Strategic Cereal Farm: Improving establishment & yield

Improving establishment & yield

Part of our series of webinars detailing the results of Harvest 2022, this webinar will focus on improving crop establishment and yield. We will share the results from trials run at AHDB's Strategic Cereal Farms in Scotland and the South of England. We will also provide an introduction to Strategic Cereal Farm North. 

• Trials covered:
• Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland:
  • Drill date trial results: Investigating optimum conditions for direct-drilled spring barley germination to improve establishment reliability. 
• Strategic Cereal Farm South:
  • Crop establishment trial results: Comparing the impact of soil amendments targeting biological enhancement on early-stage crop growth in winter wheat.
• Strategic Cereal Farm North:
  • Priorities for year one: Looking into soil and crop health, drainage and an extensive on-farm database to identify correlations with (and barriers to) increased yield.
• Chair: Harry Henderson
• Speakers: Fiona Burnett (SRUC), Callum Scotson (NIAB), David Aglen (Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland), David Miller (Strategic Cereal Farm South), and David Blacker (Strategic Cereal Farm North).