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    urea spreading date cut off fast approaching

    It’s a good question - I would argue it’s perfectly safe at the moment into April and I’d be justified in a recommendation. However, the guidance on the RT website states : In England, unprotected/uninhibited liquid fertiliser containing urea can be applied between 1 April and last application...
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    urea spreading date cut off fast approaching

    As a FACTS registered advisor I would much rather recommend urea goes on in April in cool and damp conditions than rush to apply it before end of March and see it all pee off into the ditches / ground water!? The metric on safe urea spreading should be day time temp and if the soil has adequate...
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    NFU claiming credit for 25% SFI cap

    Good to see the NFU and AIC aligned again!🤷‍♂️
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    Inhibitors for Urea (solid or liquid) for applications from 1st April

    I can’t understand how RT have ended up the ones policing the urea stewardship!? Spreading urea after 1st April is not a food / feed safety issue, it’s purely a political move reduce ammonia emissions as part of net zero. It’s a bit like saying you can’t drive a diesel car between April and...
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    Farmer protest in London, read the comments !

    ‘Farming Britain’ are organising the protest in video I put up against unfair imports . My main question was ‘who are farming britain’? They seem to exist on YouTube but I can’t find a website for them stating their claims?
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    Farmer protest in London, read the comments !

    Anyone on here taking part then next week?
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    Dockstar ?

    There is a new generic available from Clayton which should work out a bit cheaper https://claytonpp.com/product/clayton-docker/
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    Capital grants - Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024

    Have you checked junk / spam inbox?
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    HRW1 and HRW2 - SFI Application Hedges

    The amount of money I worked out our hedges to be across all 3 options isn’t worth the hassle of being limited to cut in Jan/Feb. And I would say we’re short on hedges either at 21km of them! I’d rather sacrifice the few £££ and crack on with the hedges in the dry Sept / Oct.
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    Knight sprayer

    Try RS components.
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    Cover crop on clay for spring barley

    Unwanted alleapothy but also all the rotting cover crop taking away N if you can’t get it destroyed early enough
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    Cover crop on clay for spring barley

    Our experience on clays is not to bother with cover crops - you’ll get a yield deficit more often than a yield lift. The theory checks out, reality is a different matter. If you do cover crop on heavy land they want destroying the first opportunity you get after your Christmas dinner has gone...
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    Ahl2 mixes and Take-all break

    It’s uses spring oats still as a white straw break and the rest is brassica / oilseeds / sunflower / millet etc
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    Ahl2 mixes and Take-all break

    @Zippy768 I’ve got a AHL2 seed mix on the shelf with no cereals specifically designed for this situation. PM me with areas if interested .
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    Wheat hardness test.

    SASA or NIAB should have the kit to do.
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