Arable crops

A healthy potato canopy is important in ensuring we maximise the plant’s ability to fill the ‘tuber sink’ thus producing as many marketable potatoes as possible, and improving profitability.

Ensuring sufficient phosphate is available for early development is critical in potatoes so perhaps it is time for a re-think about phosphate management.

Calcium is a vital nutrient for potatoes and most aspects of tuber quality can be improved by having a sufficient supply of calcium during growth.

Many cereal crops struggle to get moving in early spring due to low phosphorus levels as a result of low phosphate availability. Giving these crops a quick 'energy boost' from foliar phosphate is the best way to get them started.

When faced with wide variation in crops it is important to use spring nutrition to manipulate the crops as best you can in order to get the most from what you have.

Getting the most from your sulphur applications is critical for both yield and quality so it is worth reviewing your current practice to make sure you get the best response from sulphur.