Testimonials

Please find a range of independent comments from farmers, growers and agronomists regarding our product range.

• Gents,I've carried out one or two comparative digs over the last couple of weeks, in fields where programmes with and without Phorce are in progress. Sometimes these are with base P only, in others additional phosphate has been applied to the Phorce - untreated area. The attached photo shows an example from Monday 26/7. This is from a 26 acre crop of Markies near Peterborough, soil around 40% organic, irrigated throughout. The field was set up to be split - treated, the whole with a base of roughly 100N:100P:300 K. The Phorce - treated area has to date received 4 litres in three splits, with a further litre to be applied this week. The Phorce - untreated area has received two splits of Omex Folex P, the first 17.5 litres, followed by a further 5 litres.The attached photo shows two plants from each area, in each case one with four stems, one with eight. I've rough - graded to size proportions, which speaks for itself. What doesn't show up too well on the photo is the brighter, cleaner colour in the Phorce - treated areas, or the fact that the tuber shape is noticeably better. The proportions in the larger grade speaks for itself, and backs up the manufacturer claim that the main yield increase comes in the larger size grades. Also the sample size is much less variable overall.These photos were in the presence of the grower. We also weighed each batch. The weights in the larger two samples, were:- treated 1.62 kg, untreated 1.26 kg. This equates to 28% difference at this stage, and whilst I certainly wouldn't claim this will be the case at lifting, and certainly not typical, it does make our expected 10% up to possible 15% increase in marketable yields seem very possible.

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  P Fryer | HLH

• Take Off Seed Treatment proves a real winner

  A grower tried just 1 tonne of seed with Take-Off last year and placed in the middle of his field on some of the more marginal land. He has reported back that he reckoned he was getting 0.75 tonne more per ha and an extra 2 bales of straw per round. The straw itself paid for the Take-Off. And has now ordered 21 tonnes of seed with Take-Off on it!

  D Steel | Scottish Agronomist

• The Effects of Take Off Seed Treatment on drought stressed wheat.

  Just got the harvest data Take Off ST increased the yield by 0.75 t/ha using the combine yield monitor.

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  D Oliver (Agronomist) | Hay-on-Wye

• Take Off Seed Treatment In Field Assessment

  A range of assessments on conventional oilseed rape, hybrid rape, winter wheat and winter barley during 2009/10

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  O Stennett | Masstock

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  Take Off Seed Treatment Increases Vigour

  Please see attached photo.The seed was all Cabernet oilseed rape.On the left was dressed with Cruiser OSR and Take-off.The right was dressed with Cruiser OSR only.Both lots were put on damp tissue after dressing and were given the same amounts of water.They were kept next to each other in the same envirionment.The photograph was taken after 72 hours.Hardly specialist laboratory conditions but an interesting result any way !!

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  FH | Northamptonshire Grower August 2010

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  My mistake was not treating the whole field with Take Off OSR.

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  AICC Consultant | Northamptonshire