nitrogen

Strategic Farm programme gave confidence to manage risks

The Strategic Potato Farm East programme provided Elveden Farms’ Director Andrew Francis with a ‘mental safety net,’ helping manage the risk of making changes to his business. Reflecting on the last...

Event report/overview: Strategic Farm East results day - 10 January 2019

Summary The Strategic Farm East results day took place on 10 January 2019 and was the final event of the Strategic Farm East programme hosted at Elveden Estate in East Anglia. The event saw the...

11140044 Determinacy of varieties

Background Currently, there are no objective, cost-effective ways of establishing the nitrogen (N) determinacy group of new varieties.  Yet, this information is essential to determine the appropriate...

Crop Nutrition

Optimising crop yield and quality whilst managing finances and considering the environment is the scenario facing producers, and it emphasises the need for careful nutrient management and planning....

Crop Nutrition For Potatoes

Optimising yield and quality represent the main reasons for sound nutrient application decisions. But financial and environmental considerations, although always present, now play a larger role. The...

Grower Collaboration presentation at East of England Potato Day August 2013 by David Firman

CUF’s David Firman's presentation on the Grower Collaboration project. David discusses the results, learnings and successes of AHDB Potatoes-funded depth of destoning, nitrogen and seed rate trials,...

Across-the-board introduction of no-spread zones introduced under the new Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC)

  You should be aware of the new Cross Compliance requirement about needing a risk map, but what does this mean for you? The Farming Advice Service has put together some key questions to help you...

Variety Determinacy Ratings