Fast start for maize agronomy meetings
The meetings will give the chance to hear and discuss technologies including seedbed preparation, crop nutrition and weed control - aimed at giving maize crops a fast start and clean growth.
Maize costs as much to grow as a high-yielding wheat crop, which makes it essential to give it the same agronomy attention. And it has to complete its growth in just seven months - with a fast start critical to achieving consistently high yields.
| Tuesday 23rd February | Tuesday 1st March | Wednesday 2nd March |
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| Park House Hotel Shifnal Shropshire 10.00 - 13.00 Booking Ref: CMP-002242 |
Frogmary Green Farm South Petherton Somerset 10.00 - 13.00 Booking Ref: CMP-002243 |
Thickthorn Farm Lyneham Wiltshire 10.00 - 13.00 Booking Ref: CMP-002244 |
The meetings will provide essential agronomy information for both livestock forage maize growers, and the increasing area grown for AD biogas generators.
Topics from the Maize Innovation Meetings will also be presented at the Maize Growers Association Conference, held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough on 25th February.
The Maize Innovation Meetings will take place from 10.00am, and conclude with lunch at 1.00pm.
| Maize Innovation Meeting speakers include: |
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| Simon Draper, Maize Growers Association – Seedbed preparation and cross-compliance |
| Iain Hamilton, Syngenta Field Technical Manager – Early season weed control |
| George Fisher, CF Fertilisers – Soil mineral N measurement for maize |
Growers and agronomists are requested to register for Maize Innovation Meetings on 0800 0253454 or email for more information to [email protected].