Independent Agronomist, Farmer, BASIS approved trainer working with @goodgersimon to deliver BASIS &FACTS training. UoN(SB) graduate. All views are my own
Leicestershire
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Delighted to be accepted as a member of @AICC1981 Alongside our tenanted family farm and @BASISRegLtd agronomy training with @GoodgerSimon @LIATLincoln and elsewhere, I'll continue to drive my independent agronomy forward across Leics, S. Derbys, S. Notts, N. Warks, SE Staffs.
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Thanks to everyone taking part this weekβs ident. Congratulations to the 51.6% who chose the correct option.
@Kingston22W @Lucy_delaP @jsedgwick67 @Knaggsy16 @fenboy01 @hankoblok @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @angela_huckle @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @farminginfife @Conflats
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Do we know our decimal growth stages? Which of these options is correct for the attached images?
@Kingston22W @Lucy_delaP @jsedgwick67 @Knaggsy16 @fenboy01 @No1FarmerJake @hankoblok @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @farminginfife @Conflats @ssmshah
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Identify the attached images of soil conditions.
@Kingston22W @Lucy_delaP @jsedgwick67 @Knaggsy16 @fenboy01 @hankoblok @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @Conflats @RogerMerry1 @ChrisHewis @ssmshah @Agronomy_Ron @JadePrinceAg @11smay @farmer_richardT
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1=Mo 2=Sm 3=Po 4=Bl
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1=Bu 2=Slp 3=Ca 4=Slk
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1=Bu 2=Slp 3=Po 4=Slk
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Thanks to all taking part in the weekend ident & congrats to the 83% who chose the correct option.
@Kingston22W @Lucy_delaP @jsedgwick67 @Knaggsy16 @fenboy01 @hankoblok @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @farminginfife @Conflats @RogerMerry1 @ChrisHewis
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Itβs time to look at Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle. Which of the attached images show brassicas damaged by this pest?
@Agronomysilvers @agronomytrainer @Kingston22W @jsedgwick67 @Knaggsy16 @fenboy01 @hankoblok @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @farminginfife @reglimagrain
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Images 1 & 2
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Images 1, 2 & 3
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All of them
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Thanks to all taking part in the weekend ident & congrats to the 45% who chose the correct option. Image 4 is Cocksfoot.
@Kingston22W @jsedgwick67 @Knaggsy16 @fenboy01 @hankoblok @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @farminginfife @ChrisHewis @ssmshah
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This week 59.7.% chose the correct option.
@farminginfife @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @WeedSciJohn @Agronomysilvers @ssmshah @reglimagrain @11smay @farmer_richardT @naked_barley @BarleyPlanet @stowgatefarm @OatNewsletter @mays_farm @anthonybecvar
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This week itβs weed seeds. Which of those in the attached images are CORRECTLY labelled?
@Agronomysilvers @Agronomysilvers @Kingston22W @jsedgwick67 @Knaggsy16 @fenboy01 @hankoblok @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @farminginfife @Conflats @RogerMerry1
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Image 1 only
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Images 2 & 3
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Images 1, 2 & 4
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None of them
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This week weβre in the margins. Which flowers in the attached images have been correctly labelled?
@agronomytrainer @Agronomysilvers @Kingston22W @Lucy_delaP @hankoblok @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @farminginfife @ChrisHewis @ssmshah @reglimagrain
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1=Sf 2=Cf 3=BK 4=CV
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1=CM 2=Ch 3=BK 4=Ph
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1=Sf 2=Ch 3=RC 4=Ph
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1=CM 2=Cf 3=RC 4=CV
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This week itβs larvae of soil-borne pests. Choose their identity from the options given.
@Kingston22W @jsedgwick67 @Knaggsy16 @fenboy01 @hankoblok @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop @BillyHoddy @ChrisHewis @ssmshah @11smay @farmer_richardT @DavidCraigFarm
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1=Ro 2=CF 3=BF 4=Cw
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1=Pa 2=CF 3=Ww 4=Cw
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1=Ro 2=Lj 3=BF 4=CG
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1=Pa 2=Lj 3=Ww 4=CG
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Thanks to everyone taking part in the weekend ident. ALL of the images are correctly labelled. Congratulations if you are one of the 65%.
@Kingston22W @Lucy_delaP @jsedgwick67 @fenboy01 @hankoblok @farmer_bernd @RJ8owes @greyfergie77 @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @mrlancrop
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This week 39.7% of participants chose the correct option.
@reglimagrain @11smay @farmer_richardT @DavidCraigFarm @naked_barley @stowgatefarm @jwrooke @OatNewsletter @BarleyPlanet @cropwalkerchris @John_Hegarty_ @mays_farm @anthonybecvar @angela_huckle @agronomytrainer
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Conducting our second BASIS exam of the year today. Plots looking good for the vivas. Good luck everyone!
@agronomytrainer @Kingston22W @Knaggsy16 @agri_ben @EdwardW10403009 @blashillcg @DavidCraigFarm @reglimagrain @CharlesAnyan @ChrisHewis @KellyHewsonF @11smay @ssmshah
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Hello everyone! Lots of aphid predators out there. Which of those in the attached images are correctly labelled? @agronomytrainer @Lucy_delaP @fenboy01 @jsedgwick67 @Kingston22W @Jes_Squirrell @deniseinmilden @ssmshah @reglimagrain @11smay @KellyHewsonF @DavidCraigFarm
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Image 1 only
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Images 2 and 3
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Images 2, 3 and 4
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None of them
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Inspired decision this time last year to leave 9th Jan as a non teaching day, meaning I'm home before the school team and time to build Agronomy Training Ltds new mascot. An admin day sees the 2026/27 training season dates ready to go live over the weekend.
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Getting ahead of the curve for next year!
Weβre after harvest students for 2026 in West Norfolk!
Interested? Please see below
Please RT!
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We have a couple of places left on our BASIS Arable Course, running at Riseholme, near Lincoln. The course starts in December and ends in late June. Direct message for more details.
@agronomytrainer
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Training programme for 2025-26 starts today, with an enthusiastic FACTS course in attendance.π β¦@agronomytrainerβ© β¦@robjewersβ©
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In a world where agricultural practices are evolving at pace, one constant remains: the need for high-quality training to help navigate these changes says AICC @agronomytrainer in the latest edition of Independent Agronomist Magazine
aicc.org.uk/admin/resources/β¦
#independent #agronomy
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The new Independent Agronomist Magazine is out. Packed with features on IPM, resisting resistance, reinvigorating OSR production, independent field trials, the need for continuous learning, and much more besides #independent #agronomy aicc.org.uk/admin/resources/β¦
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