We have featured articles on many different types of robots that will at some point influence the way we farm, but have the simple wins in the arable world have been ignored? Possibly because they don’t benefit the trade, maybe they are simply a bad idea or maybe a bit of both. However, if the […]
Written by Jon Williams from www.thesoilexpert.co.uk An old adage of farming practice we need to pay attention to with our management of our slurry and manures for the benefit of the environment and our farm business. With increasing attention focused on the environmental impact of food production methods currently in practice and the industrialisation of
Where There’s Muck There’s Brass!! Read More »
Is the adoption of IPM (integrated pest management) a journey? A journey of change required to react to changing market demands; a journey of learning, stemming from wanting to do something different to protect natural Beneficial’s and predators; a journey to increasing profitability from the production of a crop grown to an IPM enhanced standard?
My IPM And Nuffield Journey Has Started… Read More »
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE – THE NEXT STEP FOR THE WHOLE SUPPLY CHAIN Written by Rebecca Hesketh, Agriculture Manager for Fresh Produce at Waitrose & Partners Many of us are asking whether this point in history is one we will look back on as when a ‘shift’ occurred in our system that changed the course of lives
A Food Processor’s View… Read More »
while listening to Radio 1) John Aynsley, runs a 1,302ha mixed farm near Saltburn-by-the-Sea in the north east of England. Barn Farm with 566 ha of arable cropping in a predominantly cereals rotation has recently seen a system change to direct drilling. The transition has been followed and directed by the local AHDB Monitor Farm
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Full Paper published by Caroline Harkness, Francisco J. Areal. Mikhail A. Semeno, Nimai Senapati, Ian F. Shield, Jacob Bishop Subsidies paid to farmers for protecting the environment lead to more stable incomes compared with payments based purely on the number of hectares being farmed, according to a new study of farms in England and Wales.
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One of the many aspirations producers will have when moving to a regenerative farming system is to take a fresh look at both variable costs and fixed costs in connection with their whole farming system. Written by Nigel Wellings, Director ,Acres Insurance Brokers I will base my thoughts for this article on combinable cropping farms
Insurance- Another Cost To Attack Under Regenerative Farming Read More »
Written by Thomas Preuße, Chief Editor “DLG-Mitteilungen” and DLG-Agrifuture Magazine Forgoing glyphosate will increase the demands made on the cultivation system as a whole. It is vital to minimisethe pressure caused by weeds overall. Replacing glyphosate with one single alternative measure is therefore barelyconceivable, especially in systems that do not involve the use of ploughs.
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In recent years, NIAB have been conducting research to help growers manage their oilseed rape crops in the presence of Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB). We are all aware of the fact that in most of England, the area of this crop has been decimated and UK wide, we are now growing half the area
Once again I am delighted to be involved with the production of this issue, Direct Driller #12. These pages are filled with facts and figures that have the power to direct arable farmers towards more profitable and long term goals which will stand the test of time. They very much fulfil the original purpose of
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