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Watch Andrew Sincock's presentation from the Maize Growers Association Conference 2026 where he presented on a range of topics including succession, the culture of agriculture, and managing manures to maximise value on farm including the effect of long term manure use and the importance of managing manures to the best of our ability on farm.

Watch Jon Myhill & Neil Groom provide the latest results from the Maize Growers Association R&D programme in 2025-2026. Trials include Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Grain Maize, The MGA Nitrogen Predictor, Herbicides, Undersowing, Seed Treatment options in the future, and the MGA Biostimulant trial. Our trial sites are set across England in Cambridge, Norfolk, Somerset and Shropshire. The MGA commits a large amount of funds each year to R&D for the benefit of our members and relie

Watch Peter Snell's presentation from the 2026 Maize Growers Association Conference held at Hinckley Island Hotel to gain an insight into how maize fits in his rotation and how machinery choice and grain drier capacity are important factors alongside his agronomic and nutritional decision making.

Jason Hendy's presentation from the Maize Growers Association conference 2027 hosted at Hinckley Island Hotel. Jason shares his top tips and learnings from working with high performing maize producers through the AHDB FarmBench scheme and "augmenting the maize crop" for the future.

With maize harvest now underway across most of the country in the middle of August, it is clear that we are in unprecedented times for the crop. The effects of weather continue to challenge our management decisions and cropping choices for the future. With each year/season growers continue to experience new and continued challenges with cropping. The MGA are keen to gather as much information as possible in each season going forward in order to better understand these challen

The Maize Growers Association (MGA) is delighted to be part of an exciting new collaborative project exploring how maize growers could make better use of phosphorus already present in their soils; potentially reducing fertiliser costs while maintaining crop performance and improving environmental outcomes. The project, “Smart P use in soils with legacy P: Testing biological and chemical phosphate-free alternatives to DAP starter fertiliser in maize,” brings together farmers,

On the 6th of August we welcomed nearly 70 people to our trial site at Morley in Norfolk from across the country. The level of attendance has grown in recent years and we now offer two tours! The trial site is made possible with kind support from the Morley Agricultural Foundation and some of our sponsors including Severn Trent, Future Biogas and Intracrop alongside revenue from commercial and grower memberships. A huge proportion of the income we receive from membership is s

David Exwood NFU Deputy President speaking at the MGA Conference 2026

The agenda is now available for the 2026 conference day two

A summary of the European maize meeting 2025 by MGA chairman Michael Jarmuz

Jon Myhill and Kate Baker from the UK Maize growers Association were thrilled to be invited to the NCRS maize field day along with a...