Tom Oates

Agronomist covering the South West, all views are mine.

[Tom Oates @TomJOates]

Most Winter Linseed crops have now finished flowering - time for last fungicide spray to protect bolls against botrytis,

[Tom Oates @TomJOates]

It can’t all be about crops, - West Coast of Ireland, cycling trip 🚴

[Hannah Foxall @foxall_hannah]

Winter #linseed variety Atilla nearing the end of stem extension. The final dose of N will be due when the green-buds emerge out the crop soon. PGRs if not on must be completed by the end of stem extension @PremiumCrops

[Cefetra Grain @Cefetra]

Our agronomists are visiting French linseed breeders to look at new material for the UK.
Running trials in both countries, making sure UK farmers get the best varieties for our soils and markets.
@PremiumCrops and Cefetra are always looking to provide fresh options to growers.

[Alastair Baseley @AlastairBaseley]

@PremiumCrops @Cefetra @foxall_hannah @SoilPointEarth @vaderstad @JohnDeere @FarolLtd @THinchley made a start on drilling canary seed today and incorporated a trial plot for @TomJOates using soilpoint booster. Time will tell

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Winter Linseed, Herefordshire first fert dose 60kg N/ha 60kg SO3/ha

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Soil Sampling a cover crop field before sowing of Canary Seed trial this spring,

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Aphids….

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Winter Linseed emerging in red soils of Herefordshire, with impressive root length,

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Borage and Spring Linseed Harvest in the Cotswolds

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Canary Seed - time for desiccation spray,

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Borage Swathing

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Borage crop dropping seed and nearly ready to swath #PremiumCrops #Borage #Agronomy

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North East Coast Nulin50 - clean crop with a good yield potential!

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Nulin50 - Spring Linseed Seed Crop, a dewy morning for inspection in Yorkshire!

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Borage in Flower! 🐝

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HEAR crop, Rocca variety, in the Brecon Beacons, 250m above sea level! Nearly flowering 😊