How variable rate nitrogen applications can help offset upcoming fertiliser taxation The new carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) tax, which is expected to add £50-£75 per tonne to nitrogen prices, is less than a year away. But it is likely to be felt this year, since the EU implemented its CBAM tax, which accounts for …
Jason Pole, AHDB Technical Content Manager, explains how innovative trials aim to pinpoint elusive crop characteristics to help farmers reduce input use. Every year, efforts are renewed in the quest to grow profitable crops. The fundamental ways to achieve this are well-understood but there is always scope for improvement, which includes turning towards genetics even …
Another two examples of ‘What you might have missed at Groundswell’ from Mike Abram’s Groundswell Sessions series on his Regenerative Farmer Substack newsletter. The Groundswell Sessions: Ozempic v Organic This kind of session is why I’m doing this Substack series. It’s not one I would likely attend, but is extremely interesting and is what makes …
Written by Mark Hatton For the last 19 years, I’ve been very fortunate to have been able to call Yorkshire home. Across the broad sweep of the Yorkshire Wolds, the upland fringes of the Pennines and the deep, fertile soils of the Vale of York, farming has always been shaped by both landscape and necessity. …
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) is best known for organising the Great Yorkshire Show each July but perhaps is lesser known for the work it does throughout the rest of the year. The new Yorkshire Farming Conference, taking place on Wednesday 28 January at the Great Yorkshire Showground, will help to change that. YAS is …
Phil Rowbottom, Woolley, West Yorkshire A Five-Year Journey into Direct Drilling It’s been five years now. Five years since we parked up the plough and put our faith in direct drilling. It’s a big leap of faith, I can tell you. You go from a nice, clean, ploughed field to drilling into what looks like …
Farmer Focus: Resilience, Roots and Regeneration in North Yorkshire By James Pick, H. Sutton and Son Standing on the clifftops a few miles south of Filey, looking out over the North Sea, you quickly realise that farming here is as much about managing the elements as it is about managing the soil. I’m James Pick …
Building soil health is one of the best ways to improve the resilience, profitability and sustainability of farming systems. The Soil & Water Health Day, organised in collaboration by Hutchinsons, the Ribble Rivers Trust and Mersey Rivers Trust, explored the practical steps farmers can take to improve soil health and protect watercourses, featuring in-field demonstrations …
Introduction: Three generations, thinking together The Gent family has been farming in South Lincolnshire for four generations, but while the mission of growing food remains the same, the world around has changed beyond recognition. The Gents have been practicing no-till farming on their 800-hectare family farm since 2008. Today they operate under the Gentle …
The much-awaited report from Minette Batters on farm profitability was released by Defra shortly before Christmas. Tom Allen-Stevens summarises what it means for soil pioneers. Building soil health at pace is central to improving the resilience and long-term profitability of English farming, according to the Farming Profitability Review led by Baroness Minette Batters. It calls …
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