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Prepare your crop for the hard winter months and give your crop the best chance of recovery after winter by applying Smart Foliar Nutrition – NHDelta and 1-4-ALL

• Poor Nitrogen uptake – NHDelta is a “smart foliar nitrogen” and will get into the plant via the leaf and the roots
• Shallow rooting in water logged soil – NHDelta encourages rooting despite water logging so when it dries out in the spring, the crop will survive better
• Loss of nitrogen through leaching – NHDelta is stabilized and will not readily leach giving the crop vital and quick nutrition at a time when the growing window is closing and other nutrients are being washed through the soil profile.
• Poor nutrition – Environmental stresses such as water logging and the falling temperatures start to impact on the growing crop, 1-4-ALL’s balanced nutrition will give the plant exactly what it needs to grow quickly and healthily
• Poor Nutrient uptake – 1-4-ALL’s Lightning Technology will improve the metabolic activity of the plant and enhance nutrient uptake via roots and the leaf.
• Poor Tillering – NHDelta and 1-4-ALL will encourage tillering in cereals and branching in OSR and will prepare the crop for the long winter
• Weed competition – The crop will compete better when treated with smart fertilizer – NHDelta and 1-4-ALL.

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Apply just 5L/ha of NHKDelta and 2L/ha of 1-4-ALL to autumn sown crops, tank mixed with most chemicals for a low cost insurance to maintaining good plant structure. An NHDelta and 1-4-ALL programme must be followed up in the spring to sustain healthy growth.

Bushier more vigorous Rooting encouraged by NHKDelta prepares the crop for the uncertainty on months ahead.

Untreated on left. NHKDelta + 1-4-All treated on right.

Winter Strawberry plants Treated with NHCaDelta. The plant on the left has recieved Delta treatment and that on the right has not. The picture was taken on the 7th February 2013.

Winter Strawberry plants Treated with NHCaDelta. The plant on the left has recieved Delta treatment and that on the right has not. The picture was taken on the 7th February 2013.

More Tillers and better rooting in the NHDelta and 1-4-ALL treated wheat plants on the bottom row

Better Rooting in Barley Plants on the LHS that were treated with NHDelta and 1-4-ALL

Brassica Plugs at Windy Ridge – NHDelta treated plugs at the top have better roots and stronger leaves.

At the end of the NHCa Delta treatment it is clear to see the difference of the treated Brassica plugs on the left and the untreated plugs on the right of the picture. The plugs are healthier and stronger than those plugs that have not been treated and it is obvious that these plugs would handle very well when transplanted. Picture taken on 30th April 2012. Just 6 days after Delta was applied equivalent to 5L/ha

Tim Lamyman has again this year pushed the yield boundaries using Delta and 1-4-ALL, here are his yield results for selected crops. Also some results comments from other growers using Delta and 1-4-ALL. Call Patrick on 01673  838 143 or 07796 947 182 for more information..

Mr Kevin Stokes of Farndon Fields Farm Market Harborough has been using NHDelta and 1-4-ALL foliar fertiliser on his potatoes for two years and is happy to report his own success story.

Tim Lamyman is a farmer who knows how to produce a yield. His 600ha farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds has been the stage for many record-breaking harvests and this year he was determined to get the highest possible yield from his OSR by using an in-depth nutrient programme from Bionature. By applying liquid nutrition to the crops at every stage of the growing cycle he was able to achieve a huge 6.2t/ha (on the standard 40% oil content). Here’s how he did it:

Bionature range	NHK Delta, NHCa Delta, 1-4-All, Rainbow Wave, CalFlux, Tip Top
Drilled	17th August 2016
Field size	8.8ha
Harvested	26th July  2017
Soil	Red wold clay over chalk
Variety	Django
Yield	(6.1-6.2t/ha for 40% oil content)

“I’ve never seen pod size and density like it.”

“I’ve always prided myself on pushing yields further, but as a farmer it’s all about returns in the end. We used Bionature’s full range this year; Delta and 1–4-All then Rainbow Wave and CalFlux and also Tip Top to prolong the greening. I’ve never seen pod size and density like it, and that’s down to the CalFlux. The field’s so dense it’s been like combining a brick wall.”

Tim Lamyman, Lamyman Worlaby Farms

Harvest: 26th July 2017

After drilling the field back in August 2016, Tim Lamyman applied Bionature three times to help the crop establish before the winter. He went back over again in the spring and during flowering, so that by the time harvest approached, the 8.8ha field was growing exceptionally well, full of strong, long pods. In fact, the yield was looking so strong that it looked like it might even take the world record

While July’s wet weather ultimately put paid to the record attempt, Tim’s final yield of 6.1-6.2t/ha (at standard 40% oil content) shows yet again how much more can be achieved through nutrition.

“Today’s been the culmination of more than a year’s work. We’ve been here every 6-8 weeks during the growing season with Tim looking specifically at nutrition. Once disease and weeds are taken out of the equation, nutrition is becoming the limiting factor, so we’re trying to satisfy the crop so it’s getting everything it should be from a nutritional point of view, from cotyledon stage through to the end. We’ve monitored through tissue analysis, soil sampling and leaf samples, so we know the underlying deficiencies and can address them. These crops are bred to do better than they’re currently doing, which is 1.5-2t per acre on average. Tim’s achieved more than 6 today, which just underlines the potential.”

Simon Shaw, agronomist at Farmacy PLC

Lamyman Worlaby Farm’s Bionature programme
“It’s phenomenal what can be achieved just by feeding these crops. The secret to success on Tim Lamyman’s farm was using the full range of Bionature products. By going on early with the Delta and 1-4-All, then at flowering with Rainbow Wave and CalFlux, the OSR had all the liquid nutrition it needed at every stage in the growing cycle.”
Mark Carter, Bionature UK

Autumn

Early application is essential. At the cotyledon stage, we went on with 2.5l/h of Delta. We repeat that two-and-a-half weeks later. Then, depending on the size of the crop and how it’s going, we may go on with another 2.5l/h in another two weeks. Applying Delta Ca or K in the weeks after emergence, along with an insecticide, helps larger, fibrous root structures develop and promotes cytokinin growth. With Delta you go into winter with your ground covered and green, while the crop has:

• Stronger rooting
• Increased biomass
• More green leaf area
• Resilient against stresses

Spring

Depending on the weather, get on in late February with another 2.5l/h of Delta once the plant is growing again, then in the spring go on with your Rainbow Wave, to boost boron and molybdenum to help trace elements. At flowering, you’ll go on with a couple of applications of CalFlux to give the crop:

• Improved pod formation
• Longer, stronger, greener pods

Application amounts will vary according to the weather (if in doubt, speak to your agronomist).

Check out this latest drone footage from one our pea farmers in East Riding this week. Our latest video shows them spraying their crops with help from Bionature. Peas hate the wet, so treating them with a programme of Delta has been vital to help early establishment, encouraging the roots to get down and away, as well as preventing foot rot and fusarium. Read our full crop recommendations here

The benefits of using Delta on peas

• Stronger plant growth for improved fungicide performance
• Improved growth in saline conditions
• Fewer calcium related disorders
• Higher productive yield
• Protection against daily stress
• Improved root development
• Low nitrogen losses to the environment
• Higher weight/root
• Growth habit improvement
• Less ground water residues
• Improved crop uniformity