What is the Potato Partnership
Through collaboration, we can achieve far more than if we worked alone. The Potato Partnership (TPP) was established with the understanding of its founding members that a collaborative effort was our best way of finding answers to our industry’s production challenges. The Potato Partnership is an opportunity for those with a vested interest in potatoes […]
Future-proofing Agrii’s research
Agrii’s strength is delivering agronomic advice completely backed by our own research to ensure sustainable and profitable farming systems. Our research is currently completed in replicated small plot and tramline trials located on 28 iFarms and Technology hubs spread across the UK. Additionally, we also co-ordinate many farmer led split field demonstration type trials to […]
Thatchers Case Study: Celebrating the vintage, embracing the future
Somerset farmer William Thatcher made the first ever Thatchers cider at Myrtle Farm in 1904. Today, the farm continues to honour traditional varieties, as well as leading the way in cider innovation with its extensive variety trials. From humble beginnings to iconic brand As was the tradition in the early 1900s, Myrtle Farm – a […]
RHIZA Whole Field Seed Planner enables greater accuracy
Every crop begins with seed, so why not be precise in how it’s used? Plant population is one of the fundamentals of crop performance, but it is easily affected by factors outside the grower’s control, such as weed competition, soil type and nutrient status. Even the choice of seed treatment has been shown to influence […]
Precision-Driven Solutions: Agrii VSE gears up for the treatment season
The Agrii Vegetable Seed Enhancement (VSE) team stands fully prepared for the upcoming treatment season and is delighted to offer solutions that will help improve on-farm performance. We will offer seed enhancement services to seed houses and growers this autumn. The crop focus will be onion, carrot, parsnip, spinach, lettuce and leek. We take pride […]
Investment in Mobile Colour Sorting Technology
Ergot continues to be a significant issue for many farmers. Reduced tillage and blackgrass are partly to blame but cool, dull, and wet weather at and after flowering also increase the incidence of this disease. Ergots contain large amounts of toxic alkaloids that can pose a risk to animal and human health. Stringent controls are […]
Biostimulant Seed Treatments : A boost to growth and yield
Biostimulant seed treatments are increasingly used to boost early crop growth, especially in later drilled crops where grassweeds remain a major issue. This year has the seen the introduction of a number of new biostimulants including Nuello iN, a blend of endophytes from Syngenta, and Newton, based on vegetable-derived peptides from Interagro. These new biostimulants […]
Skyway spring barley set for take-off
Skyway, the high-yielding spring barley with full approval for brewing, is on course to become one of the most popular varieties of 2024 after impressing growers over the past two seasons. Demonstrating a combination of yield and agronomic characteristics that puts it ahead of both RGT Planet and Laurette (see table), it has performed strongly […]
Evaluating the genetic defences of Spring Barley
Part of Agrii’s regional network of farm strip trials, this season’s wheat and barley plots at Lower Eggbeer are highlighting the increasingly viable genetic barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) defences now becoming available to UK growers as well as how devastating the virus can be. “We know BYDV can halve wheat and barley yields,” notes […]
Agrii advisers complete soil and environmental training to benefit customers
Nearly 200 Agrii agronomists and crop input specialists have completed environmental training that will help customers comply with new regulations, identify sustainable practices and promote biodiversity across their farms and estates. The training is in addition to the BASIS crop protection and FACTS courses that all Agrii advisers complete as part of their employment. In […]
