Blog - Agrovista

20/07/2020

An agronomist's view of recent times

Agronomist Ollie Johnson looks after Agrovista customers across the midlands. Here he reflects on the challenges and opportunities of recent times, particularly the changes instigated by COVID-19.

14/07/2020

Project Lamport update 6 - R&D

For our sixth blog update, Niall is joined by Technical Manager Mark Hemmant, to discuss R&D at Project Lamport.

06/07/2020

Project Lamport update 5 - FAQs

The Agrovista soil heath team interview our Lamport experts to ask the questions that you’re likely to have.

29/06/2020

Project Lamport update 4 - Plot updates

We began Lamport on a quest to reduce blackgrass and we achieved this from the moment we implemented cover crops. We’ve come down from 2000 heads/m2 to 3-4 heads/m2 because our systems are so effective, as demonstrated here.

22/06/2020

Sprayer care at Dundee

Following the official opening of the recently upgraded Agrovista Dundee depot earlier this year, customers can now advantage of a new sprayer parts counter. In this blog, Paul Soppit who looks after the facility, discusses its importance and how the customer journey has improved as a result.

16/06/2020

Chilli growing challenge

Following the addition of new team members, the Agrovista marketing department decided to instigate a chilli growing competition, growing three different varieties from seed. Marketing Coordinator Siobhan Sandel explains what she’s learnt from the experience so far.

Project Lamport update 3 - soil sampling

16/06/2020

Project Lamport update 3 - soil sampling

For our third blog update, Philip Wright and James Cheney take soil samples from various plots at Project Lamport, compare and discuss their findings.

08/06/2020

Project Lamport update 2 - soil health and cultivating with metal

For our second Project Lamport update, Chris Martin discusses some of the soil health benefits seen at Project Lamport, as well as the impact of cultivating with metal.

05/06/2020

Preparing grain stores for harvest

Mark Hemmant is Technical Manager for Agrovista, supporting both the company’s agronomists and customers through the latest in technical updates. As growers plan their summer workloads, Mark explains some of the key considerations when it comes to preparing grain stores for harvest.