17 June - South (Sutton Scotney) Open Day

Lower Norton Farm, Norton, Sutton Scotney,
Winchester, SO21 3NE

Tuesday, 17 June 2025
9.30am-1.00pm

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Open to all, members and non-members, access Niab’s latest agronomy research and demonstrations at our Hampshire trials site, alongside impartial advice on wheat, oilseed rape, oats and barley variety choice, spring crop agronomy, and future fungicide programmes in winter wheat. 

The Niab South Open Day is free to attend with a mix of inside exhibits and field based demonstrations that enable attendees to interact with Niab researchers and other industry experts.

Niab champions the role of independent variety and agronomic research with strong links to primary agriculture through its membership programme Niab Agronomy Membership. Members benefit from early access to information gathered through strategic Niab research as well as the extensive member-funded programmes delivering impartial, cost effective agronomy strategies.

EVENT TIMETABLE

9.30 am  Registration opens, marquee exhibits and refreshments
10.00 am  NIAB field demonstration tours start
12.30 pm  Lunch plus marquee exhibits

FIELD DEMONSTRATION TOUR

  • Winter wheat varieties - Clare Leaman and Will Vaughan-France
  • Fungicide performance in programmes for winter wheat - Stuart Knight
  • Winter wheat disease management - Dr Mark Fletcher
  • Biostimulants and nutrition - Dr Syed Shah
  • Winter oat fungicides and winter bean herbicides - Poppy de Pass

The Open Day features a single start time, with visitors split into groups with tour guides, circulating around the demos.

STATIC EXHIBITS

Additional poster exhibits covering agronomy research, advice and information including a summary on the 5-year AHDB Strategic Farm South levy funded agronomy and variety research with Dr Joe Martlew.

Plus find out more about Niab Agronomy Membership services, pick-up information on Niab's Analytical Services, talk to our team about the range of agricultural and horticultural commercial trials services in the field and glasshouse, and learn about our extensive training platform, from agronomy and farm management, to crop inspectors and seed sampling.

BASIS and NRoSO points applied for