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Course details
Syllabus
Improving potato yields and profitability by measuring and monitoring performance
Code
PR13
Designed for
Agronomists, potato business employees, supply chain employees, farm managers and farmers.
Entry requirement
Able to demonstrate practical experience
Dates and locations
1 March 2023, Cambridge
Price
£130 + VAT
Duration:
A half day classroom
CPD points
6 BASIS points and NRoSO tbc
Author:
Dr Marc Allison, Senior Researcher, NIAB CUF
Content
Classroom module 1 (half day) –
- The need to measure crop performance;
- The link between crop physiology and what is measured;
- Understanding crop variation and developing strategies to cope with it;
- The importance of recording protocols;
- What tools can be used to record or remotely sense data?
- Recording seed and planting information;
- Recording the growing crop;
- Recording the harvested crop and storage;
- Data collation and storage – how to add value to the data you’ve collected;
- Practical exercise in measuring and interpreting crop data.
PLEASE NOTE: PR16 Understanding Potato Crop Growth Stages runs in the morning (from 9.15am) the same day. Book both courses for a full day of training.
Trainers are accredited by ARTIS
Participants receive an ARTIS Accredited Certificate
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