New strategic agronomy training scheme launched

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine

A new strategic agronomy training scheme – backed by Farmacy – has been launched in a bid to drive continued professional development. Charlotte Cunningham reports. The scheme – named Claritas – is being led by Keith Norman who boasts 40 years of experience, 30 of which he spent as a technical director at Velcourt. “As growers look to make the best decisions within a particular set of challenges for their businesses it’s essential that they really look at how and what the impact of their decision making has on the bottom line – at a strategic technical level. “This is what Claritas is all about.” Keith explains that members of Claritas will have access to the very latest relevant agronomic information while also spending time in the field looking at crops and discussing technical direction. He points out that Claritas is not about specific field to field recommendations – that remains the role of the agronomist. “So for example we will be considering new ways of improving crop potential whilst also looking at how new and remote infield technologies could being benefits – both in the classroom and in the field. “Claritas is delivered in small groups with growers from…
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