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.

Excitement.

Having returned from a weekend of farming in Lincolnshire I am reliably informed the area around Grimsby had 5 mm of rain on Sunday night. Looking at the forecast for Gloucestershire I note we too may receive 5 mm on Thursday. Should I get excited? What value is 5 mm or rain to Gloucestershire’s current drought situation regarding resumption of grass growth suitable for livestock grazing. Well simply put, 5 mm is practically useless. While it may temporarily wash dust off

Chinese Water Snakes.

I see that one of the farming comics published an article entitled “Bio stimulant trials reveal CSFB damage reduction”. After reading the article and cross referencing a few items I came up with another headline that I thought was more appropriate. "Snake oil" is synonymous with fraudulent remedies, deceptive marketing, and health scams. However, its origin as an alternative to genuine traditional medicine is routed in the American “quick-buck exploiters” of the 1860s. Dur

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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