PhilipMar 131 minPlaying the long game.It takes between 10 and 15 years to discover and develop a new active ingredient suitable for agricultural use AND bring it to the...
PhilipJul 7, 20232 minHot!The UK’s hottest June on record beating the previous record set in 1940, as well as June 1976 (part of the well-known summer of 1976) was...
PhilipJul 31, 20222 min£90.00/ha. Is it worth it?Back to Basics. There are only two items that control yield within commercially grown crops. 1) Light 2) Moisture. You can of course...
PhilipNov 14, 20211 minSize matters!It should never be forgotten that soil is just ground-up rock making its way to the sea. Mixed with the rock is detritus and consequently...
PhilipFeb 9, 20212 minNitrogen leaching So far this season, November was relatively dry, but October, December and January have been wet. Consequently we see in the popular...