With many crops facing higher disease pressure this spring, Direct Driller takes a look at what this will mean for the crucial flag leaf (T2) fungicide timing Of all the main wheat fungicide timings, the flag leaf (GS 37-39) application delivers by far the greatest return, with the top two leaves typically contributing two-thirds of …
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Building soil health is one of the best ways to improve the resilience, profitability and sustainability of farming systems. The Soil & Water Health Day, organised in collaboration by Hutchinsons, the Ribble Rivers Trust and Mersey Rivers Trust, explored the practical steps farmers can take to improve soil health and protect watercourses, featuring in-field demonstrations …
Around 100 farmers from across East Anglia attended a recent demonstration day in Suffolk, where drills from leading manufacturers were put through their paces in a variety of establishment situations. The event at Street Farm on Ampton Hall Estate, near Bury St Edmunds, was organised by leading agronomy firm Farmacy, and kindly hosted by Strutt …
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Written by Dick Neale from Hutchinsons It’s all about the soil – this is now a well understand driver of sustainable farming systems. Being in a position to reduce inputs, change cultivation techniques or understand how cover or catch crops might benefit the soil, has to start with the soil, its condition and improvements required. …
Healthy soil … what does that actually mean? Written by Dick Neale from Hutchinsons Hutchinsons launched its Healthy Soils Assessment service in 2016. Since then the overall understanding of what goes into making a soil healthy has increased massively. Shared knowledge, research, observation, plus a clear increase in grower interest have all combined to accelerate …
