Yara Agronomy Team

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All the latest crop nutrition information and advice from the Yara Agronomy team. Yara is the global leader in crop nutrition knowledge and the leading producer of quality fertiliser products.

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Yara Agronomy Team

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Science

Podcast website

yara.co.uk

Latest episode

Oct 7, 2026

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Episodes

A water and tonic for Brassicas 05.07.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Tom Decamp, Yara's Area Manager and Field Vegetable Specialist to discuss Brassicas, challenging weather conditions, and tips on fertiliser selections and application timings.

Some mid-season pointers for grass and grazing 21.06.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle is joined by Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist, to discuss mid-season grassland management and how farmers can adapt to potential challenges each season to maximise grazing and silage quality. 

Forage for Knowledge 07.06.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle is joined by Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist and Katie Evans from AHDB to discuss ‘Forage for Knowledge’ a UK-wide initiative to support grassland farmers and grazers. 

Sugar beet & Potato: Recommended best practice after a late start 24.05.2023

Due to wet spring weather sugar beet and potato crops were forced to be drilled late, into poor seedbeds. So what can we do to build the canopy fast and get the crop growing? Phil Burrell, YaraVita Product Manager,  explains why it pays to be proactive and adapt your crop nutrition programme to maximise sunlight and ensure no nutrients are lacking.  Listen now for tips on what, when and how to obt...

New Season – Not the same old routine 17.05.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara’s Head of Agronomy about New Season and what farmers need to be considering with the different options of fertiliser available to them. 

Using Urea as your N source? Is it as simple as it sounds? 10.05.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara’s Agronomy Operations Manager, about delivering nitrogen via urea and not ammonium nitrate and how farmers need to make an informed buying decision before using it on their crops. Do you know all the details?

Maximise grazing and silage quality 26.04.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist, about grazing and silage strategies for the season ahead. 

Optimise the value of foliar nutrition on OSR and cereals 12.04.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Phil Burrell, YaraVita Product Manager about optimising the value of foliar nutrition on OSR and cereal crops. 

Soil fertility for grazing 29.03.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist, about grazing and soil fertility as farmers plan their next nitrogen applications.

Use technology to help fine tune nitrogen management 15.03.2023

In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara’s Head of Agronomy about nitrogen management and efficiency and how technology can help farmers plan fertilisation strategies. 

YaraVita on Oilseed and Cereal crops 01.03.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Phil Burrell, YaraVita Product Manager about micronutrients and taking a proactive approach this spring to optimise yield in cereal and oilseed crops. 

Managing early nitrogen for silage production 15.02.2023

In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist about silage and managing those early nitrogen applications. 

Early nitrogen for autumn sown crops 01.02.2023

In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara’s Agronomy Operations Manager, about early fertiliser applications, especially nitrogen, and the current condition of crops after a wet and cold winter. 

Early nitrogen for grazing 18.01.2023

In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist about early nitrogen applications on grazing and what grassland farmers should be considering to maximise early grass growth.

A look at trial results and data from 2022 04.01.2023

In the first episode for 2023, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara’s Agronomy operations manager about recent trial results on cereal and what we can learn from the data collected. 

GrassCheckGB - Improving grassland management 07.12.2022

In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Grassland agronomist about GrassCheckGB, a programme focused on improving grassland management by monitoring and measuring grass growth and quality, and how results are communicated to farmers in an easy-to-use way.

Use the right tools for the job, and improve NUE 16.11.2022

In this podcast special, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara Agronomy Operations Manager and Nottinghamshire farmer, Tom Hawthorne, about Yara’s digital tools and how these can help farmers with decision-making and efficient management of resources. 

Making sure selenium is readily available to grazing livestock 09.11.2022

In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara's Grassland Agronomist, about recent grassland trials work, and the value of selenium to help maintain grazing livestock health.

Potato treatments – Trialled and tested on farm 26.10.2022

In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Oscar Thacker, Yara Area Manager for Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, about recent potato trials held in the UK and the importance of these results for Yara's research and development.

Make the best use of data from your grain, tissue and soil analysis 12.10.2022

In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Jon Telfer, Manager of Yara's Analytical Services about making the best use of data from soil analysis and reflecting on this season’s lab results. 

Risky management or managing risk? 28.09.2022

In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara's Head of Agronomy about how best to minimise risk as farmers potentially face all kinds of challenges this autumn.

Resilient crops through quality management 14.09.2022

In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's Agronomy Operations Manager about quality management, and what growers can do to help maximise yield in current, unpredictable climates. 

A little competition to grow interest and knowledge in silage. 31.08.2022

In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara's Grassland Specialist and Gemma Higgins, lecturer at the SRUC, to discuss a recent grassland competition held for its students and sponsored by Yara.

Time your fertiliser applications carefully for optimum grass growth this year and next 17.08.2022

In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara's Grassland Specialist to discuss autumn grazing and the challenges grassland farmers may face due to recent dry weather conditions.  

Bigger margins and new varieties improve prospects for oilseed crops 03.08.2022

In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara's Head of Agronomy and Liam Wilkinson, Limagrain Technical Specialist to discuss what can be done to give oilseed crops the best start this autumn and grow a crop worth looking after.

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