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Jock Willmott

Jock Willmott

Jock Willmott is a Partner at Ceres Rural, an agronomy and farming consultancy in the UK, and was named Farmers Weekly Arable Adviser of the Year 2022.

Aug 28, 2026

3:50
So accepting then that some people will be drilling oilseed rape in drier conditions than they would've liked, is there any special advice that, that you would give about drilling in those conditions?
4:02
Uh, look, we all...
4:04
Anyone who's sort of been and walked their fields or the guys who've been on the cultivators, they all know it is, it is super dry and the driest we've probably had it, certainly more than last year.
4:13
So there's no moisture gonna come up from underneath, so we're gonna be relying on making the most of whatever comes out of the sky.
4:18
So the first thing is, is having, you know, some tilth that allows you to drill consistently, hopefully at no more than about an inch.
4:25
That way, by the time you've rolled it once, possibly twice, if you think it's, it's still a bit lumpy, you know you're gonna make the most of whatever rainfall comes.
4:32
That should get to the seed, um, as efficiently as possible and make the most of it.
5:46
And anything on seed rates, Jock? I mean, as we get a bit later, uh, uh, pr-probably later than people would've liked, uh, any particular advice, recommendations on that?

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