Blog — Advisory
Agronomy notes, crop schedules, spray practice and product guidance — written for the farmer and the dealer counter. A new post every morning.
Maize plant population: the yield decision made at sowing
A maize plant produces one cob. A missing plant is a missing cob, and nothing later makes it up.
Why the cheapest pack on the shelf is often the most expensive
Two packs, one half the price of the other. Which is cheaper depends on arithmetic almost nobody does at the counter.
Keeping a spray diary: the ten minutes that pay for themselves
Almost every difficult field question we are asked would be easy to answer if there were a spray record. Almost nobody keeps one.
The soil test that costs a few hundred rupees and changes the whole plan
Most fertiliser plans in this district are inherited rather than measured. A soil test is the cheapest input you will buy all year.
What to tell the dealer so you leave with the right product
Most wrong purchases start with the farmer naming a product instead of describing a problem.
How to reach an agronomist before you spray, not after
Most of the sprays we are asked about afterwards could have been avoided by one photograph sent beforehand. Here is how to send it so it is actually useful.