A sky-high revolution in crop research
Drone technology is poised to bring about a significant transformation in crop research in the coming years, according to leading agronomy company Agrii. This technology has the potential to not only enhance the capacity of plot assessments traditionally conducted by researchers but also to improve the consistency of results across all Agrii trial site throughout […]
Prioritise conditions over cultivations when making variety choices, new Agrii trials suggest
Latest Agrii trials suggest while clear differences can be seen between varieties in various production scenarios, there is little to separate them when it comes to their performance in direct drilling or conventional cultivation systems. Varieties and how they perform across a range of production scenarios is a key element of Agrii’s integrated crop management […]
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 […]
Latest research shows all-round benefits from ‘appropriate’ tillage
Reducing cultivations may help improve long-term soil structure and health. However, the latest research shows that, like profitability, Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels depend on crop productivity The results of field-scale trials at the country’s longest-established grassweed management technology centre at Stow Longa near Huntingdon underline that tillage itself need […]
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 […]
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 […]
iFarm visitors up 37% on 2022 to more than 2,400 visitors
For many growers, on-farm trials are the living proof that support a change in cropping choices, herbicide and fungicide strategies and environmental commitments.
Brothers John and James Russell of Mawhill Farm, Kinross have hosted trials as part of the Agrii iFarm network since 2020.The learnings identified in the years since have been applied across the farm.
West Country BYDV Eye-Opener
This season has been a real barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) eye-opener for Phil Lockyer and his partner Kate at Lower Eggbeer, Cheriton Bishop near Exeter on the northern edge of Dartmoor National Park. Despite diligent field-walking every two days until the December cold snap, they found no aphids at all in the winter wheat […]
