About Us

Established in 2017 Revive Agronomy is an Independent Agronomy Service for arable and livestock farmers in Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Oxfordshire provided by the highly experienced and professional agronomist Philip Laughton.

Agronomy advice is centred on profitable crop production whilst meeting the legal and environmental requirements of the day.

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Blog News

Current predicaments as seen by an Agronomist in the field. Short written reports with pictures to illustrate key challenges to the industry.

Feeding Frenzy.

The unprecedented, record-breaking heatwaves and severe drought conditions of summer 2026 created a highly complex scenario for wireworm activity, ultimately increasing the risk of severe damage to winter wheat crops sown in October 2026. The extreme weather disrupted the pest's usual lifecycle. Now that we have received sufficient rainfall to penetrate to an appreciable depth problems have become apparent. Induced Dormancy and Delayed Vertical Migration. Wireworms (the la

Drought - Its official!

DEFRA: Government activates plan to protect consumers as severe drought declared in parts of England. 16 Oct 2026. A severe drought has been declared in parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex. While customer supplies are uninterrupted, today's action follows an unprecedented period of extreme weather. The Government has declared that specified areas have experienced their driest April to September in over a century, impacting reservoir le

Services

Revive Agronomy effectively communicates simple and practical advice to meet the stated objectives of the farm business

This ability to communicate science into practice began with work Philip conducted in the 1980’s at Rothamsted Research Station.

Understanding that which was required by the scientific community and then communicating this to farm staff responsible for enacting science from the tractor seat was part of his daily routine.

With you, that basic principle remains the same, taking true science to the field for the commercial benefit of your farm businesses.

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