Written by Tony Gent With over 60 years of farming, I have seen and been involved with so many changes, as a lad from working with horses and leaving school at 15 to working on my father’s smallholding with only 50 acres and a mix of cropping. The farm began to mechanise and expand, so …
Both cover crops and low-disturbance drilling are often seen as an easy way to improve soil health and performancewhile also offering an opportunity to cut fixed costs. Where the transition is managed well, it can be very worthwhilebut in other cases, the journey to drilling nirvana can be a fraught with obstacles, explains Steve Corbett, …
Justin Platt says “I was very fortunate to grow up on a farm in the beautiful Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. With no real agricultural experience to speak of, my father left the family printing business in the late 1950s and established us on 500 acres of farmland, a small fry by modern commercial standards …
Written by David Newton – Technical Manager, Timac Agro UK The current fertiliser production and supply issues are leading to producers examining their inputs and expenditure, looking at the returns on their investment and the opportunity to enhance the effi-ciency and return from every kilo of input. One way to help the soil regain balance …
High Fertiliser Prices Focus Attention On N Input Efficiency And Soil Health. Read More »
Written by Tom Allen-Stevens from Trinity Agtech New markets have opened up for carbon and biodiversity. When underpinned by digital software, international protocols and a just legal framework, they allow those who manage the land control over their natural capital and the income stream that’s opened up. Louisa Knocker from Trinity Natural Capital Markets addresses …
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust announced their newest cohort of Scholars in October, many of whom will study topics related to soil management, sustainability, and regenerative farming practices. “This year’s intake represents a significant change in direction that British agriculture is and must take to ensure a sustainable farming future,” says Mike Vacher, Nuffield Farming …
Future Farming Podcast – Janet Hughes and The Team Introduction From the series of Future Farming podcasts, in this one Janet Hughes has chosen to talk to Gabe Brown. A familiar name with our readers (his name featuring in about half our issues of Direct Driller), Gabe has been named one of the twenty-five most …
DEFRA: In Conversation With A Soil Health Pioneer Read More »
Written by James Warne form Soil First Farming Dihydrogen Monoxide or DHMO has been used for years to improve the distribution and performance of soil acting residual herbicides along with other uses such as a solvent, coolant, and used extensively as a fire retardant. It is critical for life, but deadly if too much is …
Blackgrass Control Are You Using Enough Dihydrogen Monoxide? Read More »
Written by Joel Williams When we begin to unpack the complex world of soil, of course there are many factors that contribute to the optimum functioning of a ‘healthy soil’ – be that chemical, physical or biological. That said, it is clear that soil biology specifically has played an instrumental role in catalysing the recent …
Optimising Soil Biology And Nutrition For Crop Production Read More »
Written by Chris Fellows Farming is becoming as much about what we can’t see as what we can. We as farmers already know that. Many of the articles in this magazine cover what can’t be seen and the complexity of modern-day sustainable farming. Greenhouse gases in the air can’t be seen, our crops and tramlines …
