Have a look at all the content in Issue 22 of Direct Driller Magazine
Groundswell 2025: A Regenerative Festival That Goes Beyond the Soil
I know I’m biased as I was involved in the first Groundswell, but the event…
Why we need to talk about water and the land it runs through
Water is central to sustainable farming, but too often, it’s the part we leave out….
Featured Farmer – Frederik Larsen
Writing this article (while the season is coming to a close in the midst of…
Report suggests regenerative farming pioneers are outperforming conventional approaches
A new benchmarking report comparing 78 regenerative farms across Europe provides evidence of how regenerative…
Farmer Focus – John Pawsey
June 2025 I get asked a lot of questions about farming stuff, most of which…
Agronomist in Focus – Hannah Foxall
Autumn Crops Despite another wet autumn crops are relatively clean and well established. OSR had…
Revisiting the Syngenta Conservation Agriculture Project.
Joe Stanley, Allerton Project and Graham Redman, The Andersons Centre Joe Stanley Since 2017, the…
Time to Focus on key priorities
Cutting per-tonne costs, boosting yields, maximising income and building healthier soils; these should be key…
Farmer Focus – Andrew Jackson
We were always told that rainfall was the limiting factor to yield in our part…
5 reasons to visit the Agroforestry Show 10-11 September 2025
Discover how trees can boost your regenerative farming system at Woodoaks Farm, Hertfordshire. Following its…
Finding the perfect regen wheat variety
What are the key characteristics of the perfect wheat variety for a regenerative system? For…
Soil Farmer of the Year 2025 announced at Groundswell
Three farmers championing soil health and regenerative practices have been recognised in the 2025 Soil…
Farmer Focus – Tom Sewell
Since last harvest:• Oats bales• Rain• Budget and consequences• Our values• Winter• Concrete and tanks•…
Reboot for CSFB management
The strongest set of cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) management strategies to date has been…
Growing flavour
Jamie Stokes – 2024 Nuffield Farming Scholar Getting an invite to write about what I…
New Agrii trials put the focus on drilling and cultivation choices to manage blackgrass efficiently
A comprehensive Agrii trial focusing on different combinations of drilling date, cultivation technique and drill…
Farmer Focus – Philip Bradshaw
June 2025 It doesn’t seem possible, but it is 10 months since my last article….
Looking Ahead: Building Resilience After Another Testing Season
By Louise Penn I’m still undecided on how I feel about this season, and from…
Farmer Focus – Tim Parton
This growing season has proven to be the driest most of us have ever seen,…
Agronomist in Focus – Chris Martin
Time to give soils a lift? After two incessantly wet winters followed by virtual drought…
Clean Water. Clean Kill.
Practical glyphosate stewardship for direct drill and regenerative farmers For farmers working with direct drilling…
Farmer Focus – Tom Martin
Sharing Data, Growing Together: My Experience with AHDB Farmbench Groups “Hey Dad, let’s share all…
Seaweed in agriculture
Written by Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. • Seaweeds have long had suggested benefits…
Farmer Focus – Andy Howard
Looking back with a Crystal Ball I am sitting here at the end of June,…
Do You Know the Hidden £ Value of Your Natural Capital?And What if Your Farm’s Natural Assets Worked Like an Investment Portfolio?
By Anna Woodley from Trinity AgTech For generations, farmers have been finely tuned to the…
Farmer Focus – Phil Rowbottom
Dry Weather Challenges Across the Rotation By Phil Rowbottom, for Direct Driller Magazine It’s fair…
Yellow Rust: A Symptom of Systemic Weakness in Cereal Cropping Systems
By Tim Ashley, Edaphos Agronomy Introduction The 2025 wheat season has revealed significant vulnerabilities in…
Regulation of bio-stimulants, bio-fertilisers and bio-pesticides
Written by Susan Wilson from Aphaeas Agriculture Bio-stimulants, soil conditioners, bio-fertilisers and bio-pesticides have been…