Benjamin J Tea

Technical Grower (Hort) @niabgroup BASIS Commercial Hort & FACTS Hort Qualified Advisor.
From The Kingdom of East Anglia...
#IPM #Hort. (views own etc)

[Niab @niabgroup]

In the latest of our series of blog posts looking into farming on peat, NIAB's Emma Smith and Ben Tea look at the alternatives to peat, with a ban on peat used in horticulture on the horizon ➡️ https://t.co/jKFXN7BGa8

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

Little Q&A I did with LANTRA about my Hort career to date.

[Lantra @LantraUK]

Enjoying our insights ? 🤔#GCW2023
From spending 15 years in Commercial Horticulture, Ben wanted a drastic change ! #GreenCareers
New adventures began at @niabgroup . Here, he was able to expand his personal development. 🎊🌼
See ⬇️
https://t.co/hCDidWPuNA
#GreenCareersWeek

[Niab @niabgroup]

🚨Last chance to apply for our Glasshouse Technician🚨 Closes 12 March. Full details 👇

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

Tell everyone! We're awesome!

[Niab @niabgroup]

📢New #Vacancy

Join our Cambridge glasshouse team working with various agricultural and horticultural crops.

Duties include:
• Managing plants for a variety of crop trials
• Plant care
• Occasionally assessing and photographing plants

Apply today ➡️ https://t.co/fIUV4nLh1i

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

The facilities can have up to 30 different genus of plants growing at any one time for a multitude of reasons. The facilities are backed by an experienced and devoted team that deliver research projects and customer lead commercial work! #horticulture #peatfree #peat #ornamentals

[Niab @niabgroup]

As you can see from the photo, #NIAB's Cambridge glasshouse team delivered trials on a range of crops in January, including maize, rocket, pansys and ryegrass.

Contact us to discuss your #glasshouse trials needs in 2023 ➡️https://t.co/kdbKF0cGLb

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@MysteriosoX

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@dent_alistair Must be Australian Snowdrops bor!

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@joelleannabella @NoContextBrits I died a little inside looking at this...

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

Looking forward to a great day out talking all things Agritech at @Agri_Tech_E #Reap2022. From reducing fertilizer inputs to fitbits for cows! Interesting presentation from @AWS with the morning session hosted by @HillFT. #niab #agritech #horticulture #Agriculture

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

@fesshole Wankers!

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An increase in aged organic matter combined with overhead irrigation can have a noticeable effect on a mix's attractiveness to Sciarid Fly! Large larval populations can cause significant root damage increasing plant death and incidence of disease. #horticulture #IPM #peatfree

[Niab @niabgroup]

#NIAB is involved in #glasshouse #trials of peat-free growing media, providing customers with meaningful data. Here you can see a visual assessment of fungus gnat activity on sticky traps in one of these trials.

See the glasshouse services we offer ➡️ https://t.co/AWby5ibqLj

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

So for your research experiment you need a very specific soil type from the middle of nowhere, and you need it today?
No worries bor we got ya! #niab #research #agriculture #horticulture #plantscience #candoattitude #gotheextramile #agronomy #environment #Sustainability #soil

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

@dent_alistair That you need to put a hat on...

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

@Jackscottkent Looking at the tide mark in your watering vessel it's too wet. Roots need air too, waterlogged soil and a shift in environment looks credible causes of chlorotic foliage. Where was it before this polytunnel?

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@GetRammed69 @NoContextBrits Don't forget the RAM 1500 classic! Pathetic!

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Know what we get up to in the @niabgroup Cambridge Glasshouse? Grant funded research, commercial services & agritech collaborations make up the bulk of our work with maize, tomatoes, barley and rice looking good! #Sustainability #agritech #agribusiness #Horticulture #agriculture

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

@foulmouthfarmer @Childish_Al you love a toy...

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@niabgroup Ha! I just spun my Web so I can get-out of there before I say something controversial! Good though...you should be a photographer!

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

Its probably for the best that the back of my head gets far more media coverage than my face! #defra #niab #cropscience #Horticulture #agriculture #alwaysinthelimelight #gladihadahaircut

[Niab @niabgroup]

Yesterday we welcomed @DefraChiefScien Gideon Henderson to #NIAB Park Farm. He met CEO @mcaccamo, our Executive, plus the board and Chairman, Jim Godfrey. He then toured our glasshouse complex looking at our ongoing trials, before meeting some of our scientific staff.

[Benjamin J Tea @Benjaminjtea]

@NFUEastAnglia @niabgroup @NFUtweets @EnviroTeresa Fantastic group and very engaging! Was a pleasure to walk you round the facility, you're welcome anytime!