Successful oilseed establishment - what makes the difference?

Oilseed webinar - Successful oilseed establishment - what makes the difference

As thoughts turn again to next season's oilseed crops Natalie Wood is joined by guest presenter Michael Farr to talk about what makes the difference for successful establishment of oilseed crops.

Topics covered include

  • Seed treatments for quick seedling establishment – Mn, P
  • Target spring population and appropriate drilling dates and sowing depth
  • Placing autumn fertiliser – does it make any difference?
  • Key traits to look for in varieties and optimising the different traits such as autumn vigour, companion cropping
  • Which fertiliser grades are best for autumn nutrition?
  • Keeping crop momentum before winter with micronutrients

Available as an on-demand recording

The live webinar took place on Tuesday 7th July 2020 at 7pm but don't worry if you couldn't make it as you can still watch the webinar as an on-demand recording.

Presenters

Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Yara UK
Arable Agronomist
Michael Farr
Michael Farr
DSV UK
 Oilseed Specialist

 

Host

Eva Ross
Eva Ross
Head of Marketing

 

What makes the difference for successful oilseed establishment?

What makes the difference for successful oilseed establishment?
In this webinar ,Natalie Wood is joined by guest presenter Michael Farr to talk about what makes the difference for the successful establishment of oilseed crops

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