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Junior agronomist joins Agrovista to help expand viticulture offer

07/05/2026

Junior agronomist joins Agrovista to help expand viticulture offer

Agrovista is gearing up to provide more agronomy advice in the growing sector of viticulture with the appointment of junior agronomist Ellie Purvis.The viticulture sector has increased rapidly in the past 10 years, but especially in the last five, acknowledges Agrovista fruit team technical manager Alex Radu.

Nutrition focus helps drive fodder beet yields

21/04/2026

Nutrition focus helps drive fodder beet yields

Over the last few years fodder beet yields have increased at Cwmporthman Farm, and Lyndon has been using Wholly K for the past three of those years. “It is very difficult to say how much of that increase is due to the product. But Dylan is getting very good yields and it is definitely part of the story,” he says.

Why an Agrovista adviser is working with an organic dairy farm

17/04/2026

Why an Agrovista adviser is working with an organic dairy farm

An organic dairy farm might be the last place you’d expect to be receiving help from Agrovista, a leading supplier of agronomy advice, seed and crop protection products.But word-of-mouth led the Lywood family to Lewis Butlin and Agrovista’s Rural Consultancy team.

It’s all about trust – Agrovista agronomist Fred Playford-Crane looks forward to his new career in Norfolk

13/04/2026

It’s all about trust – Agrovista agronomist Fred Playford-Crane looks forward to his new career in Norfolk

Agrovista has expanded its agronomy team in East Anglia with the appointment of Fred Playford-Crane, who will offer targeted technical advice to farmers across Norfolk.

New ASM roles for well known East Anglian agronomists

09/04/2026

New ASM roles for well known East Anglian agronomists

Joe Howe and Will Brundle have gained well-deserved promotions this year, taking on area sales manager roles in the South and North Anglia teams respectively.

Trial at Burnett Farm boosts potato yield by over 10%

02/04/2026

Trial at Burnett Farm boosts potato yield by over 10%

A recent trial at J & J Burnett Ltd.’s Farm near Newark has delivered promising results for potato growers, showing that targeted nutrient applications can significantly increase both yield and tuber size.

02/04/2026

SFI – where now, what’s next?

Agrovista’s Lewis Butlin assesses the key points of the revamped SFI scheme due to be introduced later this year and offers some timely advice as the application windows approach.