Sponsors

Agrovista UK is part of the European network of distributor companies within the Agrovista BV subsidiary of the Marubeni Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.

The supply of efficient crop protection products, following expert in-field inspection and advice, is based on extensive Agrovista Arable Technology trials, which provide economic and environmentally balanced solutions for Britain’s farmers.

The Co-op manages over 35,000 hectares of farmland in England and Scotland, of which 10,000 hectares is owned by its parent, the Co-operative Group. The Co-op is committed to leading the way forward for commercial farming, both through research such as the Focus On Farming Practice project and co-operation within the farming industry and food chain. The Co-op has also demonstrated its commitment to promoting management of the environment through sponsorship of the Silver Lapwing Awards, celebrating its 10th year of sponsorship this year.

Fertilizer applied at the optimum rate and timing will give farmers the best economic yield with minimum environmental effect.  Yara is the Worlds largest fertilizer company, committed to research to develop and supply the most effective high quality products and application advice suitable for UK crops and farming conditions. FOFP has been an important project within our R & D programme, confirming the value of site specific targeting of plant nutrients.