Latest Fertiliser Podcast Episodes
Frontrunner - 16th May 2024
Frontrunner - May 16, 2024 12:41 - 9 minutesLast Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its first grain balance sheet estimates for next season. World wheat production is seen higher by 10.5 million tonnes on the year to a total of 798.19 million tonnes, but corn will be lower by eight million tonnes to a t...
Second Cut Silage Production
Grow the future - May 15, 2024 22:00 - 16 minutesIn the nineth podcast of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave regarding second cut silage, challenges with first cut silage due to the weather conditions, soil health, slurry applications and mineral fertiliser recommendations for farmers.
Frontrunner - 9th May 2024
Frontrunner - May 09, 2024 10:55 - 10 minutesAfter a sluggish start to the year, wheat prices experienced a remarkable turnaround in the last days of April, surging to multi-month highs. Speculative funds, which had previously driven prices lower by building record short positions in wheat futures markets, reversed their stance. However,...
Frontrunner - 2nd May 2024
Frontrunner - May 02, 2024 10:41 - 10 minutesLast week, speculative fund short covering took UK wheat futures to their highest levels in 2024 so far. Prolonged dryness and temperatures in the high 20s across much of southern Russia and east Ukraine were the primary price drivers. However, cooler temperatures and rain over the weekend mean...
The benefits of Liquid Fertilisers
Grow the future - May 01, 2024 22:00 - 18 minutesIn the eighth podcast of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Head of Crop Nutrition Services Phil Burrell regarding farmers to consider the benefits and planning for the next season with liquid fertilisers, what the advantages and disadvantages of liquid fertilisers, how it can be applied to ...
Frontrunner - 25th April 2024
Frontrunner - April 25, 2024 12:01 - 10 minutesIn an eventful week for the wheat markets, speculative fund short-covering spurred a sharp ascent, propelling London November 2024 wheat futures past £200/t - their highest level since 10th January. Geopolitical tensions and weather fluctuations initially fuelled the surge, although values retra...
Frontrunner - 18th April 2024
Frontrunner - April 18, 2024 09:37 - 9 minutesLast week's United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report brought minimal shifts in the global wheat landscape. While world wheat production saw a slight increase to 787.36 million tonnes and consumption rose marginally to 800.1 million tonnes, end stocks dipped to 258.27 million tonnes....
Introduction into Biostimulants
Grow the future - April 17, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutesIn the seventh podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with YaraVita Product Manager Chris Harrold regarding Biostimulants including the different types from microbial and non-microbial, how Biostimulants are designed to improve nutrient use efficiency and what Yara UK have been doi...
Frontrunner - 11th April 2024
Frontrunner - April 11, 2024 12:24 - 11 minutesThe latest weekly crop condition and progress report from the US highlights a positive outlook for production potential. Winter wheat maintained a steady condition, seen 56% ‘good/excellent’, which is unchanged on the week. However, this is significantly higher than the same period last year whe...
Frontrunner - 4th April 2024
Frontrunner - April 04, 2024 11:22 - 12 minutesThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) presented a bullish set of data before the Easter weekend and sent futures prices higher. On 1st March, US wheat stocks were marginally higher than average expectations at 1.087 billion bushels versus 1.044 billion bushels. This was also up on...
Benefits of Selenium
Grow the future - April 03, 2024 22:00 - 14 minutesIn the sixth podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave on going into the new season with the benefits of Selenium and NPKs. The conversation goes into having the prime nutrients within the soil following on from a wet winter, the importance of...
Frontrunner - 28th March 2024
Frontrunner - March 28, 2024 14:03 - 13 minutesWorld wheat futures markets enjoyed a short-lived price spike at the end of last week. Early on Monday, follow-through buying took Paris futures to their highest since 7th February and 22 euros above the contract low seen earlier this month. Prices rallied following the news that the largest pri...
Frontrunner - 21st March 2024
Frontrunner - March 21, 2024 12:57 - 9 minutesSpeculative fund short covering has driven wheat futures higher in recent days, led primarily by gains in the Paris market. The May 2024 contract breached €200/t on Tuesday which was the market’s highest level since 27th February 2024. The funds had built record short positions in the Paris wh...
Optimize your yield with Atfarm
Grow the future - March 20, 2024 22:00 - 13 minutesIn the fifth podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Agronomy Operations Manager Natalie Wood on our digital farming solutions with using various tools such as Yara’s Atfarm mobile application and the N-Tester BT which provides instant field-specific nitrogen recommendations.
Frontrunner - 14th March 2024
Frontrunner - March 14, 2024 12:53 - 12 minutesThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) late last Friday afternoon, trimming end stocks for both world wheat and corn which helped to lift prices. During current intense volatility, markets can move significa...
Frontrunner - 7th March 2024
Frontrunner - March 07, 2024 11:44 - 11 minutesEarlier this week, both US and French wheat futures fell sharply again and struck new contract lows. Wheat futures have nearly lost half their value from their peak in May 2022 and are under pressure from abundant world wheat supplies and cheaper export sales from Black Sea origins. Offers are ...
The importance of YaraVita on Cereal and Oilseed Crops
Grow the future - March 06, 2024 23:00 - 13 minutesIn the fourth podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with YaraVita Product Manager Chris Harrold regarding the current challenges in the season due to the weather, recommendations on current crops including leaf tissue testing and the importance of implementing foliar nutrients inc...
Frontrunner - 29th February 2024
Frontrunner - February 29, 2024 12:11 - 11 minutesSo far, 2024 has proven to be disappointing for wheat prices. London wheat futures lost 20% of their value over the first seven weeks of the new year, but in week eight they managed to reverse the trend and for the first time this year closed higher on the week. There was little to be bullish ab...
Frontrunner - 22nd February 2024
Frontrunner - February 22, 2024 15:02 - 15 minutesSo far, 2024 has been a bad year for wheat prices under the weight of world grain. This is now heavier according to the International Grains Council who raised its latest world corn production estimate by four million tonnes to a total of 1.234 billion tonnes, now 71 million tonnes up on last y...
Optimise your silage production
Grow the future - February 21, 2024 22:00 - 15 minutesIn the third podcast for 2024, Ken Rundle has a brief discussion with Yara’s Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave regarding silage production, current weather conditions, grassland management and recommendations for early nitrogen applications.
Frontrunner - 15th February 2024
Frontrunner - February 15, 2024 14:08 - 13 minutesLate last Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its February World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report and there were very few changes from January’s numbers. Year-end stocks for both world wheat and corn will be less than estimated in the pr...
Frontrunner - 8th February 2024
Frontrunner - February 08, 2024 13:22 - 10 minutesBy midweek, European wheat markets established new contract lows and extended their 2024 price decline. Slow demand, uninterrupted wheat exports from the Black Sea and no tangible weather issues has seen London wheat futures shed £25/t in value since the end of 2023. There seems little in sigh...
Early Nitrogen for grazing
Grow the future - February 07, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutesIn the second podcast for 2024, Ken Rundle talks to Yara’s Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave on Early Nitrogen for grazing with the importance of grass growth and first and second application rates recommendations.
Frontrunner - 1st February 2024
Frontrunner - February 01, 2024 12:15 - 10 minutesWorld wheat prices continued to fall this week, extending the decline that has prevailed since the beginning of 2024. The Paris and London wheat futures markets both fell to new contract lows - the lowest prices seen since July 2021. Over supply and slow demand have encouraged speculative sellin...
Frontrunner - 25th January 2024
Frontrunner - January 25, 2024 11:37 - 11 minutesThis week UK wheat futures have fallen to new contract lows despite support for US and European wheat markets. UK feed wheat prices remain around £10/t too expensive to compete for export market share. Traditional UK feed wheat EU export destinations, such as Spain and Ireland, continue to find...
First nitrogen of the year for arable crops
Grow the future - January 24, 2024 20:00 - 11 minutesIn the first podcast for 2024, Ken Rundle talks to Yara's Agronomy Operations Manager, Natalie Wood, about first nitrogen applications and how the weather conditions at the end of 2023 have impacted timings for the spring.
Frontrunner - 18th January 2024
Frontrunner - January 18, 2024 11:59 - 12 minutesLast Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its first World Agricultural Supply Demands Estimate (WASDE) for 2024, presenting a bearish set of data for both wheat and corn. Subsequently, futures wheat prices dropped sharply and both the Paris and London markets esta...
Frontrunner - 11th January 2024
Frontrunner - January 11, 2024 11:39 - 13 minutesThis week world wheat markets have continued the new year in decent shape, as Russia continues to dominate wheat export share by under cutting other origins. Paris wheat futures fell to new contract lows under the weight of old crop wheat supplies, despite concerns for 2024 production potential...
Frontrunner - 5th January 2024
Frontrunner - January 05, 2024 15:49 - 11 minutesThe new year hasn’t been positive for wheat markets. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) opened on the first trading day with heavy losses, as speculative funds started to rebuild short positions. European markets followed US markets lower, with Paris wheat futures setting new contract lows. During c...
Frontrunner - 22nd December 2023
Frontrunner - December 22, 2023 13:52 - 6 minutesWorld wheat futures markets are drifting into the festive period, with little change in value but trading above the season’s lows. There has been no shortage of international trade, however, with Saudi Arabia buying 1.3 million tonnes and Egypt securing 480,000 tonnes in the week before Christ...
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