
mstothard
@stothard11
Potato agronomist specialising in seed production. PgDip, Basis, FACTS, Soil and Water, and BETA certified. All views are my own 😃
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07-10-2013 22:07:53
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Great to see the new Humber project in the @YPcountryweek today Yorkshire Water 💧 BirdsEyeUK #soilmatters #covercrops yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-fa…


Let’s put some faces to names and #MeetTheTeam. Meet Simon Spink our Head of Seed. Simon has worked at Branston Ltd for the past 16 years, moving over to Branston Seed in 2020. #potatoseed #seedpotatoes #potatoes


#EarthDay is upon us, what are you doing to #InvestInOurPlanet? We are continually looking for sustainable alternatives to chemical use. This year we will be trialling, for the 2nd year, the Vegniek Discmaster haulm puller STANDEN ENGINEERING youtube.com/watch?v=n3Y4rB… #greenagriculture



What is the collective noun for a group of separators? A busy weekend planting one of our Yorkshire #seed crops of #Lanorma #seedpotatoes #potatoseed GRIMME UK Ltd


Minis going in on a glorious day in the Black Isle. Global Energy Stadium of the Mighty Ross County FC in the background! James Cameron Jon Rooke Alistair Melrose



Last week saw 4 of us head up to SASA for the Growing Crop Classification Training Course organised by BPTA The SASA plots are a great facility for learning varietal & disease identification. The course is definitely recommended to anyone working with seed potatoes British Potato Trade





Succumbing to the pull: Growing/supplying company looks to extend machine haulm pulling. potatoreview.com/features/ STANDEN ENGINEERING Branston Ltd


An interesting article recently published by Farmers Weekly featuring our haulm pulling trials from last season. Branston Ltd STANDEN ENGINEERING Vegniek fwi.co.uk/machinery/root…


We also visited Jason Brain yesterday to look at his crop of Georgina seed destined for #Branston growers. Fantastic quality all round. Jason Brain #Georginapotato #Branstonseed #Tescofinest


We were out in Yorkshire today inspecting our Lucera seed crop. Grown on the Wolds for the first time and looking superb both in canopy vigour and tuber health. Digging at 40mm with 20 tubers/plant! 🥔🌿Branston Ltd #Tesco Branston Seed #Lucera



Things are developing nicely in our main crop variety plots at Caythorpe. In 4 weeks time these will all be desiccated and then we’ll start on our extensive yield, quality and sensory assessments 🌱🥔 Branston Seed Branston Ltd

