With extreme weather patterns, evolving subsidy schemes and volatile markets, the ‘goal posts’ are constantly changing. Agrii are staging an open day at their development farm near Marlborough where they look and discuss how arable farms can adapt and thrive in the new environment, drawing on the many and varied resources and expertise available from Agrii and it’s Agronomists.
Date: Wednesday 3rd July
Where: North Farm, Nr, Aldbourne, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2JZ
Time: 08:30am – 3:00pm
Food and drink will be provided
Open Day Agenda
Field Tours
Homegrown Protein Crops
Improving consistency. View Field beans an discuss innovative approaches to improving performance, and Agrii trials on other pulse crops (inc. haricot beans, chickpeas and lupins) Justin Burton & Lucy Cottingham
Soil Health Restoration
How do we aid recovery of soils damaged by the recent extremely wet conditions? Improving structure an health as seen in is soil pit examination – David Felce
Winter Wheat Varieties
How ave they fared during the challenging 2023/24 season? What is new and an update on market opportunities – John Miles, William Sanderson and Viterra
Integrated Disease Management
Understanding how new varieties interact with different input levels and techniques in a high disease pressure year – Tim Horton & Neil Harper
Nutrition and Fungicide Interaction in the Field
– Jodie Littleford, Andrew Richards and Tom Perrott
Seminars in the Barn
11:00 – 12:00 Changing Times – Discussion of future crop margin, latest on SFI and carbon credits – Paul Pickford and Amy Watkins
14:00 – 14:45 Challenges of Crop Establishment with reduced tillage and direct drill systems in a maritime climate – John Vickery
RSVP
Email john.harper@agrii.co.uk confirming your:
- Attendance
- Any dietary requirements
- Your trading account name and number
RSVP by Friday 28th June 2024
