Grow the future

Maize drilling is now underway and should be completed by mid-May, so in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist to find out more about maize nutrition and to discuss how farmers should be managing this to get the crop off to a good start and maximise yield potential.

Generally, wheat and oilseed crops are looking promising and with harvest prices firming growers need to think carefully about the final nitrogen application to make sure they don't miss out on yield.  So, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara's Head of Agronomy to ask what growers can do to make sure they get the best return on their investment in nitrogen fertiliser.  

Following a relatively mild winter some fruit crops have begun early growth although outdoor soil temperatures may be restricting nutrient availability which means growers may need to adapt nutrient management to help crops through this difficult period. So, in this episode, Giz Gaskin, Yara's Fruit Sector Specialist discusses the early season nutrition options for fruit growers and looks ahead to discuss some new products for the fruit sector coming through Yara's development pipeline.

This year grazing grass will be more valuable than ever, so in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to  Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist to ask what farmers should be doing now to make sure they get the best from each paddock to be able to grow enough forage to meet demand.

As thoughts turn to new-season planting of potatoes and field vegetables, there should be no need to remind growers of the importance, and value, of achieving top quality.  So in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker and Oscar Thacker to learn more about the role of calcium and boron and to ask what growers should be doing now to improve the quality later in the season at harvest.

Now more than ever it is important to make sure micronutrients are not going to limit cereal yields this year, so in this episode, Natalie Wood, Yara's Agronomy Operations Manager, talks about the importance of micronutrients and discusses the various options for managing crops and incorporating micronutrients into crop nutrition programmes.

Oilseed rape is the focus in this episode as Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara Agronomy Operations Manager and Oscar Thacker, Yara Area manager to discuss oilseed nutrition learn what growers should do this season to manage both nitrogen other nutrients to maximise returns from the crop.

With the recent focus on nitrogen prices, some growers may have overlooked the important role of sulphur in allowing plants to utilise nitrogen.  So in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara UK Head of Agronomy, to remind us of the importance of sulphur today and find out how growers should plan sulphur and nitrogen applications to maximise the return on their investment in nitrogen.

As autumn-sown cereals begin to start spring growth, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's UK Agronomy Operations Manager to learn what growers should do this season in terms of timing and rates for the first nitrogen application and other nutrients.

As days begin to lengthen again its time to start thinking about restarting grass growth, so in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to  Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist for advice on what livestock farmers should be doing to proactively manage soil fertility with spring fertiliser applications, particularly nitrogen, to maximise early grass growth while making the best use of nutrients from either manures and slurries, or fertiliser nitrogen.