Agronomy Roadshow Perthshire
Agronomy Roadshows 2023 held in partnership with AHDB, FAS, SRUC
Optimising yield and sustainability for a profitable future.
AGENDA – Q&A after each talk
10:00 Chairs welcome and introductions Adrian James, AHDB
10:05 New priorities for cereals and oilseeds David Bell, AHDB
10:15 Optimising fungicide inputs Fiona Burnett, SRUC
10:40 Crop selection and variety performance Steve Hoad, SRUC
11:00 Optimising fertiliser inputs: latest research Ian Bingham, SRUC
11:15 IPM planning and latest evidence on new tools Neil Havis, SRUC
11:35 Market updates Julian Bell, SRUC
11:55 Market Intelligence Meghan Hesketh, AHDB
12:10 Farmbench - Farm Business management tool Julie Clark, AHDB
LUNCH 12.30 -13.15 pm
13:15 Working with farmers to avoid pollution Peter Wright, SEPA
13.40 Fundamentals of soil carbon Sarah Buckingham, SAC Consulting
14.00 Practices to enhance biodiversity Lorna Cole, SAC
14.25 Farmer case study McGregor Farms
Presentation on precision agriculture discussing how they manage 15 different contract farming agreements,
the technology they use and their controlled farm traffic system.
15:15 Final discussion, event summary and close
15.30 Finish
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