June 2025 I get asked a lot of questions about farming stuff, most of which I have no idea what the answer is. So I usually make something up that sounds right. However, I do suspect that there will always be an element of truth in whatever I say in those situations because after 40 …
We were always told that rainfall was the limiting factor to yield in our part of the world, which is North Lincolnshire. We received 146mm of rain up to week 25 of the year, twothirds of this fell in the first six weeks. The annual average rainfall is 632mm, so we have received less than …
Since last harvest:• Oats bales• Rain• Budget and consequences• Our values• Winter• Concrete and tanks• Poor prices• From wet to four very dry months• Reunion and cereals• Purchase of a bowser• Where we are today• Harvest planning• Future outlook, basics good limecompost balance soil indices• Do less better! Assess priorities,given past week and budget.• Other …
A positive outlook So far this year we have lambed on a viable grass crop, had a second crack at boats (beans and oats) and campaigned for the future of farming. When I say it’s been a busy year already, it’s been a busy year already. We have a tendency as a farm to over …
April 2025 I always say farming is the fourth industry I’ve worked in—but it’s the one that feels most like home. Before I found myself knee-deep in cover crops and grazing rotations, I was in offices negotiating film rights at Universal Pictures. From cinema releases to Blu-ray deals in Portugal, I had a foot in …
Apr 2025 I will attempt to keep this politics free. I suppose the joy of farming is that no two years are the same, and 2025’s weather has definitely started on a more positive note than 2024. As I write this, I am finished my spring sowing and it’s all rolled, one full month ahead …
Hello! I am Zoe, the Assistant Farm Manager on a large arable and sheep farm on the Lincs/Leics border. As we see the end of the drilling season Spring ‘25 has been kind to us, leaving me feeling slightly unsettled with a thought of “what will Mother Nature do next?!”. We have made good progress …
Embracing Diversity and Branding for Farm Resilience Up horn, down corn – never has this statement been so true and never have the principles of regen ag been so ultimately important for profitability and the ironing out of the horrific bumps in the road ahead. 2024 saw us have almost double our annual rainfall average …
Mar 2025 On an April day 90 years ago, Hugh Bennett was testifying to the US congress, trying to instil a sense of urgency about the precarious state of American soils. As he spoke, soil blew in from the great plains 1500 miles away, blocking out the sun and giving the day the name by …
At the time of writing things are getting dry! Are we in for another dry spring? The last time the moon was in the present orbit was the 1700s and they had the same weather as we are experiencing now (so I read as I am not that old), going from floods to drought. They …
