East Anglia: Farmers head to national agronomy centre open day
Ron Stobart, head of agronomy for NIAB TAG, checking the oil seed rape Plant roots and soil. Picture: Denise Bradley - Credit: Archant 2013
Farmers from East Anglia will be heading to the national agronomy centre open day at Morley Business Centre, Morley, Wymondham, on Thursday.
The event, organised by NIAB TAG, has the theme: “Say YES to profit.” The demonstrations and trials, mainly involving wheat and oilseed rape, will be centred on Yield (Y), Environment (E) and Soils (S).
The mix of trials and seminars, also has a disease identification clinic for a free on-the-spot visual assessment by NIAB TAG experts.
Topics to be covered on the Yield programme, which aims to work with growers to get off the yield plateau and deliver the potential, include:
Clare Leaman on winter wheat varieties
Bill Clark on disease management and crop performance
John Cussans on grass weed management
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Simon Kightley and Nathan Morris on oilseed rape
Speakers on the Environment programme’s include:
Spray application techniques with Clare Butler Ellis and Andy Lane
Resistance in broadleaved weeds by Lynn Tatnell, of Adas.
Providing winter food for farmland birds by Chris Stoate, of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Tramline management and soil erosion by Martyn Silgram, of Adas.
Two seminars on the Soils programme will be given on –
Managing soil damage and root crops by Mark Stalham
Farming systems: Soils and yield by Ron Stobart
The effect of organic matter on soils by David Gardner, of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.
Timetable on Thursday, June 20:
Seminars 11.30 to 12.15pm
Field demonstrations 12.30
Event closes 5pm.
Book – www.niab.com or email mary.mcphee@niab.com
