In this episode we are talking to Bill Smith who farms in Speyside, Scotland, and Amy Watkins Sustainability Project Manager at Agrii. We will be asking some key questions on how we can adopt ways of farming in an environmentally sustainable way, that will help the environment, our crop production output and farm business sustainability. 

In this episode we are talking to Agrii’s senior agronomist Andrew Richards. Todays topic is boosting bugs in soils. We are asking what does this mean, what is the agronomic benefit and is there a financial benefit for the grower. 

 In this episode we are talking to Agrii’s Tom Land, fertiliser technical manager and regional technical advisor and farmer David Felce. We will look at options for winter fert for crops already in the ground and preparing the ground for the following spring.

*Please note: This podcast was recorded in early September 2021, therefore any prices mentioned within the podcast may have increased considerably at the time of listening.

In this episode, we are talking to Agrii's vegetable and arable agronomist  Kathryn Styan. Today we will be looking at the vegetable sector, what challenges growers are facing and what can the arable sector learn in the techniques and approaches taken by these growers. 

In this episode, we are talking to Professor Andy Neal, Soil Microbiologist from Rothamsted. Andy is currently focusing on a major project called ‘Soils to Nutrition’. Today we are going to explore what we mean by soil organic matter and why it is so important to understand when it is influencing the availability of nutrients and water in our soils.

In this episode we are talking to Mark Thomas from the Farming Community Network (FCN) and Petra Martin from Agrii. With the ever increasing challenges being faced in the agricultural industry, it is important to know where advice, support or a listening ear can be found. 

In this episode we we are talking to Tim Horton, regional technical advisor and Mark Dewes, farmer & agronomist from Agrii. With farming facing significant change, today we are going to look at farm productivity and viability and  find out how Agrii's Green Horizon's initiative helps deliver these two key elements on farm, balancing the science with economics. 

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In this episode we are talking to Agrii’s Chris Glover, head of crop protection and Jessica Farrant, commercial account manager. Today we are going to look closely at crop protection (CP) products, how they are carefully scrutinised and reviewed before they reach the farmer and how a constant ongoing assessment of their performance helps agronomists work with growers to deliver suitable crop protection now and in the future.

In this episode we are talking about regenerative agriculture with farmer Tom Martin and Agrii agronomist John Vickery. We will be asking the question what is regenerative agriculture, is it something new and the key question of what are the benefits to growers. 

In this episode we are talking to Colin Lloyd, Head of Agronomy within Agrii’s technical team. We will examine variety choice in the context of sustainability and more specifically Agrii’s variety sustainability rating and how that fits in our Green Horizons initiative. 

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