EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF PESTICIDE USE ON NATURAL CAPITAL Natural Capital is being measured in novel ways and carbon accounting is now commonplace. It is difficult to be precise about the measurement of the effects of different management practices on soil carbon, so it seems likely that the adoption of management which we know to …
FROM HUTCHINSONS Catch and cover crop choices play significant part in positive transition to Sustainable Farming Initiative When any new technique is employed its initial benchmark for success is a measure of the financial return it provides over the technique it replaces or enhances. In that respect cover crops have had a rocky start in …
Stones or Beatles? Oasis or Blur? Cereals or Groundswell? It’s a lazy way to categorise farmers but I’m not the first person to compare and contrast the diversity of ideas showcased at the two leading events for arable farming. An even cruder test would be to ask if our farming problems will be solved by …
By Richard Harding, ProCam – all views are my own It was very refreshing to read Adam Driver’s Farmer Focus article in issue 10 of Direct Driller. In this update, Adam echoed many of the thoughts I’ve held since I began my agricultural studies. It seemed then, as it does now, that our constant desire …
Breaking The Cycle With Groundswell Agronomy: The Future Of Agronomy Reimagined Read More »
Written by Richard Harding, Procam In a year where recent events have triggered a rethink in many areas of our lives, one major question is where to get advice that aims to future-proof the farm business for the long term. Having been involved with farms practicing conservation agriculture (CA) or regenerative agriculture (RA) for over …
What Should The Agronomy Service Of The Future Look Like? Read More »
Written by Mark Dewes, Agrii I’ve been an agronomist since 1996, mainly in the independent sector but since 2015 I’ve been working for Agrii. I’ve always been curious as to why we work in the way we do with our farmer customers and what changes we could make to improve the service we provide Guiding …
