Raps Assistant: Recent Episodes
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*Today we invite you to join us on a very special episode of Raps Assistant, where Rene Brand is joined by our new Baltic team members: Nerijus Jegorovas (Head of the Rapool-Ring Representation in the Baltic States) and Antanina Ušinskienė (Product Manager oil crops and pulses of the Rapool-Ring Representation in the Baltic States).
So join us and get to know our colleagues and their plans to help our farmers get the best results possible.
We're here day by day with you!*
Raps Assistant episode #7 is live!
Flowering 2021 is late, up to 3 weeks behind average, the April was cold and the question rising up: “what is the impact on our production?”. Time to discuss these concerns with a local expert - Arnas Radzevičius from Agrokoncernas (Lithuania). The topic of the already 7th RAPS ASSISTANT podcast was “Rapeseed flowering 2021 – what to do?”.
Rene Brand and Arnas Radzevičius spoke together about their experiences, personal recommendations for a successful flowering application and the small tips. Result - the time limit exceeded, but Rene and Arnas recommend you do not miss the latest edition of our podcast: the content counts.
Successful rapeseed production deliver a high chance for attractive profit, but this require every year a good “finger feeling” during an intensive crop management. The last mild winters present pretty well, that we have to adapt our technology regarding the various conditions. Some do this better than others, why? It is time to look behind the secrets and discuss together with our guests Oskars Balodis from Latvian Rural Advisory & Training Centre and Elvis Lazdiņš (agronomist at Lazdiņi farm) from Latvia about “the main points of rapeseed management in spring”.
Successful rapeseed production deliver a high chance for attractive profit, but this require every year a good “finger feeling” during an intensive crop management. The last mild winters present pretty well, that we have to adapt our technology regarding the various conditions. Some do this better than others, why? It is time to look behind the secrets and discuss together with our guests Oskars Balodis from Latvian Rural Advisory & Training Centre and Elvis Lazdiņš (agronomist at Lazdiņi farm) from Latvia about “the main points of rapeseed management in spring”.
We're live! RAPS ASSISTANT episode 5 is online now. Check it out now if you're interested in 1 ton yield per week flowering, more than 20 % impact from variety on yield or how to reach 6,99 t/ha with 220 Kg nitrogen. And these are just a few facts that we'll explain and transfer during this episode of Raps Assistant on Air Podcast. Rene Brand is speaking with the Swedish rapeseed Rockstar Albin Gunnarson and Lithuanian seed expert Sigitas Augas (Head of Seed Production Department at "Linas Agro" and "Dotnuva Baltic") about rapeseed and the final results from rapeseed competition Rapsmästaren.
In this episode Rene Brand and Albin Gunnarson representing the Swedish Federation of Grass and Oilseeds discuss clubroot. Topic that is not only familiar, but also more and more significant to all rapeseed farmers. But are there opportunities related to this disease? Listen to the podcast and find out!
The 3rd Raps Assistant podcast episode in the Baltics.
Fungicides in rapeseed - a leftover from the past?