I’m not going to dwell on the weather but as it is a major factor in what we do, I will say, despite having constant downpours of around 40-50mm we have fared better than most. My rain gauge filled so many times I must admit I gave up emptying it. Colin McGregor, 4 miles away, …
During an unrelentingly wet February, the only ray of sunshine was the arrival of our Red Sussex calves. It’s always amazing to watch mother and baby choreograph an apparently impossible dance in which a sodden, half blind wobbly legged newborn finds the source of its milk. About a month before calving, we moved them up above the flood, onto one of our four sandier fields where the ground has remained relatively firm underfoot. On the lower clays that make up most of the farm, it’s a different story.Â
Cover crops can suppress weeds and volunteers by competing for light, water and nutrients. Some species also release chemicals that inhibit weed development.
Reap the benefits every time with the Aitchison Seedmatic series. See more of Aitchison at Direct Driller at Cereals in June 2024
Fentech Agri has introduced some major changes into its product range. See more of Fentech Agri at Direct Driller at Cereals in June 2024
Horizon tells us all about their commitment to design and manufacture of innovative products. See more of Horizon at Direct Driller at Cereals in June 2024
Great to see Novag Sas back in the game after taking some time out…
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Claydon Drills give us an update on the wash out during drilling and the importance of soil resilience.
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On a recent BASE-UK trip to France, a visit to Christophe Piou’s farm showed how you don’t have to follow the herd to be successful By Mike Abram Surrounded by high value vegetable production and arable farms in the Loire Valley is what is now predominantly a livestock farm. It wasn’t always that way. When …
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Written by Joe Stanley, Head of Sustainable Farming, at The Allerton Project I was recently invited to speak at the North of England Farming Conference at Hexham in Northumbria, with a wide brief to cover anything forward-thinking which ticked the box for both environmental and financial sustainability. Weeks in advance I had submitted my presentation …
