Stuart Kevis

@tomallenstevens I think we are quite happy with our approach. The vast amount of innovation is unseen due to commercial sensitivity. There are a huge number of new molecules being discovered globally. What will make it to the UK market is obviously different.

@KevisStuart The ref to 1882 was taken from the article I cited. Not denying there’s been huge growth in productivity since but it has stagnated. Big Ag is largely to blame. Your approach simply doesn’t work today. Having staff from farming families is not the same as innovating with farmers.

"The announcement [that Syngenta is ceasing production of paraquat] reopens a bigger conversation: why is agriculture still relying on chemistries invented in the 19thC to 21stC weed resistance?" Good question & good riddance to paraquat agtechnavigator.com/Article/2026/0…

@tomallenstevens Disagree. Not discovered as a herbicide until 1955 by ICI. Without R&D no synthetic fertilizer, plant breeding and pesticides, so wheat yields at 2.5 t/ha like pre WW2? Loads of innovation going on in ag at the moment. Most R&D have people from farming families.

@KevisStuart Apparently it was first synthesised in 1882. Failure rests squarely with commercial R&D. Tighter regulation forces you to innovate better. Perhaps if you were prepared to collaborate & co-create with farmers we cd have made more progress together

@ADB0806 @VictoriaAtkins @Conservatives Strawberries produced pretty much all year in the UK.

@VictoriaAtkins @Conservatives So no strawberries out of season then?

We should all eat British food wherever we can. When customers choose to buy British, selecting a product either bearing the Union Jack flag or saying ‘Made in Britain’, it should mean exactly that. Currently, food grown overseas – yet merely assembled or packaged here – CAN fly the flag or be described as ‘British’. Today, I am announcing that the @Conservatives will CLOSE the flag loophole and make food origin labelling clearer, so that consumers can be SURE that they’re buying British food which is actually grown and produced in our country. British farmers and food producers are crucial to our nation’s food security, feeding the nation with high-standard produce. By making origin labelling clearer and simpler, we can encourage consumers to eat more British-made food and in doing so, support our farmers. Let’s eat for Britain!

A Luximoment of Proof! Read how Lincolnshire farmer Mark Stubbs put black-grass control to the test in an independent herbicide trial. fwi.co.uk/arable/farmer-…

@Bayer4CropsUK @WeedSciJohn @ADASGroup Could not agree more with John, pre-em is the most important timing for the residual chemistry.

Every season throws up new challenges – weather, weed pressure, crop stage. 🌱 Timings may shift, but as @WeedSciJohn reminds us, having a clear product sequencing plan is the best way to stay on top of weeds in autumn. @ADASGroup

@BASFcropUK Stonham trial site all ready to welcome visitors today and next week. Tuesday is @FramFarmers @WalnesSeeds Mowness Hall member day. Hat and sun cream may be required!!

@WeedSciJohn @DouglasChristi9 @louisearable @Farmers Not a bit, well done John.

@DouglasChristi9 @louisearable @Farmers I wonder if this might be a bit controversial?

Good piece by @louisearable on Brome. @WeedSciJohn @farmers

@Jes_Squirrell @tomallenstevens @WeedSciJohn @DavidComont Closer to a bit of everything probably. Where systems have gone from glyphosate + primary cultivation + secondary cultivation + good weeding action from the drill to just glyphosate, that is putting huge pressure on glyphosate. But as always other things, time and costs factor.

@KevisStuart @tomallenstevens @WeedSciJohn @DavidComont So what’s the best preventative control? Repeated shallow cultivation? Ploughing? Rotation? Something else? Everything? @WeedSciJohn

Oh F*@k We need some alternative strategies & we need them now #GRASP @WeedSciJohn @DavidComont adas.co.uk/news/first-cas…

@tomallenstevens @WeedSciJohn @DavidComont Metal is part of the answer and regen ag will have to adapt to it!!

@KevisStuart @WeedSciJohn @DavidComont Not really an option if you’re Regen, & it buries the problem rather than address it. We are hopelessly dependent on herbicides. It’s not sustainable. That is the issue to address.

@russbmckenzie @BBCNews You actually had snow, just rain here.

It’s chaos out there, there’s at least a 0.0025 cms covering of snow on this car. I hope @BBCNews are going to cover these dramatic weather scenes. #snow

@ADB0806 But we have Luximo approved.

Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds. Gosh who would have thought it?!?!?! theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

@russbmckenzie @wildfarmed @bureauveritas @HannahVCooper You visit Paris and the French government collapses, care to comment Russ?

What a whirlwind couple of days! But a privilege to speak about growing for @wildfarmed and the challenges & opportunities of Regen-ag alongside these wonderful people to @bureauveritas in Paris yesterday.

Are you a farmer/agronomist in Kent and want to be in a draw for free resistance testing in 2025? 🌱 We are keen to hear more about grassweed resistance issues on-farm as part of a project. You can find out more about this project on the survey link 👇 forms.office.com/e/vFyS6QZgqN

#IPM strategy ✅ #Luximo at pre-em ✅ Hear how Norfolk based @DavidHurn11 has been tackling #blackgrass while keeping an eye on margins Follow the link to watch the full story

What’s your #IPMGAMEPLAN? With many fields facing high seed return, Agronomy Specialist Hugo Pryce reflects on the challenging season and discusses the importance of an effective IPM strategy this coming season for #blackgrass control. #Luximo #IPM

@BBCSport any chance you can actually show sport and not endless chat and bios?

The first of our #RealResultsLive Demo days is tomorrow in Bourne, Lincolnshire 🥳 Host farmer @Dskingson gives us a quick snapshot of what's on show in the field 🔎 09:00 - 15:00 Trial tours at 10am and 1pm More info and full location here t.ly/bourne.demo.day