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Crop Trials Research into Practice
Type: Podcast
In this podcast, Agricultural Consultants Julian Bell and Mark Bowsher-Gibbs review the 2021 growing season along with a few market predictions going forward. Expectations at sowing and following the cold…
Pesticides – Sprayer filling and washing areas (podcast)
Type: Podcast
The focus of this episode is pesticide filling and handling areas – the pollution risks, the legislation, design considerations and the safe disposal of pesticide solutions. Agricultural Consultant George Chalmers…
Cropcast: Potato blight management
Cropcast continues. This month Prof Fiona Burnett, Dr Philip Burgess and Dr Ruairidh Bain talk about potato blight management.
KTIF TUBERZONE – A Precision Approach to Predicting Potato Tuber Growth
This one-year KTIF (Knowledge Transfer Innovation Fund) project ran from May 2019 to June 2020, spanning the 2019 potato production season and subsequent marketing of the crop. The project aimed…
Potatoes Special: Keeping positive during challenging times
Type: Podcast
In this episode of the AHDB podcast, Claire Hodge, Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager (Scotland) speaks with her guests about mental health and tips for maintaining positivity. In the first part…
Agronomy Digital Roadshow (Scotland) – Potatoes
Type: Video
We have moved our popular Agronomy Roadshows online this year so we can still let farmers in Scotland know about the latest crop research. As well as addressing some of…
Nutrient Strategy – Green Manures
Type: Podcast
In this episode George Gauley is joined by David Fuller – Shapcott from Sweethope Farm, near Kelso along with Audrey Litterick from Earth care technical. David uses a low tillage…
Winter Agronomy Digital Roadshows – Business Resilience and Markets
Type: Video
Arable businesses are seeking ways to improve their resilience what-ever the future brings. The uncertainty of an EU-UK trade deal may now be behind us but in this event we…
Multispecies Sward
Type: Video
Winter Agronomy Digital Roadshows – Business Resilience and Markets
Type: Podcast
The Winter Agronomy Roadshows in January for this year will be delivered on-line as a combination of technical lectures, podcasts and interactive discussion sessions. In this podcast we’re joined David…
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