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 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
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
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:
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:
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
An independent study has revealed that yields on winter wheat can be increased by as much as 15% by using Bionature products.
The research into timings and rates of application, carried out by NDSM during 2016 and recently published, showed that significantly higher yields – as much as 2 tonnes per hectare more than the farm standard – were possible when the full programme of NHK Delta was used at a very early stage alongside the micro-nutrient products 1-4-All and Tip-Top.
When NHK Delta was used just with 1-4-All yields were up 9% compared to untreated wheat, and for NHK Delta on its own the result was 6% higher, or 0.8 tonnes per hectare.
Mark Carter, co-owner of Bionature, said: “Every farmer wants higher yields from their winter wheat and from this new research it’s clear that timing is everything. We were surprised at how much of a difference the timing of that first spray had on the yield. The results show that it is possible to increase wheat yield through smarter nutrition that improves plant health and the number of ears in the crop without impacting on yield quality.
“In all of the work we’ve commissioned over the past several years we have always seen the benefit of adding 1-4-All to overcome the inherent lack of micro-nutrients in high yielding crops. Rather than wait for deficiency of micro-nutrients we overcome any blocks by foliar feeding, it is why we always add this to our tank mixtures. We had a suspicion that Tip-Top was going to do well in this trial based on previous work.”
The study involved a series of test plots of winter wheat, all growing the variety ‘Evolution’ and treated with approximately 240kg N/ha, plus a full agronomy package of fertilisers, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. The results were then compared to the farm standard in a control plot of 13.1 tonnes per hectare.
For maximum yields, a full programme of five sprays was said to be essential. The first spray had to be at an early stage (1-2 leaf emergence), followed by another at the beginning at tillering, the start of stem extension, the second node and finally at flag leaf.
Choosing the timing of that first spray based on growth rather than a calendar date was vital in terms of how the plant roots, tillers, and converts energy to productive rather than vegetative growth.
Another finding was discovered when comparing nitrogen efficiency. The standard control plots required 18.2kg of nitrogen for each tonne of yield, compared to 16.1kg when NHK Delta and Tip Top were used.
“It may seem counter intuitive but by maximising yield we improve efficiency,” said Mark. “A considerable saving of 12% nitrogen per tonne of grain, or put more simply, growing more from less!”