Practical glyphosate stewardship for direct drill and regenerative farmers For farmers working with direct drilling or regenerative systems, glyphosate isn’t just another herbicide – it’s a crucial tool. Whether it’s managing grass-weeds, clearing stale seedbeds, or taking down cover crops, glyphosate helps create a clean, manageable seedbed without the need for cultivation. But glyphosate’s performance …
Sharing Data, Growing Together: My Experience with AHDB Farmbench Groups “Hey Dad, let’s share all our performance and farm data with our neighbours!” For many farmers, that suggestion would sound like a nightmare rather than an opportunity. Yet, when I look at the farmers I most admire, those who run resilient, profitable, and forward-thinking businesses, …
Written by Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. • Seaweeds have long had suggested benefits for agricultural use• Research suggests green seaweeds to be beneficial for soil/plant amendments and redseaweeds to have some potential for animal feeds• To be able to include at meaningful levels, the production and supply chain ofseaweeds needs to be researched …
Looking back with a Crystal Ball I am sitting here at the end of June, the weekend before Groundswell. I have just read through my last article I wrote for the Direct Driller magazine, which is from September last year and wondering what I would tell myself if I could go back in time to …
By Anna Woodley from Trinity AgTech For generations, farmers have been finely tuned to the physical and financial cycles of their land – balancing input costs with yield, timing the market, and managing unpredictable weather. The ability to manage complexity and make it pay is a defining skill of British agriculture. But in a rapidly …
Dry Weather Challenges Across the Rotation By Phil Rowbottom, for Direct Driller Magazine It’s fair to say that 2025 has been a year of extremes — and not in a good way. The dry spring and early summer have had a telling impact across every crop on the farm, and this season’s challenges have tested …
June 2025 It has been over a year since my last DD article and rather a lot has happened in that time which is affecting all businesses and especially farming. I think there are opportunities out there if you are prepared to take on the challenge but there is a lot of uncertainty in the …
Manufacturer in Focus – Horizon Agriculture As the shift toward regenerative and low-disturbance farming continues to accelerate, Horizon Agricultural Machinery has remained at the forefront of equipment innovation. Based in Lincolnshire and exporting to over 30 countries, Horizon designs and manufactures quality, reliable machinery and components that address agronomic issues whilst at the same time …
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With harvest well under way in parts of the country we, once again, are thinking about autumn establishment. With commodity prices under pressure, and support measures falling away, what are you doing to cut cost and attempt to maintain profitability. Being a soil consultant, I am always going to argue that the soil is the …
As the pressures on agriculture mount—from climate instability to rising input costs—farmers are increasingly turning to smarter, more sustainable technologies to protect both yields and margins. Among the most promising of these is Variable Rate Application (VRA), a precision farming approach revolutionising how crop inputs are managed. With its ability to fine-tune inputs like fertilisers, …
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