In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Yara's Anke Kwast, VP for climate neutrality to learn how Yara intend to become carbon neutral by producing green fertilisers involving initiatives such as green ammonia where fertilisers are made using renewable energy sources together with digital farming tools to increase nitrogen use efficiency.

*Please note that since the timing of this recording, Yara Nature Organo-mineral fertiliser has now been rebranded as YaraSuna Fortis. A hybrid combination of organic-based and mineral nutrients. For more information visit the Yara website.

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Now the harvest has finished and the data has been analysed this is a good time to review the results.  Natalie Wood, Yara's chief arable agronomist talks to Ken Rundle and discusses the key results from Yara's 2020 trials on cereals and oilseed rape.  Amongst other topics Natalie discusses, sulphur response, phosphate and potash timing, the benefit of micronutrient mixtures and the latest thoughts on compounds vs blended fertiliser.

Farm safety is the topic this week as  Ken Rundle is joined by Alma Jordan the founder of AgriKids. They talk about the success of AgriKids campaign to encourage, educate and empower youngsters in Ireland to improve safety on the farm and to learn how this could be replicated in Great Britain too.

Phosphate is arguably more important than nitrogen for crop growth. In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara UK Head of Agronomy, to find out why phosphate is so important to crop growth and understand why availability is fundamental and how this is influenced by fertiliser choice.

As autumn crops begin to establish it is worth considering micronutrients to ensure all the crop's nutrient requirements are met.  In this episode, Mark Tucker, Yara UK Head of Agronomy, discusses the role of micronutrients and reminds why they should be considered important for all crops, not just the high yield potential crops.

As an extended fruiting season comes to an end, Giz Gaskin Yara's Fruit Specialist discusses the end of season nutrition options for fruit growers particularly thinking about preparing fruit crops to get off to the best start next season.

In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's arable agronomist to find out what lessons we can learn from the success of the World record wheat crop. He asks Natalie what cereal growers should be focusing on this autumn to emulate the winning strategy, particularly soil sampling, grain analysis and proactive nutrient management.

In this episode Ken Rundle talks to Eric Watson from South Island, New Zealand who now holds the Guinness World record for wheat with a yield of 17.39 t/ha together with Yara's New Zealand arable specialist, Paul Johnston to find out the secrets to the success behind the record-breaking crop with the help of YaraVita micronutrients.

In this episode Ken Rundle talks to Tove Andersen the Head of Yara Europe to learn about green ammonia and other environmental and sustainability initiatives being implemented by Yara

As harvest gets underway and thoughts turn to next season’s crops Jon Telfer, Yara's Analytical Specialist discusses why soil testing and analysis should be the starting point to grow successful crops and to ensure the soil is left in better health for the future.