“Driver Farms is a family run 1200ha contract farming business based in Suffolk farming hanslope series clay. They practice a regenerative agriculture system based on zero and min till. All agronomy is carried out in house. They are also five years into running a 12m CTF system’ I have just been to look at a …
If you want to know how healthy you are, there are a myriad of tests and tools to help you ‘quantify’ yourbody condition – blood pressure, body mass index and cholesterol level, for example. Now there is a move todevelop ways to quantify the health of your soil, too. In 2016, AHDB and BBRO funded …
Soil Health: Let’s Get Physical (Chemical And Biological) Read More »
AHDB Animal Scientist, Siwan Howatson, takes a closer look at the potential to incorporate livestock into the arable rotation through establishing a grass ley, while improving soil organic matter and increasing soil resilience. Soil organic matter (SOM) is an essential element because it provides the soil with the resilience it needs to sustain a crop, …
Cost of production? Cash only net margin? Machinery depreciation per hectare? Holly Shaw, AHDB’sKnowledge Exchange Manager for Benchmarking in East Anglia looks into the detail. AHDB’s Farmbench online benchmarking tool hopes to take the mystery out of physical and financial performance of multiple farm enterprises. The updated tool now incorporates cross-sector recording, including combinable, potatoes, …
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 …
No-Till Knowledge, Networking On Tap At 28TH Annual NNTC Read More »
This summer has been yet another busy one for us, with drill building in full swing. It has, as always, been punctuated with exhibitions including Cereals and Groundswell. A great opportunity for us to discuss our machines with potentially new customers, we always make the most of the shows and try and speak with everyone …
A wheat crop from plants which yield year after year has huge attractions for both the farmer and the environment. There’s no yearly crop establishment. Plants develop strength and get deep rooting. Carbon capture is enhanced. Creating a commercially viable perennial wheat has been a fundamental challenge that has been taken up by The Land …
