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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.
Episodes
- Grassland Nutrition: An Analysis of YaraMila Sulphur Cut in Ireland
Nigel Mills examines Irish grassland nutrition, detailing how weather affects soil and introducing YaraMila Sulphur Cut for balanced nutrient delivery. The episode also mentions product availability and the YaraPlus farming app.
- Navigating Nutrient Management in Uncertain Times
Mark Tucker of Grow the Future discusses nutrient management strategies for UK arable farmers facing market uncertainty. The episode covers the importance of nutrient strategy for yield, the benefits of tissue analysis and foliar nutrients…
- Spring Grass Growth: Nutrient Planning for Grazing Success
This episode discusses nutrient planning for spring grass growth, addressing challenges from late seasons and high rainfall in the UK and Ireland. Experts cover nitrogen, sulphur, phosphate, and potash strategies, alongside practical grazi…
- Unlocking the YaraAmplix Portfolio
This episode discusses crop nutrition and biologicals, focusing on maximizing plant potential with biostimulant programs like YaraAmplix. Agronomist Natalie Wood shares insights on the Flostrel biostimulant, application timings, and recent…
- How to Optimize Potato and Maize Nutrition in Ireland
This episode of Grow the Future features Area Manager John Hegerty discussing optimal potato and maize nutrition for the Irish growing season. Topics include foliar feeding strategies, the importance of proactive nutrient planning, and the…
- The ANSWERS Project: Unlocking the Potential of UK Field Beans
Mark Tucker and Dr. Becky Howard join Grow the Future to discuss the ANSWERS project, funded by DEFRA, which addresses challenges in pea and bean production. The episode covers Yara's involvement, the importance of sustainability in the pu…
- Spring Nutrition
In the Grow the Future podcast, Roger Bacon, Yara's Crop Nutrition Manager, discusses essential spring nutrition strategies after a wet season. The episode covers the impact of rainfall on soil health, the importance of root development fo…
- Maximizing Potential with Foliar Nutrition
Agronomist Natalie Wood explores foliar nutrition in the third episode of Grow the Future. She addresses the impact of weather on crops, provides Yara's foliar nutrition advice for cereals and oilseed rape, and discusses product compatibil…
- Spring N for Grazing
Philip Cosgrave explains recent grass growth variations on farms and provides strategic advice for dairy farmers on balancing cost control and productivity. The episode details application strategies for YaraBela NutriBooster and YaraMila…
- Introducing YaraPlus: Your partner for precise crop nutrition
Welcome to the first grow the future podcast series of 2026, where we introduce our new exciting platform YaraPlus which is available from the 12th January. Commercial Solutions Manager Darren Glegg gives a full overview of the platform in…
- Grassland Season Review 2025
Join us for our final episode of 2025 as we welcome back Yara's Grassland Specialist, Philip Cosgrave. Philip provides a comprehensive grassland overview, analyzing the major impact of weather across the UK and Ireland this year. The discu…
- Quality & Yield: Inside the YaraMila New 20's + S Formulation
In this episode of the Grow the Future podcast, we’re shining a spotlight on the Irish market and Yara’s exciting new 20’s fertiliser! Join Area Manager Jan Jesema as he reveals why this innovative, sulphur-rich compound fertiliser is maki…
- The Hybrid Approach: Combining Liquid and Solid Fertilisers
Join us in this new episode of the grow the future podcast as we delve into the future of crop nutrition with Area Manager James Willis and Crop Nutrition Farm Account Manager Roger Bacon. We explore the benefits of adopting a hybrid strat…
- Fertiliser Logistics Unpacked: Strategy, Sustainability, and the Supply Chain
The next installment of Grow the Future will feature Sourcing Manager Helen Manship, who will provide insight into the logistics of fertiliser distribution. The discussion will begin by outlining Helen's core responsibilities at Yara, whic…
- Crop Nutrition Planning
Welcome back to Grow the Future. This week for our 20th episode, we're joined by Partnership & Value Chain Manager Mark Tucker to talk all things Crop Nutrition Planning. Our conversation kicks off with a look back at the 2025 Harvest and…
- Future Farming: Yara's Lower Carbon Fertilisers
Join us for the nineteenth episode of the Grow the Future podcast, where we delve into the topic of Yara's Lower Carbon Fertilisers with Conor Quinlun, Area Manager. This comprehensive discussion will summarize the contrast between green a…
- Autumn Foliar Nutrition
In the eighteenth episode of the Grow the Future podcast, we'll be discussing Autumn Foliar Nutrition with Natalie Wood, the YaraVita and Biologicals Manager. The conversation will begin with a summary of the current season and a review of…
- Late Season Grazing for 2025
The seventeenth episode of 2025 features a conversation between host Ken Rundle and Crop Nutrition Agronomist Philip Cosgrave. Their discussion centers on late-season grazing, kicking off with an overview of grass growth across the UK and…
- Behind the Build: The New YaraVita Production Plant
In this sixteenth episode of 2025, we welcome new contributor Joe Kidd who is the YaraVita Project Manager to discuss the new production plant. Joe's here to give us the inside scoop on the new YaraVita Production Plant, set to open next y…
- How Soil Testing Unlocks Your Farm's Potential
In this fifteenth episode of 2025, we welcome Mark Tucker, Partnership and Value Chain Manager, to discuss the critical importance of soil testing. The conversation will cover the initial steps for farmers in assessing their fields through…
- Sustainable Farming with Yara
In the fourteenth episode of 2025, Ken Rundle chats with Yara UK's Value Chain Partnership Account Manager Gareth Flockhart about sustainability in farming, driven by strategic partnerships. They dive into current projects focused on cutti…
- Unlock Your Crop's Potential with Croplift Pro
In the thirteenth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara’s Area Manager based in Ireland John Hegarty regarding the foliar fertiliser product Croplift Pro. The discussion starts with an overview of foliar fertilisers, the nutri…
- Sward Management
In the twelfth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara’s Grassland Specialist Philip Cosgrave regarding the current mid-season. The conversation starts with Philip giving an overview of grass growth and quality, advice on nutrit…
- Planning for next year
In the eleventh podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara’s YaraVita and Biologicals Product Manager Natalie Wood regarding planning to purchase fertiliser next year. Within this discussion Natalie gives an overview on some of the…
- Switching to YaraVera Amidas from other urea fertilisers
In the tenth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara Crop Nutrition Business Manager for South West England Nigel Hester regarding YaraVera Amidas. In this discussion Nigel gives an overview of the product, the changes regarding…
- Yara's Crop Nutrition Hubs
In the eighth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Crop Nutrition Agronomist Joe Blanche regarding Yara’s Crop Nutrition Hubs across the UK and Ireland. In this discussion Joe gives an overview about the current hubs, current chal…
- Second Grass Rotations
In the seventh podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Grassland Agronomist for Yara UK and Ireland Philip Cosgrave regarding Grass Rotations. In this discussion Philip gives an overview on the current grass growth rates, the importa…
- Let's talk Biostimulants
In the sixth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to the Director of Biostimulants for Yara Antonis Angeletakis regarding the YaraAmplix range. In this discussion Antonis gives an overview of Biostimulants including the history, the…
- Focus on Ireland
In the sixth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Head of Commercial Partnerships for Ireland Eva Ross. In this special podcast episode, the discussion starts with Eva giving an update on the current market, Government Legislation…
- Increase Nutrient Use Efficiency with Atfarm
In the fifth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Agronomy Operations Manager Natalie Wood about Yara’s free mobile application Atfarm. In this discussion Natalie goes into detail about Atfarm, some of the features such as the bio…
- Let's talk Liquid Fertilisers
In the fourth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Crop Nutrition Services Account Manager Sarah Walby regarding Liquid Fertilisers. The conversation starts with a background into Sarah’s career and education, the adva…
- Early Grazing N Applications
In the third podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Specialist Philip Cosgrave regarding Early Grazing N Applications. The conversation starts with an overview of the current weather conditions, the importance…
- First N Applications
In our second podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle is joined by Crop Nutrition Agronomist Natalie Wood in which they talk about First N Applications. The discussion starts with why first applications are important, fertiliser recommendation…
- Grassland Season Review 2024
For the final episode of the Grow the Future podcast for the year, presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Specialist Philip Cosgrave. The conversation starts with an overview regarding the challenges for Grassland farmers wit…
- Crop Nutrition Hubs
In the latest Grow the Future episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a conversation with Trainee Agronomist Joe Blanche on the new Crop Nutrition hubs. The discussion starts with Joe’s transition from working in the QC labs to the Agrono…
- Introduction to YaraAmplix
In the twentieth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle discusses the new YaraAmplix Biostimulants portfolio with Head of Crop Nutrition Agronomy for UK and Ireland Chris Harrold. The conversation starts with a background into the new brandi…
- The Importance of Crop Nutrition Planning with Atfarm
In the nineteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with Crop Nutrition Agronomist for Yara UK and Ireland Natalie Wood regarding Crop Nutrition Planning. The conversation starts with an overview of the current season o…
- Late Season Grazing
In the eighteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a talk with Crop Nutrition Agronomist Ireland lead Philip Cosgrave regarding late season grazing. The conversation looks into the recovery of grass growth, challenges within the di…
- Partners in Sustainability
In the seventeenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with Head of Value Chain Partnerships Dale Turner regarding Sustainability within the value chain. The conversation starts discussing business models and current chal…
- Sustainability within Yara
In the sixteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with partnership and Value Chain Manager Mark Tucker regarding Sustainability within Yara. The conversation goes into how consumer demands within Sustainability are con…
- Oilseed Rape - Fertiliser Recommendations
In the fifteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a talk with Crop Nutrition Agronomist Natalie Wood regarding Oilseed Rape for the next season. The conversation looks into getting a head start regarding growing the crop, how to im…
- Foliar Nutrition - Maize
In the fourteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with Head of Agronomy for Yara Chris Harrold regarding Maize. The conversation goes into the state of the Maize crop across the country due to the weather and soil con…
- Yara at Groundswell Festival
In the thirteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a talk with Senior Project Portfolio Manager for OMF Paul O’Hara. The main topic of the conversation is regarding Yara's attendance at the recent Groundswell event which is a regen…
- New Season Supplies
In the twelfth episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Crop Nutrition Agronomist Natalie Wood regarding the new season. The conversation looks into the recent conversations and feedback from the cereals event, the importance of S…
- Mid-Season Grazing
In the eleventh podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Crop Nutrition Agronomist Ireland lead Philip Cosgrave regarding mid-season grazing. The conversation also includes grassland quality, grazing management for dairy f…
- Foliar Nutrition - Potatoes and Sugar beet
In the tenth podcast of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with YaraVita Product Manager Chris Harrold regarding foliar feeding for potatoes and sugar beet. The conversation also goes into the importance of soil sampling, boron deficiency,…
- Second Cut Silage Production
In the nineth podcast of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave regarding second cut silage, challenges with first cut silage due to the weather conditions, soil health, slurry applications and mineral…
- The benefits of Liquid Fertilisers
In the eighth podcast of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Head of Crop Nutrition Services Phil Burrell regarding farmers to consider the benefits and planning for the next season with liquid fertilisers, what the advantages and disad…
- Introduction into Biostimulants
In the seventh podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with YaraVita Product Manager Chris Harrold regarding Biostimulants including the different types from microbial and non-microbial, how Biostimulants are designed to impro…
- Benefits of Selenium
In the sixth podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave on going into the new season with the benefits of Selenium and NPKs. The conversation goes into having the prime nutrients within t…