In this episode, host Tony Smith speaks with Nick Bumford, farm director at Guiting Manor Farms ltd and Rob Willey, national fertiliser commercial manager at Agrii.
This podcast explores and understands the benefit of liquid fertilisers for improving crop performance and the performance of the farm business. Also, can liquid fertilisers help us balance the needs of the crop with the needs of the environment?
“I like the fact that I don’t need to have a forklift tied up unloading and I don’t need to be putting solid materials into my precious building space, which can be used for other things. That’s quite a big consideration from a delivery and storage perspective. It’s what I would call seamless really”
Nick Bumford (Guiting Manor Farms Ltd, Director)
“I’ve had all sorts of scare mongering over the years about liquid fertiliser damaging the sprayer. Not true.. a good operator will always rinse his machine off at the end of the day, it takes minutes”
Nick Bumford (Guiting Manor Farms Ltd, Director)
“Post the 31st of March 2024, there is a requirement to use an inhibitor in conjunction with liquid fertiliser if it contains urea. And that will be policed under the Red Tractor scheme. This is to limit losses through the lateralisation to the atmosphere as the weather warms up through the spring”
Rob Willey (Agrii, Fertiliser Commercial Manager)
