Trial plots at Arable Event are ‘real world’ examples
Farmers attending this year’s Arable Event will be able to see for themselves how crops perform under ‘real world’ conditions with a host of trial plots.
The crops on show in the trial plots reflect the reality of modern farming dealing with changing climate and often unfavourable weather.
Joe Wood, Seed Sales Manager at Wynnstay, said: “As with any farm we are driven by the weather, and due to the incredibly wet autumn drilling was delayed until October 30.
“But this is representative and means that farmers can assess a varieties suitability to our increasingly challenging autumn conditions, the plot tours are definitely one of the highlights of the Arable Event, attracting a huge amount of interest from farmers.”
The plots this year, which are looked after by Wynnstay’s arable department, include a comprehensive selection of leading barley and hybrid barley varieties, oats, triticale, hybrid rye and multiple top-performing wheat varieties.
Plot tours hosted by industry specialists will give farmers a full and interactive overview of all market leading varieties, both new and old.
This year’s Arable Event takes place off Offoxey Road, Weston Under Lizard, part of Bradford Estates on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border. It starts at 9am and runs through to 5pm.
Tickets are free and advance booking is recommended.
Guest speakers on the day include farming YouTube sensation Olly "Blogs" Harrison at 2.30pm in the Speaker’s Tent. With a social media reach of more than 350,000, including more than 147,000 on his YouTube channel @OllyBlogsAgricontractfarmer, Olly shares daily videos which provide a glimpse into the real-world challenges and triumphs of farming.
Other expert speakers include Roy Jackson and Claire Smith, both rural partners at WR Partners, Joe Lloyd from the rural research team at Savills and industry experts Gareth Jones from FMC and Mark Tripney from LKAB.
Organised by Wynnstay and Grainlink, the event provides valuable information to arable farmers ahead of the harvest and drilling season, and as well as the trial plots, will feature machinery demonstrations and informative and entertaining talks.
Free refreshments are included and BASIS & NRoSO points available to attendees.
For more information and to register for a free ticket visit thearableevent.co.uk.
