Danny was born on a small arable farm in Suffolk ensuring agriculture was big part of his childhood. Going on to study Agriculture with Crop Management at Harper Adams University he graduated with a 2:1 in 2019. During his time at university Danny completed an 18-month industrial placement with the plant breeder KWS UK. This gave Danny fantastic exposure to plant breeding, variety selection and trial work which he now uses this knowledge to help Wynnstay farmers.
After graduating Danny spent some time working as a trials agronomist further expanding his knowledge on agro-chemicals, fertilisers, and varieties.
Since joining Wynnstay in 2021 Danny has several roles inside Wynnstay which include working closely with plant breeders ensuring the best varieties are available to Wynnstay farmers, working alongside our production team and seed growers to ensure only the highest quality seed is processed at Wynnstay. Lastly, he designs and delivers training to our sales reps giving the most up to date product knowledge to the Wynnstay team.
One common cause of high seed loses in commercial oil seed rape crops is pod shatter. In this short blog we look at what pod shatter is, what causes it, and how our supplier LG seeds is working to develop resistance in its varieties.
Clubroot is an increasing problem in oilseed rape crops – something that has been exacerbated by close rotations. We are hearing increasing reports of clubroot on farms, particularly in the western region leading to yield losses.
