top of page
Welcome to
THE AGRONOMY BLOG
Search
Philip
Jan 16, 20223 min read
Stop the Pigeon!
Set in the cartoon world of the 1900’s the TV show originally broadcast from September 1969 focuses on the efforts of Dick Dastardly and...
Philip
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Tantalisingly close.........Soya
Once again this year I have been viewing Soya trials conducted locally. The crop is traditionally grown in North & South America where...
Philip
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Asymptomatic
It was reported from a national survey that ran October 2020 to March 2021, in partnership with ADAS and the Association of Independent...
Philip
Jan 6, 20223 min read
Carbon complexity
There has never been any doubt in my mind that the application of organic manure to the soil is of paramount importance to “modern...
Philip
Jan 2, 20222 min read
Whole Grains and a Healthy Heart
Following on from my last article on Biopesticides I thought I would briefly consider the group “Bio-Chemicals.” They have been quite...
Philip
Dec 29, 20212 min read
"OH ME, OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU)"
I cannot say I was a great fan for the music of Lulu but the lyrics of her songs occasionally ring in my ears; most recently this song...
Philip
Dec 26, 20212 min read
Wagon Wheels West
Charlock (Sinapis arvensis) and Wild radish (or Runch) (Raphanus raphanistrum) are a real nuisance in Winter Oil seed rape and of course...
Philip
Dec 22, 20211 min read
Free Nitrogen!
There is always debate about what to do to control winter bean volunteers in cereals. Since beans are a crop often later to combine, the...
Philip
Dec 19, 20211 min read
The Discerning Connoisseur
Fresh beer is more attractive than stale beer. Dark beer more attractive than light or even lager. Unfiltered more than filtered. Slugs...
Philip
Dec 15, 20212 min read
International Adventurer
The International Fertiliser Society held its annual conference at Robinson College in Cambridge on the 8th and 9th December, once again...
Philip
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Labyrinth or Maze
The word Labyrinth is tied to ancient Greek legend. According to this legend, the original labyrinth was built by architect Daedalus and...
Philip
Dec 8, 20211 min read
Soil Consistence
Summer 2021 brought a mixed bag of weather. Mean UK temperatures for June and July were slightly warmer and rainfall amounts varied...
Philip
Dec 5, 20211 min read
Forgive me Delilah
“I just couldn't take anymore” not that I think Tom Jones was specifically referring to the popular short term forage crop, stubble...
Philip
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Global Experimentalist Governance
Catchy title but what does it mean? "An institutionalised transnational process of participatory and multilevel problem solving, in which...
Philip
Nov 28, 20211 min read
Black Friday
The day that became a week that became a month does not directly affect your choice of products to use during the autumn since it occurs...
Philip
Nov 24, 20211 min read
The very best Peshwari Naan
This year saw the loss of Carbetamide from the UK pesticide armoury. That means propyzamide is now the only residual alternative. Since...
Philip
Nov 21, 20211 min read
Frankenstein
Look! It’s moving. It’s alive. It’s alive… or is it? With herbicides there are several active ingredients to choose from, each offers a...
Philip
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Infected and Contagious
Light leaf spot (LLS) is a disease of oilseed rape and some vegetable brassicas, caused by the fungus, Pyrenopeziza brassicae. The...
Philip
Nov 14, 20211 min read
Size matters!
It should never be forgotten that soil is just ground-up rock making its way to the sea. Mixed with the rock is detritus and consequently...
Philip
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Later Harvest
Maize is inevitably one of the later crops to harvest. Linseed typically held this accolade but in more recent years it has been cleared...
Prefix your search with #
bottom of page