Grow the future
All the latest crop nutrition information and advice from the Yara Agronomy team. Yara is the global leader in crop nutrition knowledge and the leading producer of quality fertiliser products.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 126
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Grassland - management of horse and pony paddocks
At this time of year, there are a lot of questions about managing horse and pony paddocks, so in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist to learn what horse own…
Nitrogen - don't be rushed into a hasty decision to buy next season's fertiliser
Although we are still very much in the middle of this season, some growers may already be thinking of buying fertiliser for next season. So, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's…
Focus on fruit - what are the options for early season nutrition ?
As the new fruit season gets underway with some stop-start weather, fruit growers are facing tricky decisions. So, in this episode, Giz Gaskin, Yara's Fruit Specialist discusses the nutrition options…
Livestock health - improving grazing animal health with bio-fortified selenium fertiliser
In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist to discusses the role of selenium in grazing animal health and the benefits to livestock of incorporating selenium in…
Nutrient management - not just a load of mumbo-jumbo - optimising nitrogen efficiency
As growers start thinking about second nitrogen applications, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's UK Arable Agronomist to discuss how tools such as the N-Tester, Atfarm and N-Se…
Liquid fertiliser - why farmers should consider Yara
With more and more farmers showing a renewed interest in switching to a liquid fertiliser system, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Darren Glegg, Yara's liquid fertiliser business manager to lear…
Micronutrients - measure to manage approach to managing crop nutrition
As crops begin spring growth it is important to remember the micronutrients that complement the macronutrients. In this episode, John Keyte, Yara's Speciality Product Manager, talks about micronutrie…
Grass silage - how to make sure you make the right silage for your livestock
As it will soon be time to think about planning nutrition of silage crops, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist and begins by asking "What is the silage f…
Digital tools and services - technology to help farmers with nutrient management decisions
With farmers looking more and more for technology to help with their nutrient management, in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to James Craske, the head of Yara's digital solutions team in Europe to lea…
Nitrogen for autumn cereals - deciding on timing and rate for first nitrogen applications
As days start to lengthen again it could soon be time to think about fertiliser applications to autumn-sown cereals, so in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's UK Arable Agronomist …
Spring grazing - optimising spring nitrogen applications to manage spring grazing
As livestock farmers start to think about restarting grass growth, in this episode Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist for advice on what livestock farmers can be doing t…
Potatoes - reducing the environmental impact of next year's potato crop
Now that this season's potato crop has mostly been lifted and is in store it's time to start planning for next season's crop. In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Tom Decamp, Yara's Potato Specialis…
Field trials update - the latest results from Yara's 2020 trials
Now the harvest has finished and the data has been analysed this is a good time to review the results. Natalie Wood, Yara's chief arable agronomist talks to Ken Rundle and discusses the key results …
AgriKids - engaging, educating and empowering youngsters in farm safety
Farm safety is the topic this week as Ken Rundle is joined by Alma Jordan the founder of AgriKids. They talk about the success of AgriKids campaign to encourage, educate and empower youngsters in Ir…
Phosphate - availability is fundamental to crop growth
Phosphate is arguably more important than nitrogen for crop growth. In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara UK Head of Agronomy, to find out why phosphate is so important to crop growt…
Micronutrients - a macro effect on crop yield and quality
As autumn crops begin to establish it is worth considering micronutrients to ensure all the crop's nutrient requirements are met. In this episode, Mark Tucker, Yara UK Head of Agronomy, discusses th…
Focus on fruit – preparing fruit crops for the best start next season
As an extended fruiting season comes to an end, Giz Gaskin Yara's Fruit Specialist discusses the end of season nutrition options for fruit growers particularly thinking about preparing fruit crops to…
Autumn cereals - learning lessons and planning for success
In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's arable agronomist to find out what lessons we can learn from the success of the World record wheat crop. He asks Natalie what cereal growers …
World record wheat yield - attention to detail with YaraVita
In this episode Ken Rundle talks to Eric Watson from South Island, New Zealand who now holds the Guinness World record for wheat with a yield of 17.39 t/ha together with Yara's New Zealand arable spe…
A greener future - looking forward and going further
In this episode Ken Rundle talks to Tove Andersen the Head of Yara Europe to learn about green ammonia and other environmental and sustainability initiatives being implemented by Yara