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Mark Vickers

@VickersMark

Independant agronomist & Zero Till drilling contractor in Northumberland. Ex HAAC and retired tenant farmer. Opinions borrowed from wiser people than me !

 Northumberland
Joined May 2011
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Alnwick RTC Open Day - Wednesday 12th June 11am-3pm. Hog Roast 🍔 and ice cream 🍦. NE65 0XX @wdp52 @TomWhitfield10
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Gowan UK@GowanUK22 Mar 2024
Looking to significantly boost your wild oat control this spring? Think Avadex.
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Tom Wright@turbotechdog13 Jan 2024
Aviation fuel has no tax at all. That’s worth 10Bn a year 🛫
Miles King (@MilesKing10) profile pictureMiles King@MilesKing1013 Jan 2024
£1.8Bn a decade. Farmers' red diesel tax break is worth at least £1Bn a year.
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Going to be on telly! Yikes 😬 @sat_jamesmartin 21st October ITV 9.25am.
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Gowan UK@GowanUK6 Jun 2023
Avadex is the cornerstone to grass-weed control in winter wheat. With newer chemistry being launched recently, we continue to have black-grass trials to ensure crop safety and monitor weed efficacy. In most instances, Avadex continues to boost the control of black-grass. #Avadex
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David Park@wdp5226 Apr 2023
youtu.be/SqkUobMlN48 A bit of potato planting & David Bowie. @VickersMark @STPEcouk @AgVantageUKLtd @MichaelGott12
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Gowan UK@GowanUK11 Apr 2023
Avadex Excel 15G in action. It never hurts to look just below the soil surface to see all the grass weeds that were controlled. #Avadex
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Gowan UK@GowanUK28 Mar 2023
Be sure to follow the stewardship guidelines for Avadex Excel 15G. More info at: uk.gowanco.com/news/avadex-e… #Avadex #Stewardship
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Gowan UK@GowanUK16 Mar 2023
Check out pg26 in the most recent publication of Agronomy & Arable Farmer, discussing the importance of early wild oat removal. #Avadex #SpringBarley #WildOat indd.adobe.com/view/87ebcd6a…
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Gowan UK@GowanUK21 Feb 2023
Be sure to include Avadex 15G in your spring grass-weed management toolbox. #Avadex
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THREAD: ALTERNATIVE WEED CONTROL Like the majority of local authorities across the UK, we currently use a glyphosate-based herbicide to keep pavements free from trip-hazards caused by weeds.
Weeds growing from a pavement.

ALT Weeds growing from a pavement.

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Red King Edwards. UK delivery 5kg and 10kg boxes. Just drop us a message to order.
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David Park@wdp5214 Dec 2022
Our rapeseed oil for sale if anyone is interested? @seabanksoil seabanks.co.uk/shop/
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Every year drivers of agricultural equipment are killed and many seriously injured when their vehicle comes into contact or too close to #powerlines. Get your free #farmsafety pack, with our leaflet and air freshener. It could save a life. ow.ly/NImp50JKtRu #lookupitslive
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George Fell@MeatLinc26 Nov 2022
A true example of egg inflation by a major supermarket. First photo was ten days ago with egg at 20p/egg. Photo from today with egg at 30p/egg. In that time the same supermarket has inc producer price by 5p/doz!!! 10p per egg for them, 0.42p per egg for producer!
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Good to see more and more physicians starting to wake up!!
Jeff Davis, MD (@jeffdavismd) profile pictureJeff Davis, MD
@jeffdavismd20 Nov 2022
Want to feel better? Eat. More. Meat. Worry less about the meat you are eating and more about what your meat was eating. Find your regenerative farmer and buy direct from them. Ruminants are how we heal the land.
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And yet Monbiot and Packham et al blame livestock for the biggest contributor to climate change. It’s always been transport and always will be. ⬇️ ⬇️
Get French Football News (@GFFN) profile pictureGet French Football News
@GFFN30 Sep 2022
Lionel Messi's private jet made 52 trips over 3 months, emitting 1,502 tons of CO2 - the same impact as an average French person over 150 years. (L'Éq) bit.ly/3UUJ92b
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Gowan UK@GowanUK14 Sep 2022
Avadex is not just for black-grass. It has activity on the entire grass-weed complex mentioned in this article. Check this out: cloud.3dissue.com/176015/176…
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Gowan UK@GowanUK12 Sep 2022
Article in Sept Farmers Guardian. Addition of #Avadex not only increases efficacy but also reduces seasonal variability.
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