Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Adama Agricultural Solutions UK Ltd. has announced structural changes to its UK team following the decision by current market director, Steve Beal, to retire.
Beal will leave the company on September 30 and will be succeeded by Melanie Wardle who will move up from her current role as fungicides product manager to become head of marketing for Adama UK.
As well as this, David Griffiths will take on the role of field sales manager for the UK and Ireland to lead Adama’s regional agronomy team throughout the UK in addition to his role as senior agronomy manager for the West of England and Ireland.
Commenting on the changes, managing director Ben Miles said: “On behalf of everyone within the Adama UK team, I would like to congratulate Mel and David on their new roles.
“I’d also like to take this opportunity to wish Steve all the very best for the future and to thank him for his hard work and dedication.
“Steve has been an invaluable member of our tight-knit team, and he will be greatly missed, not only for his professionalism, but also for his friendship and dependability.”
Wide variability in maize, grass and cereal crops, due to this season’s turbulent weather, could put extra pressure on silage strategies on dairy farms this winter, a forage expert is predicting.
However, Volac’s Ken Stroud said there is still time to respond by doing the best possible job when harvesting and conserving remaining grass silage cuts and maize.
Stroud said the wet spring meant many first-cut grass silage crops were taken when grass was past its nutritional peak.
Added to that, he said much of the extra maize grown this season has been on marginal land where farmers were unable to plant winter wheat, and maize crops sown late because of the wet spring suffered a lack of initial heat.
“A lot of wheat for wholecrop was also drilled late and wheat has been hit hard by disease. All these factors are set to put extra strain on stocks of winter silage,” he said.
“That said, all is certainly not lost. Farmers still have time to respond by making sure they maximise both the quantity and quality of the maize harvest and of remaining grass cuts.
“Attention to detail with steps such as harvesting, additive choice and ensiling technique to minimise losses will be essential.”
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Beal will leave the company on September 30 and will be succeeded by Melanie Wardle who will move up from her current role as fungicides product manager to become head of marketing for Adama UK.
As well as this, David Griffiths will take on the role of field sales manager for the UK and Ireland to lead Adama’s regional agronomy team throughout the UK in addition to his role as senior agronomy manager for the West of England and Ireland.
Commenting on the changes, managing director Ben Miles said: “On behalf of everyone within the Adama UK team, I would like to congratulate Mel and David on their new roles.
“I’d also like to take this opportunity to wish Steve all the very best for the future and to thank him for his hard work and dedication.
“Steve has been an invaluable member of our tight-knit team, and he will be greatly missed, not only for his professionalism, but also for his friendship and dependability.”
Silage strategies
Wide variability in maize, grass and cereal crops, due to this season’s turbulent weather, could put extra pressure on silage strategies on dairy farms this winter, a forage expert is predicting.
However, Volac’s Ken Stroud said there is still time to respond by doing the best possible job when harvesting and conserving remaining grass silage cuts and maize.
Stroud said the wet spring meant many first-cut grass silage crops were taken when grass was past its nutritional peak.
Added to that, he said much of the extra maize grown this season has been on marginal land where farmers were unable to plant winter wheat, and maize crops sown late because of the wet spring suffered a lack of initial heat.
“A lot of wheat for wholecrop was also drilled late and wheat has been hit hard by disease. All these factors are set to put extra strain on stocks of winter silage,” he said.
“That said, all is certainly not lost. Farmers still have time to respond by making sure they maximise both the quantity and quality of the maize harvest and of remaining grass cuts.
“Attention to detail with steps such as harvesting, additive choice and ensiling technique to minimise losses will be essential.”
Also Read: Newark: World record attempt for gathering of MF 135 tractors
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