Every year, no matter where you are in the world, all the farming press use scare tactics to prime you for the coming growing season, informing you what disease is going to be present in your crops, that will leave you with reduced, or failed yields!

Sometimes the best conversations don’t go to plan. We recently recorded a podcast that was packed full of practical insights - but thanks to some technical issues, the audio didn’t quite make the cut. Rather than lose the discussion, we’ve pulled the key ideas together here, because there’s too much value not to share. And if there’s one theme that runs through it all, it’s this: balance is everything. Right now: cold soils, no roots… so why the rush? As we sit here in mid-March in the middle...

Polymer urea as a foliar feed: proceed with caution I have seen one or two trials recently where people have used a polymer urea as a foliar feed. I feel this is a complete disaster waiting to happen and was not surprised to see poor results! When polymers are used on the leaf they can sit around and clog up stomata if they are the wrong type of polymer. They can be very slow on uptake and not have the appropriate effect to maximise yield potential of the growing plant. The inappropriate...