This year’s Syngenta Vegetable Open Field Demonstration Days in Lincolnshire are set to showcase new varieties for brassica and salad cropping, along with many of the company’s innovative support services and technologies set to transform vegetable growing in the future.
Fields of Innovation, on 10 and 11 October 2018 near Surfleet, Lincolnshire, gives growers and agronomists the chance to see the latest vegetable and salad variety and crop protection innovation in practice.
“With the many recently introduced brassica and leafy salad varieties, along with those in the pipeline, it’s opportune to highlight what Syngenta has to offer,” reported the company’s Vegetable Seeds Commercial Manager, James Gray.
He highlighted that a visit to Fields of Innovation will prove beneficial for all growers to see how Syngenta solutions will aid the development of their business, and to leave with new and inspirational ideas for their future.
- Brussels sprouts
- White cabbage
- Savoy cabbage
- Pink cabbage
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Kohlrabi
The Open Days give the chance to meet the Syngenta variety breeders to understand more about the benefits of resistance to pest and disease pathogens.
“With the loss of TMX seed treatment, for example, growers can find out how breeders are working to protect against known problems now, as well as issues that may evolve in the future,” he added.
James also pointed out growers can get a taster of how their farming may look in years to come. “Innovative new Syngenta nozzle technology and techniques required to enhance application on specific brassica vegetable and salad crops at different growth stages will be on practical display,” he advised.
“Along with the opportunity to find out how drone and satellite imagery could help give a bigger picture to make proactive in-season decisions for more effective crop management.”
The pioneering Syngenta Operation Pollinator initiative will also be on show, to give growers advice and guidance on their instrumental role in providing essential new habitats for pollinators and other farm biodiversity.
Now, new mixes have been created primarily for vegetable growers. Designed to protect soil and water resources in fields and on headlands, they provide an attractive environment for pollinators and demonstrate how commercial vegetable production and ecological enhancement can be practically achieved.