Agronomy 101

[Zippy768]

Is there some literature or textbooks that one would recommend for a general, almost introductory, understanding of agronomy?

Any books that might of been recommended reading for a university/college course.

Tia

 

[Brisel]

Lockhart & Wiseman Introduction to Crop Husbandry
Bayer Weed Guide
The Agricultural Notebook (Soffe) is much more basic but covers virtually every topic on the farm.

 

[Gong Farmer]

Lockhart & Wiseman Introduction to Crop Husbandry

John Wibberley's Cereal Husbandry also.

Then there's specific training courses. E.g. (apologies for the plug)

https://www.artistraining.com/node/55?title=Best_practice_agronomy_for_cereals_and_oilseed_rape

 

[Bogweevil]

Is there some literature or textbooks that one would recommend for a general, almost introductory, understanding of agronomy?

Any books that might of been recommended reading for a university/college course.

Tia

Introduction to Agronomy - v American but you can google topics to British literature: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Agronomy-Food-Crops-Environment/dp/1111312338

You can have my copy if you like - say a fiver? PM me if you want.

 

[ollie989898]

Lockhart & Wiseman Introduction to Crop Husbandry
Bayer Weed Guide
The Agricultural Notebook (Soffe) is much more basic but covers virtually every topic on the farm.

I was taught by some of the people that authored those books.

 

[Brisel]

I was taught by some of the people that authored those books.

Did you train at Cirencester? Tony Wiseman taught me. Gerry Lane kept the book up to date until he retired a few years ago.

 

[ollie989898]

Did you train at Cirencester? Tony Wiseman taught me. Gerry Lane kept the book up to date until he retired a few years ago.

Christ no, my father was not of title.

 

[Brisel]

Christ no, my father was not of title.

Nor mine!

 

[Zippy768]

Thanks for the suggestions.
That Lockhart and Wiseman book is exspenny. Might start with @Bogweevil offer

 

[YELROM]

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/...MI-fqRiaC-3wIVq7vtCh17bwU9EAQYAyABEgKUjvD_BwE

@Brisel is the link above the book
Being a stock farmer growing corn i could do with a better understanding of agronomy myself, as our old school agronomist is retiring in a couple of years and i think his replacement might be a bit more hard sell

 

[Brisel]

That's one of the texts I was referring to. The Agricultural Notebook is on its 20th edition now. It doesn't really have the kind of detail you need to learn more about agronomy.

The best way would be for you to do some crop walking with your current agronomist before they retire.

 

[Farmer Roy]

Forget EVERYTHING you have ever heard about agronomy

Study ECOLOGY first - that is ALL you need