TAP

The Agronomy Partnership, comprising of a team with 4 Crop Production Specialists across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

[TAP @TAPAgronomy]

Late Jan/early Feb applied N (modest dose) has really made a difference here on this second wheat. Soils were mild and crop has responded superbly despite high rainfall levels in February. #skyfallblue #Nutrition #earlyneverborrowsfromlate #wheat #kent #agronomy #rewarding 🚜💨🌾

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‘Proactiveness’ always pays off. A very small window back in January to apply Bifenox and this farmer has been rewarded for their efforts. OSR on the move following 1st small dose of N #teamwork #rewards #kent #OSRlife #onthemove 🦊👊🏼🌱😁

[TAP @TAPAgronomy]

Beautiful morning walking some @KWSUKLtd Zyatt on the foothills of the North Downs. Following last weeks milder weather and warmer soils, crops really have moved on. #wheat #zyatt #moving Spring moves ever closer ! 😄

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@No1FarmerGuy 🤫🤫😉

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Sending OSR leaf samples off to @ADASGroup using @Bayer4Crops SpotCheck service to tease out varietal tolerance and treatment differences following the autumn/winter and plan spring strategy. #osr #LLS #Phoma #learning

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This crop of @KWSUKLtd Amistar on heavy, Weald mans land enjoying the morning sunshine ☀️ #finally #barley 🌾#bringonthespring @No1FarmerGuy

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The mixture was grown as an EFA option - a great way to meet requirements while retaining nutrients & supporting soil structure.

[Frontier Agriculture @FrontierAg]

An over winter #covercrop needn’t be costly. This radish & oat mix in #Kent was established directly after #wheat with a @VaderstadUK Rapid & will be desiccated 15th Jan pre spring crop.

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Autumn OSR herbicides getting to work on these difficult weeds at this particular site. #lookslikeakerbyear #osr #weeeds 👊🏼 #Kent

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@sluggett_martin @ragtseedsuk Early indications from trials are promising with robust rust scores and a respectable septoria rating. Check the numbers here ...
https://t.co/2HvydiUmAy

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BYDV Tolerant Wheat Wolverine up in rows in Kent. Genetics likely to play a bigger role in the very near future. #BYDV #Wolverine #kent

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Popped into look @Kingscrops Winter cover crop of Radish and Oat established with low disturbance sub soiler leg. Doing its thing, structuring and encouraging soil biology. Soil is ‘dry’ and in lovely condition. Mopping up excess nutrient too. #winwin #soilhealth #biology #roots

[TAP @TAPAgronomy]

👀there is still hope 🤞🏼Amazed to see how well this is going. Nice land I know, but still shows this system has allowed us to travel. Soil in lovely, friable condition for seeding after 48hours dry ish weather. #zyatt #itsaGo @ClaydonDrill #wellsdrained #soilhealth

[TAP @TAPAgronomy]

Always finish your day on a high...😁#bestOSRinKent? @dekalb_osr Expansion. August drilled, one pass...conserved moisture, Lumiposa seed dressing and liquid fert. down with seed #wishitwasalllikethis #osrlife... #backitfromday1

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@23mattwood08 @Bayer4CropsUK @SyngentaCropsUK 😂don’t worry Matt. This is ‘Mans Land’ just inside Surrey! 💪🏼

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Perhaps @Bayer4CropsUK Deter did offer more slug 🐌 protection and prevent hollowing than we previously thought...distant memory now! 😰Let’s hope @SyngentaCropsUK Vibrance Duo pulls this crop away from them. 🤞🏼 #postdeterwoes #notjustaphids #slugs #hollowing #lifeafterdeter

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Oh, and yes well spotted of course,
the slugs... 🙈

[TAP @TAPAgronomy]

Early drilled wheat ...and onto the next problem. Aphids easily found today. #lifeafterdeter #noneonics #aphids #bydv

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@Tim_Seedtech @reglimagrain Tricky, as one has to assume 50% could be carriers as well as to prevent 2nd gen, caveat being another migration could follow. Also, managing expectations,
logistics/other work loads. Will monitor and also follow T-sum for that 2’d gen which are most threatening...

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@cutlerstom @reglimagrain Unfortunately fairly easily found across the field(s). Perhaps more so on headlands adjacent to Margins etc, but 1-2m/2 in field. 😰

[TAP @TAPAgronomy]

@jimmygooders Well, this ‘seedbed’ has been sat dry for several weeks until rain 10-14 days ago which has encouraged this first flush out of dormancy so fairly quickly in this case.

[TAP @TAPAgronomy]

High dormancy... 🤔certainly not here. What were extremely dry soils have taken the recent rain nicely. Patience needed, even a week could make a huge difference. #dormancy #delayeddrilling #ipm #grassweeds #culturalcontrols