Hockley Agro UK

Hockley Agro UK is a speciality company providing British farmers with high-quality, agricultural solutions. As an independent family business, we are enthusiastic about supporting UK farming and helping to maximise crop yields with cost-effective products.

Our parent company, Hockley International, has a proud history of over 30 years’ experience in the formulation, manufacture, and marketing of agricultural products around the world. From our base in the North West of England, we develop the highest quality insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides for pest, disease, and weed control on farms. Our mission is to produce a full range of registrations for British farmers and provide greater choice to increase the productivity of British farms. Our expert staff have an in-depth understanding of the manufacture, distribution and marketing of agricultural products.

Find out more: http://www.hockleyagro.co.uk/about-us/

Member's Area/s of Interest

Technology

BRANDT®: A high-yield foliar nutrition program for potatoes

Potatoes, like most crops, need the right nutrients at critical growth stages to ensure good crop health and seed formation. BRANDT's proprietary SMART SYSTEM® and MANNI-PLEX® technologies both greatly improve the absorption and movement of nutrients to the plant growth points.

Boron: The essential micronutrient for plant growth

It’s hard to overstate the importance of boron in the growth of healthy crops. The trace element is needed, particularly at the critical time of flowering, pollination and seed formation.

Hockley Agro launches BRANDT® Micronutrients in the UK

Hockley Agro UK is pleased to announce its new agreement with BRANDT USA, a leading agricultural company serving growers around the globe.

How important is Sulphur for the health of soil?

When the UK burnt coal, we rarely suffered from a serious deficiency, but now with clean air, we must add sulphur. Most fertilisers applied today contain some sulphur as sulphates, such as ammonium sulphate and sulphates of metals added as trace elements. But, as they are water soluble, they rapidly wash away with rain. This means most land in the UK is still below the required sulphur level for optimum growth.

Hockley Agro at the Royal Norfolk Show

Visit Hockely Agro's digital stand in the Innovation Hub, which went virtual as a response to the cancellation of the show.

New tech helps fertiliser go further: Hockley Agro at the Innovation Hub

Precision application of foliar fertilisers is more effective if the product can coat the leaf, so one Agri-TechE member is offering an innovative biodegradable super-spreader that has been shown to boost effectiveness whilst reducing environmental side-effects. The new technology can be added to herbicides or insecticides or any foliar spray. Join Peter Rosevere of Hockley Agro at the Innovation Hub to get the lowdown.

Has lockdown permanently changed attitudes towards British Farming?

The impact of the virus, and of lockdown, has made us reassess a lot of things and, in particular, has brought the issue of food security into sharp focus. Has it changed attitudes to British Farming?