Croft Farms, Jolby Lane, Croft on Tees,
Darlington, DL2 2TF
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Thursday 26th July, 2025
10.00am-4.00pm
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The Croft Arable Event is kindly hosted by Croft Farms, in partnership with Niab and Argrain.
Showcasing the latest arable advice and research from UK agri-businesses, breeders, manufacturers and research organisations at the forefront of agri-tech innovation and technology, research and commercial enterprise. Free to attend, the event features a mix of exhibits and field-based demonstrations that enable attendees to interact with leading industry experts.
EVENT TIMETABLE
9.30am Registration and farmyard exhibits open
10.15am Niab field demonstration tours start
12.00-1.30pm Hog roast lunch
3.00pm Final field tour starts
4.00pm Event closes
Tour groups start from farmyard at regular intervals from 10.15am through to 3.00pm. Allow two hours for full Niab field plot tour.
NIAB FIELD DEMONSTRATION TOUR
Access Niab’s latest agronomy and soils research and demonstrations at Croft Farms, alongside impartial variety and agronomy advice from our regional agronomy team and crop specialists, and include:
- Winter wheat varieties - Clare Leaman and Ian Midgley
- Winter wheat disease management - Andrew Watson
- Winter barley disease management - Julian Thirsk and Mark Fletcher
- Soil management - Joe Martlew
Allow two hours for the full field plots tour
Additional field tours on site include:
- Barley varieties – AHDB
Additional static exhibits and posters will cover wheat blends, winter oilseed rape varieties, protein and alternative break crops and plant pathology. 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 online and face-to-face training programme, from agronomy and farm management, to crop inspectors and seed sampling.
BASIS and NRoSO points applied for
IN THE FARMYARD
A range of agricultural businesses including grain merchants and event partner Argrain, alongside machinery, agrochemical and fertiliser manufacturers and distributors, rural professionals, agritech SMEs and research and education organisations.