Name
David Talbot
Location
Worcestershire
Key Specialism
Ornamental crops, crop nutrition, growing media, and peat alternatives, bioprotectants (pest, disease and weed control).
Sector
Ornamental horticulture production
Why are you an effective Advisor?
- Experienced and skilled Senior consultant currently supporting large commercial nurseries crop production.
- Has a practical working knowledge of horticulture having worked on various commercial nurseries from a young age.
- In depth knowledge of the ornamentals industry and its key drivers.
- Specialist knowledge of bioprotectants (including biological controls) and other aspects of pest, disease and weed control.
- Access to a large network of complementary skills e.g., specialist colleagues working in entomology, pathology, and physiology.
- Delivers training to staff on the nursery in line with the current knowledge base, helping to develop and train staff with varying levels of existing knowledge.
- Delivers in person knowledge transfer to growers at grower association events / via Tyfu Cymru, also works remotely via Zoom, Microsoft Teams.
- Technical articles, in industry publications such as AHDB grower, Commercial Greenhouse grower.
Qualifications/Achievements/Experience
- BSc (Hons) Commercial Horticulture.
- BASIS professional register member
- FACTS professional register member
- 16 years’ experience within ADAS
Top Tip/Quote
"Be prepared to continually adapt (e.g., to changes in crop protection and growing media) to produce quality stock."