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Syllabus
Profitable growing of vegetable brassicas
Code
PR04
Designed for
Individuals who wish to understand more about managing crop production and weed, pest and disease control in vegetable brassicas to achieve maximum commercial crop yields and quality.
Entry requirement
Able to demonstrate practical experience
Dates and locations
18th January 2023, Online
Price
£215 + VAT
Duration: 
A one day online course
CPD points
8 BASIS and 2 NRoSO
Author: 
Andy Richardson, Senior Consultant, A.B. Agronomy Ltd
Content

Classroom module 1 (half day) – The principles of Integrated Crop Management and field planning:

  • land block rotations, field selection per year, soil structure and soil health;
  • how to set up fields, pre-planting work e.g. weed control, populations and spacing, establishment methods, use of crop covers and relative costs of operations;
  • fitting fields into supply chain patterns, i.e. crop continuity;
  • understanding, recognising and managing common weeds, pests and diseases;
  • impacts of water, nutrition and weather issues.

Classroom module 2 (half day) – Optimising growing in practice:

  • life cycles, pest traps and in-field weather data to drive responses to pests and diseases;
  • use of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and biological compounds and ‘safe and legal’ systems;
  • development of yield and quality data and residue monitoring data.

Trainers are accredited by ARTIS

Participants receive an ARTIS Accredited Certificate

Syllabus