ONE APPLICATOR FOUR USES… SO FAR Microcast 200 applicator reduces crop passes, saves fuel andhelps a Northamptonshire farm reduce its carbon footprint Replacing a troublesome liquid fertiliser spreader on his John Deere 750A drill with a Microcast 200, an applicator designed for precision placement of seeds and granular products, has enabled arable farmer Andrew Pitts …
BTTUK – ONE YEAR ON! Starting a new venture at anytime can be challenging, add that to being in the middle of a global pandemic and some people would say that we needed our heads looking at! However, we had a number of key, unique and innovative elements in our business plan that helped us …
Written by James Warne from Soil First Farming A word of warning to all of you who buy bulk lime products. There appears to be nobody in the supply chain fighting your corner to ensure the quality of the lime you buy meets the legal requirements as laid down in the Fertiliser Regulations 1991. 100% …
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Could a Biologicals Pipeline Accelerator and Demonstrator be the conduit to improving the uptake of novel crop protection products within UK agriculture? CHAP Innovation Network Lead, Dr Harry Langford and Research Associate, Dr Jemma Taylor, are part of a team that has developed a business case proposing just that. Through CHAP’s New Innovations Programme, which …
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This article was “Written by Camilla Hayselden-Ashby, Nuffield Scholar 2021 Hemp, Cannabis with a low level of the psychoactive compound THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), has seen a global upsurge in interest in the last decade. This has been driven by the growing popularity of CBD as a food supplement, demand for environmentally sustainable products and changes in …
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BOURGAULT PUTS BRITISH FARMERS FIRST British farmers will be primary beneficiaries of Bourgault Tillage Tools’ (BTT) decision to open a new subsidiary company in the UK. The Canadian company has become well established in the UK for many, initially working via distributors. But its’s new subsidiary – Bourgault Tillage Tools UK Ltd (BTTUK), based at …
Do synthetic fertilisers and pesticides exacerbate pest and disease threats? A session at the Oxford Real Farming Conference looked at the science behind the claim Written by Mike Abram The use of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers is increasingly under the microscope, driven mostly by its impact on the environment and as a major contributor to greenhouse …
TYRES FOR ZERO TILL FARM A Norfolk farmer has moved to a zero-tillage system and invested in new tyre technology to protect his soil. It has taken James Goodley four years to change his farming methods, and he believes by fitting his machines with the latest VF tyres he can protect his investment and use …
Herefordshire farmer John Joseph writes: In the January edition of Direct Driller, I was impressed by the article ‘Regenerative Agriculture…. Fad or system’ (William Waterfield) because it showed how useful this system is becoming and it took me back to my youth, (which is a challenge) when what we refer to as Conventional agriculture was …
Written by Chris Fellows Last month I got chatting to a driver delivering chemicals to the farm, and he got around to asking what I was doing that day. I was in fact working on a new service we are developing called Farm Compare, which is designed to help farmers buy more efficiently. I wasn’t …
