BUSY BACKEND AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NEIGH SAYERS! Having travelled all over the country with the Ma/Ag drill we are now beginning to see the results of our toils which seem positive. As always during demonstration, we have visits from the next door neighbour, some with positives comments and some not quite so. On one …
MIKE DONOVAN Homo sapiens are hard-wired to be critical and suspicious of the unknown. We apply the maxim ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ where we can, and look for excuses to maintain the status quo. It applies to farming methods. The big gaps in no-till knowledge slow the progress of those who are …
I have been farming using zero-till and biological methods for fifteen years and making my own compost has always been an integral part of the system. There are lots of biological inoculants on the market but if your soil is not in a good enough condition to live and multiply, they will soon die out. …
By James Warne, Soil First Farming I recently attended the appropriately entitled ‘Calcium Conference’ which served to remind me of the importance to distinguish between calcium and pH balance within our soils, and also the importance of calcium to the dairy cow. How easily we confuse the use of calcium has with the role of …
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New drill & mobile app developments from John Deere John Deere latest drill and mobile app developments are both designed to improve machine efficiency and productivity at lower operating costs. The new ProSeries opener for the 750A All-Till drill will be available from January 2019 and can be retrofitted to existing machines. This replaces the …
By Olivia Oldham, Farmerama Do you learn the most talking to other farmers? Don’t always find the time to get out there and hear what’s going on? Well that’s what we are here for. I am part of Farmerama Radio, an award-winning podcast released once a month sharing the voices of farmers in the UK …
Timing Is Critical For Effective Stubble Management Timing is everything in farming and 2018 demonstrated just what a huge difference even a few days can make when it comes to creating the ideal conditions for crop establishment, writes Jeff Claydon, who farms in Suffolk and designed the Claydon Opti-Till® System In the last issue of …
By Richard Harding – Agronomist Extraordinaire Simon Chiles has been advocating the benefits of the John Deere 750A drill for over 18 years. While carrying out his contracting business he has drilled almost every conceivable crop and as a contractor he has also had the benefit of drilling most soil types, from light chalky soils …
Tom Molloy and Ellen Mallory University of Maine Cooperative Extension Organic field peas are of interest in Maine as a high protein feed source and a rotation crop for cereals. A trial was established at the University of Maine’s Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle in 2013 to demonstrate organic field pea production for grain. The …
By Dr Niki Rust, Research Associate, Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University – December 2018 issue We all know that some parts of the UK are getting more and more water- and nutrient-stressed over time. With less predictable rainfall, extended periods of droughts or heavy rainfall, and declining nutrients in some soils, it is becoming …
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