Meeting our Black-Grass hub speakers
Posted a year ago
17/10/2018
Ben Giles & Darren Adkins
Agronomy and herbicide advice from Bayer
Wednesday 28th November 11-11:15am and Thursday 29th November 2:50-3:05pm
Bayer Commercial Technical Managers, Ben Giles and Darren Adkins will be providing advice on controlling black-grass and getting the most out of herbicides for spring 2019 and beyond.
Richard Godwin
Soil management options to assist in Black-grass management
Wednesday 28th November 1:00-1:15pm
Richard (Dick) Godwin, is a Visiting Professorship at Harper Adams University. He supervises research and provides academic and practical training in the field of agricultural engineering, soil management and precision agriculture. Dick will be discussing how tillage and drainage related activities can help with the control of black-grass.
Tom Jewers
Beating Black-grass, a growers perspective
Wednesday 28th November 2:50-3:05pm
Tom Jewers is the fifth generation of the Jewers family to farm at Wood Hall, Rattlesden, Suffolk. As well as 300 ha of mainly Hanslope Clay to manage, the Jewers also provide a stubble to stubble contracting service. Tom will be discussing the strategies employed on his family farm to stay ahead of black-grass.
Nicholas Strelczuk
Digitalising what you know to boost your ability to control black-grass
Thursday 29th November 11-11:15am
Nicholas Strelczuk has been working in precision farming for over 7 years, he joined hutchinsons as their Precision Technology Specialist in 2014, since they have launched their own precision farming system, Omnia. Nick has an extensive knowledge of farming software and hardware, which enables him to support growers with the best systems for their needs - he will be discussing how Omnia and digital platforms can help control grass weeds.
David Lord
An overview of a direct drilling system and its effect on black-grass levels on heavy land
Thursday 29th November 1:00-1:15pm
David Lord is a farmer on the coast of North East Essex. The family business is mainly arable with predominantly London clay soil types. His family took the decision in 2014 to move to an ultra-low disturbance drilling system to combat the perfect storm of increased black-grass pressure, a labour shortage and rocketing fixed costs - these decisions will be discussed in the Black-Grass hub.
