Jonathan Blake

ADAS technical director of crop protection based at Rosemaund Herefordshire, + farmer in Lincs. views expressed are my own.

[Sumitomo Chemical UK Agro @SCUKAgro]

In a challenging year for trials, we’re speaking with @AdasBlake from @ADASGroup to explore lessons from this season’s #Indiflin trial results. Our new fungicide, currently going through registration, shows particularly strong performance against rusts.

#NewFungicide #SumitomoChemical

[Jonathan Blake @AdasBlake]

https://t.co/UzZWxRLxHe

[ADAS @ADASGroup]

Want to know what pests are lurking in your soil before planting? 🌱

We offer nematode & PCN testing with clear reports to help growers make informed decisions!

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/urII3j1KOz

#pests #cabbagestemfleabeetle #fritfly

[Jonathan Blake @AdasBlake]

https://t.co/Bw5qKrCFl9

[Jonathan Blake @AdasBlake]

We are hiring! - A great opportunity for to start or progress your career as a crop pathologist with ADAS,
(Please forward / repost)
Crop Pathology Consultant/Senior Consultant
Post would be office based at ADAS Rosemaund, near Hereford https://t.co/0hChesMB4W

[Chloe Francis @ChloeMo95]

Lots to see at the @ADASGroup open day with @AHDB_Cereals tomorrow (17th) at Garnstone Farm, HR4 8PZ, 12 till 3.

Note there is a road closure on the Hereford Road between Herefordshire Golf Club and Weobley. Access via A4110 Canon Pyon.

@AdasBlake
@lynntatnell1

[Jonathan Blake @AdasBlake]

Significant gouting of primary and secondary tillers in Oct sown wheats in Herefordshire this year, the period of risk seems to get later each year.

[Sean Sparling FRAgS @sasagronomy]

@arableadvisor, AICC president Patrick Stephenson, speaking all things barley fungicides at #AICC25 along with the expert panel of @AdasBlake Jonathan Blake, @niabgroup Dr Aoife O'Driscoll and AICCs own Marion Self from @Prime_Ag06
#independent #AICC

[ADAS @ADASGroup]

⚠️ First case of glyphosate resistant Italian ryegrass confirmed in the UK 🌿
ADAS scientists @weedwiseuk have identified a single field population of #ItalianRyegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in Kent resistant to glyphosate at the field label rate ⬇️
https://t.co/DlZdveygoc

[ADAS @ADASGroup]

"It worked last year so I'll do it again this year"❌- a big mistake when it comes to crop disease control says @AdasBlake
Hear independent research @AHDB_Cereals #Agronomy conference Weds 11 Dec, & learn how to adapt to what's happening in the field 🌾🌾https://t.co/GgiunkbBUZ

[Jonathan Blake @AdasBlake]

@russbmckenzie @Jes_Squirrell @PeterCowlrick @niabgroup We’re constantly in need of new approaches in disease management, if biological products that can help - fantastic! sound independent testing, farm try outs (and open minds!) - all part of separating the wheat from the chaff!

[ADAS @ADASGroup]

Have you registered for the online @AHDB_Cereals Agronomy Conference Weds 11 December? 💻
@AdasBlake will review the 2024 growing season - 'a biblical year' for crop disease - & share how different #fungicides performed under the pressure 🌾🔍 Join us @ https://t.co/GgiunkbBUZ

[Isabelle Sims @IsabelleSimsPhD]

2025-6 student placements now being advertised at ADAS!
Placements have played a key role in my career so far, giving lots of experience in different settings and learning new things, so I highly recommend, and there's plenty to get involved with at ADAS🌱
https://t.co/zkOor0ozjr

[Sacha White @SachaWhiteIPM]

To all budding applied entomologists, there's a vacancy at ADAS (which is a very good place to work) - https://t.co/zJ0b4hbHoa

[Isabelle Sims @IsabelleSimsPhD]

Had an amazing time @BS_PP conference last week, thank you for the opportunity to present @DefraSurvey in the @AABiologists Surveillance themed session 🌱 >50y of WW data and >40y WOSR data now freely available online https://t.co/sB5EvQzF13

[Jonathan Blake @AdasBlake]

@hazeyh Wasn’t me!

[Jonathan Blake @AdasBlake]

Puppies, they don’t half make a dent in your wallet…

[Jonathan Blake @AdasBlake]

Don’t you hate it when someone spoils the ending of a good book!