitrogen Climate Smart) Project
Agrii is thrilled to be involved in a major new £5.9M farmer-led research programme involving 18 industry partners and over 200 farmers. The project, which is funded by the Farming Futures R&D fund, part of DEFRA’s farming innovation programme, is geared towards investigating the potential of pulse crops in substantially reducing carbon emissions. The consortium […]
Seed Select: Unearthing Top Varieties for Autumn
With the launch of the new recommended list for cereals and oilseed rape in November 2023, Agrii’s seed experts Rodger Shirreff, national seed business manager, John Miles, seed technical manager, and David Leaper, seed technical specialist, share their opinions on this podcast and look into what’s new. We have brought you the key take homes […]
Priorities for Farm-saving Your Spring Barley
Following the atrocious conditions last autumn, most certified spring seed was sold out well before Christmas. Even then, the eventual supply of certified seed is still subject to germination, and there have already been some widespread issues caused by the difficult harvest last year. That leaves farm-saved seed as almost the only possible option for […]
Spring Seed Yearbook: The must-have variety guide for 2024
Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Agrii Spring Crops Yearbook, your go-to resource for information on topics related to spring seed. This year, we are delighted to report a significant increase in the number of customers benefiting from our reserved seed offer. At Agrii, we take great care in selecting varieties that are in […]
