A positive outlook So far this year we have lambed on a viable grass crop, had a second crack at boats (beans and oats) and campaigned for the future of farming. When I say it’s been a busy year already, it’s been a busy year already. We have a tendency as a farm to over […]
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April 2025 I always say farming is the fourth industry I’ve worked in—but it’s the one that feels most like home. Before I found myself knee-deep in cover crops and grazing rotations, I was in offices negotiating film rights at Universal Pictures. From cinema releases to Blu-ray deals in Portugal, I had a foot in
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The time has come to assess how you will be able to farm in the future and calculate the best options for your business going forward, says Jeff Claydon, Suffolk arable farmer and inventor of the Claydon Opti-Till® direct seeding system. Feb 2025 Here in Suffolk, grey skies and cold weather have characterised the first
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Apr 2025 I will attempt to keep this politics free. I suppose the joy of farming is that no two years are the same, and 2025’s weather has definitely started on a more positive note than 2024. As I write this, I am finished my spring sowing and it’s all rolled, one full month ahead
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AHDB is demystifying the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) by bringing the processes that underpin them to life. Jason Pole, AHDB Technical Content Manager, explains. With a focus on the RL protocols, our winter wheat on trial initiative is revealing how we decide which varieties to sow and recommend – and everything in
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Key to regenerative farming is the ability to cut fertiliser inputs, while not compromising on yield or quality. Foliar feeding nitrogen, in the form of urea treated with potassium humate, is one such method and as will be shown below, this has the potential to completely change how grassland is managed. In addition to improving
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Spring cropping provides one of the best opportunities for control of problem grassweeds, but with only a few of the selective herbicides used in the autumn authorised for application in the spring, growers need to plan carefully if they are to achieve the high-level control needed. Spring weed control requires different tactics because there are
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Written by George Hepburn, Crop Nutrition Consultant with AIVA. The time has come to think about crop nutrition and the questions that I hear year on year are: should I be doing tissue tests? Or sap analysis? Which crops? At what stage? How many fields? Is it even worth it? If you are looking to
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In the current farming climate, growers require drills with maximum flexibility to handle multiple crop types and establishment methods. AMAZONE has developed a range of tine drills to meet these challenges. Since the late 1970s, the company has utilised the TineTeC coulter across various models, more recently including the Cayena, Condor, and Primera DMC. The
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Rosalind Platt is managing director of crop nutrition specialists BFS Fertiliser Services Limited. Foliar nitrogen treatments later in the season reduce the total amount of nitrogen needed while maintaining or lifting yield, and increasing protein. The pressure on farmers today seems more relentless than ever. Key priorities are to maximise soil health and nitrogen use
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