Shows

We had a busy start to 2020 with members visiting Agrovista’s Project Lamport site on a cold and windy day in early February where Niall Atkinson and David Purdy talked about the results so far on soil management, soil structure and biology of the trials. Philip Wright added more detail on cultivations. They also visited […]

Sharing AHDB’s Strategic Farm demonstrations and practical ‘how to’ resources virtually AHDB’s Strategic Farm Week goes digital Usually, summer sees each AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm host open their doors to those interested in learning about the research programmes put into field scale demonstrations onfarm. However, due to Government restrictions, this year’s programme took place in

Editor Mike Donovan recalls the talk on soil at the 2015 Oxford Real Farming Conference by Bruce Bell of the Scottish Agricultural College. Delegates were asked to bring soil samples so Dr Bruce might analyse them, and the event proved so popular the room in the Town Hall was packed. Unfortunately many farmers thought it

Despite a break in the weather making top dressing and spraying a possibility for some, over 100 farmers and industry members made the trip to Elveden Village hall (near Thetford) last Wednesday (4th March) to hear from a range of speakers about the possibilities and benefits of mixed farming. Hosted by Tom Chapman, Head of

Weeds and disease are an ever-present threat to crops, but nutrition plays a key role in tackling both and optimising itshould be a focus for farmers. From variety choice to the latest chemical developments, weed tackling strategies and nutritional advice, Cereals 2020 (10- 11 June) will deliver the knowledge to help farmers overcome many challenges.

Written by Andrew Jackson, Pink Pig Farm, Lincolnshire I am a farmer from North Lincolnshire, amongst other things I have been described as butterfly and an evangelist, the former because I am always looking to land on something new which will improve my life and business, the latter because once I discovered regenerative farming, I

2020 marks a stepping stone in UK agriculture as the industry seeks to move towards a new era of farming. This year it is vital that British farmers can be proud of the nutritious food they produce and the ecosystem services they provide. Join farmers and growers with an interest in regenerative farming practices for

Written by Ian Gould of Oakbank with contributions from David White of RTK Farming After a successful and very worthwhile visit to the US National No-Till event in 2019 I was keen to pay heed to the many recommendations for the No Till On The Plains Conference (NTOP). This event is held in Wichita, Kansas

Just after Groundswell in June, the Sustainable Food Trust held an event at Fir Farm titled “Farming and Climate Change: Towards net Zero Carbon Emissions.” Climate change and the ability of farming to be #TheSolution has been in the farming media a lot recently and there were a number of mainstream journalists at the event

A variety of powerful, educational speakers will be on hand when the 28th annual National No-Tillage Conferenceconvenes Jan. 7-10, 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Behind the theme “Banking More No-Till Dollars,” headliner speakers at this 4-day event at the newly redeveloped Union Station Hotel include: • Roberto Pieretti, long-time no-tiller and farm consultant from