Dates & locations
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| 06 Mar 2024 - 01:30pm |
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Elizabeth Stockdale, Head of Farming Systems Research, NIAB | Register Interest | Book now |
Course details
Syllabus
Understanding and optimising potato nutrition
Code
NM03
Designed for
Agronomists, potato business employees, supply chain employees, farm managers and farmers.
Entry requirement
Able to demonstrate practical experience
Dates and locations
6 March 2024, Cambridge
Price
£130 + VAT
Duration:
A half day classroom course
CPD points
3 BASIS; 3 NRoSO
Author:
Dr Elizabeth Stockdale, NIAB
Content
Classroom module 1 (half day) –
- Laws, regulations and supply chain protocols;
- Sources of information, e.g. RB209, Technical Notes and AHDB Potatoes;
- Soil variability, soil sampling and estimating the supply of nutrients from soil;
- How to use manures and other organic amendments efficiently;
- The nutrient requirement of the potato crop and the effect of variety;
- Nutrients and potato crop quality, e.g. bruising, dry matter and skin-set;
- Environmental aspects of nutrient management, e.g. carbon footprinting, leaching and run-off;
- Practical exercises to make fertiliser recommendations.
PLEASE NOTE: PR14 Scheduling irrigation to optimise yield and quality in potatoes takes place in the morning (from 9.30am) on 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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