Mar 2026 Spring has always been my favourite month, with autumn being a close second. I just love the sights of things coming alive again and new life being born; it is natural regeneration in action. At the time of writing, spring crops have been going into nice conditions, with all the hope and expectation […]
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It’s the middle of March already; this year is flying by. Even though in my last article I complained bitterly about the drought, the rain that fell in the latter half of 2025 brought our annual rainfall to just above the 30-year average, and of course, there has been an abundance of rainfall at the
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Holding Our Nerve There’s a certain satisfaction in early spring when the farm looks well, before the dreaded blackgrass rears its ugly head and takes the edge off my favourite month of May. Things aren’t perfect, but they’re alright. Crops are clean, gaps are few and far between, and though growth stages are hugely variable,
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Mar 2026 Ryan McCormack Farmers Weekly Farm Manager of the Year 2025, Dennington Hall Farms in East Suffolk, a 1,600ha arable farm with 12-year rotation and a suckler herd of Red Poll cattle. Woodland, Countryside stewardship Mid-tier, 4x SFI agreement, residential and commercial property and Bruisyard Country Estate (wedding and events business). Straight after the
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Spring Hope Sitting here writing this on April Fool’s Day, a full nine months since my last article, I’m wondering if I am the fool for believing farming was improving! The farm seems to have fared well through the winter in general. A nice, easy autumn, so we should be happy. Well, I was until
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A rumination on scale in three songs I’ve got a brand new combine harvester, ‘an I’ll give you the key. Come on now let’s get together In perfect harmony. I’ve got twenty acres, an’ you’ve got forty-three. I’ve got a brand new combine harvester, an’ I’ll give you the key. I am sure that this
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Dog & Stick – Survival Mode Apr 2026 For many arable farms, good management on its own is no longer enough. Right now, combinable cropping feels increasingly like a high-stakes gamble, and survival may depend less on pushing forward and more on stripping the business back to the basics. There are times in farming when
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If, like me, you wondered if Mzuri had stopped all production and was going to fade away, read on. When I first heard the news that Mzuri were stopping production in the UK, naturally, I was gutted. Although they are still providing spares and support, I tried to plan what to do next. The Mzuri
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January 2026. Time for a review and plan for the future So, a new year! Time to reflect, take stock and plan for the future?! Well, when Chris asks for an article I always say yes then think “What on earth have I done that’s remotely interesting?” Having just reread my last article, it does
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Jan 2026 Late winter is a natural pause point on our farm which grows predominantly combinable crops. Most of the decisions that mattered were made months ago, the crops are either in or they aren’t, and the consequences are starting to show themselves. It’s also when the background pressures feel loudest, because the work rate
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