Let’s get straight to it and ask a simple question: ‘Is there a monetary return to be had from managing the biology of your soil?’ With every major agronomy company now having expanding soils programs and Government, post Brexit, replacing the common agricultural policy subsidises with payments in part based on environmental empathy, what is …
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STRIP TILLAGE BEST PRACTICE What a year it has been. Now that we are nearing the end of this unforgettable year it is a good chance to look back and reflect on what a year it has been and just how encouraging it has been for us growing the Virkar Brand in the UK. The …
An online soil guide aiming to become the world’s most comprehensive resource to help farmers improve soil healthand increase the efficiency and profitability of their businesses has been launched. The Good Soil Guide – a collaboration between Yorkshire Water, Yorkshire supply chain consultancy Future Food Solutions and expert soil scientist Neil Fuller – is a …
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DRILLING FLEXIBILITY UNDERPINS PROGRESS TOWARDS GREENER FARMING Yorkshire arable farmers Julian and Scott Hopwood are taking important steps towards a more sustainable farming future. With 500 acres of relatively light Vale of York land, growing a rotation including winter and spring cereals, oilseed rape and breaks such as spring beans and peas, they have started …
PRESERVING UK SOIL MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Written by Wayne Coles at CABI Scientists from the UK’s foremost agricultural research institutes have teamed up to create a new UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank (UK-CMCB) to safeguard future research and facilitate the sustainable yield improvement of the UK’s six major food crops including barley, oats, oil …
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF MZURI On these pages you may be more familiar with Mzuri’s Trial Farm Manager Ben Knight, but in this feature, the man behind the machine Martin Lole, recounts the company’s history as they celebrate ten years of Mzuri strip tillage. Developed in Worcestershire 2021 is a very special year for us …
Cover and catch cropping may work well for many managing lighter and erosion-prone soils but for those on heavier and more difficult ground they remain very far from the answer to any sort of maiden’s prayer. The right covers managed in the right way can help structure even the most challenging soils. However, in many …
If you are like us, then you don’t know where to start when it comes to other reading apart from farming magazines.However, there is so much information out there that can help us understand our businesses, farm better andunderstand the position of non-farmers. We have listed a few more books you might find interesting, challenge …
SIMTECH T-SEM FOR TRUE VERSATILITY Simtech T-Sem tine drills are probably the most versatile of all the direct drills on offer today. Their heritage is from the inverted T-slot coulter, initially developed in New Zealand for establishing new seed into living grass, which is probably one of the most difficult of direct drilling challenges. From …
Applying gypsum in liquid form could prove particularly beneficial in relieving soil compaction ahead of the autumn sowing programme. It’s been a tough season for soils. Many fields were drilled in less-than-ideal conditions, often after abandoned earlier attempts at cultivation that left soils prone to slumping, while others were left bare fallow which has done …
