Farmer And Agronomist Resources

ADAS provides tailored support packages to farmers, agronomists, and to companies with interests in agronomy and cropping practice.

We deliver knowledge transfer services, produce publications, and have specialist speakers who attend meetings, workshops and conferences to provide expertise on a range of subjects.

We are also able to provide training on a 1:1 or group basis on a range of agricultural subjects. We provide a basic introduction to agriculture training for non-specialists (e.g. water companies) through to more detailed training on specialist topics. These topics include, but are not limited to:

Compliance and legislation,
Livestock production and management
Horticulture
Animal health and welfare, animal husbandry
Disease control
Grassland management and forage conservation
Pest handling and management.

We also produce crop specific publications which are provided weekly during the growing season by email. These notes cover; what is happening in the field now; what to look out for; actions for the coming week, weed, pest and disease issues; plus other important current topics.

Our technical publications include:

Crop Action

Focuses on arable crops including cereals, oilseeds and pulses. Available from £205 per year.

Veg Notes

Focuses on major field vegetable crops as well as specialist vegetable crops such as cucurbits, asparagus and sweetcorn at relevant times of the season. Cost on application.

Fruit Notes

Focuses on top and soft fruit. Cost on application.

Pot and Bedding Notes

Cost on application.

Hardy Ornamental Notes

Cost on application.

Other publications include

Technical Update – Two publications / year; spring and summer – arable crops. Detailed articles based on the latest research into pest, disease and weed management, crop physiology and other topical issues.

Environment Digest – Six publications per year. Brief publication documenting recent publications in the environmental field e.g. sustainable production, climate change, water resources, soils and nutrients and biodiversity. Gives a brief summary of the publication and signposts to further information.

Defra/HGCA Crop development reports – Monthly from February to June plus November. Assessment of cereal and oilseed crop condition each month – main pest, disease and weed issues, growth stages and drilling progress.

Defra/HGCA Harvest reports – Weekly during cereal and oilseed harvest. Harvest progress, early quality and yield indications.

Pest, Disease and Weed Incidence reporting – Annual report for CRD looking at the incidence of pests, disease and weeds across key arable and horticultural crops over the previous cropping year

Publication contacts

Arable/General Enquiries

Chloe Morgan
Email: chloe.morgan@adas.co.uk
Tel: 01432 821014

Vegetables notes

Angela Huckle
Email: angela.huckle@adas.co.uk
Tel: 01954 268307

Fruit notes

Sonia Newman
Email: sonia.newman@adas.co.uk
Tel: 01954 268307

Hardy ornamental notes

David Talbot
Email: david.talbot@adas.co.uk
Tel: 01954 268307

Ruminant notes

David Lyth
david.lyth@adas.co.uk
01902 271317

Poultry notes

Jason Gittins
jason.gittins@adas.co.uk
01974 847000

Pigs notes

David Moorhouse
david.moorhouse@adas.co.uk
01974 847000

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