Have a look at all the content in Issue 22 of Direct Driller Magazine
Groundswell 2025: A Regenerative Festival That Goes Beyond the Soil
I know I’m biased as I was involved in the first Groundswell, but the event…
Why we need to talk about water and the land it runs through
Water is central to sustainable farming, but too often, it’s the part we leave out….
Featured Farmer – Frederik Larsen
Writing this article (while the season is coming to a close in the midst of…
Farmer Focus – John Pawsey
June 2025 I get asked a lot of questions about farming stuff, most of which…
Learning About AI in Farming
We’re constantly told that artificial intelligence (AI) is going to transform farming. There’s no shortage…
On-farm trialists ‘lead the field’
The British On-Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN) encourages farmers to ‘lead the field’ in agricultural innovation…
New Technology Lets Farms ‘Steam’-roll Weeds & Pests
Written by John Dobberstein and originally publish in No-Till Farmer USA Plough it, spray it,…
Variable Rate Application: The Economic and Agronomic Edge for Modern Spraying
As the pressures on agriculture mount—from climate instability to rising input costs—farmers are increasingly turning…
New Standard for On-Farm Autonomy and Laser Weeding
As farms across the UK grapple with mounting labour shortages, rising input costs, and tighter…
Drones for Spraying Pesticides—Opportunities and Challenges
Erdal Ozkan; Professor and Extension State Specialist—Pesticide Application Technology; Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological…
Alternative technologies in the crop care sector
With increasing regulations and the development of resistance, alternative technologies are becoming more and more…
More Farmers Are Adopting John Deere’s See & Spray in the USA. Here’s Why…
John Deere See & Spray uses AI machine learning and computer vision to identify weeds…
Introduction – Issue 32
How full was your grain store this harvest and how have your planting plans changed…
Critical Role of Water in Regenerative Agriculture
Written by Chris Fellows I was reading a paper on water usage (QR code at…
Apply Now: New ADOPT Fund Backs Farmer-Led Regenerative Innovation
Written by Chris Fellows Farmers are at the frontline of meeting environmental challenges while keeping…
When can you have too much tilth? Â
Written by James Warne With zero-till the answer is probably never. The reason behind the…
Farming for Nutrition: How Soil Health Shapes the Food We Eat
Written by Dr. Hannah Fraser As a farmer and a medical doctor, I get to…
Regenerative Agriculture Starts Underground
Written by Joe Stanley from the Allerton Project ‘I know it isn’t the sexiest subject,…
Agronomist in Focus – Dick Neale
How I Manage Cover Crop Desiccation on Wet Soils This year’s excessively wet soils are…
Farmer Focus – Anna Jackson
A positive outlook So far this year we have lambed on a viable grass crop,…
Farmer Focus – Tom Martin
April 2025 I always say farming is the fourth industry I’ve worked in—but it’s the…
Make time to plan the best way forward for your farming business
The time has come to assess how you will be able to farm in the…
Farmer Focus – Neil White
Apr 2025 I will attempt to keep this politics free. I suppose the joy of…
What makes RL trials tick?
AHDB is demystifying the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) by bringing the processes…
The Power of Foliar Feeding
Key to regenerative farming is the ability to cut fertiliser inputs, while not compromising on…
Newer herbicides and multiple modes of action are the key to grassweed control success
Spring cropping provides one of the best opportunities for control of problem grassweeds, but with…
Farmer Focus – Zoe Fletcher
Hello! I am Zoe, the Assistant Farm Manager on a large arable and sheep farm…
Plan for Potassium
Written by George Hepburn, Crop Nutrition Consultant with AIVA. The time has come to think…