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Because the money offered for this SFI option is the same as the CS option. They can’t allow it to be more profitable in SFI than CS. Also it would favour the milder parts of England.

I’ve been growing winter bird feed under CS for the last 5 years. Defra should have made it clear from the beginning that under SFI, just like CS, it is to be planted in May/June and left in place until the following Feb/March. They monitor this forum so have been well aware that some farmers...

And how many voted?

The NFU had a golden opportunity to do a reset and win back the trust of members and non members, but they screwed it up when they made Tom Bradshaw an un-elected president. The evidence seems to prove he can’t be trusted, yet they still allowed him to go unchallenged for the leadership. What a...

Haha, there were quite a few farmers who voted without a thought of how it would affect farming!

If farming is profitable and thriving then the associated businesses can also make healthy profits and then the local pubs, restaurants, shops etc also do well. Who could begrudge that? That’s what it was like round here when the coal miners were making good money, or in parts of Scotland during...

From some conversations I’ve had recently, I’m getting the feeling there’s some panick in businesses that rely on farming customers that large scale SFI options could become very popular. For instance, suggesting that it wouldn’t be moral, or that you wouldn’t be a real “farmer” if you take...

What about a McConnell Shakaerator? Are they “low disturbance”?

Interesting. Is that all done through your energy supplier? I’m with Octopus business and I don’t think they offer anything like that, unfortunately.

What happened to the battery storage? Shouldn't that have kicked in when you had the power cut?

Ideally I don’t want it sowing in rows. I suppose I could remove the pipes from the coulters and let the seed sprinkle on the soil in front of the tyres and harrow.

I have dug inspection holes, and the soil is good where it hasn’t been driven on. The problem is that with a 6m combine and 3m discs and drill plus baling there isn’t much ground that isn’t driven on, which in a dry year is ok, but last summer wasn’t. So it’s not a plough pan I’m wanting to...

Yes, I think grassland subsoilers are now being marketed as LD arable subsoilers.

What’s the preferred method for sowing grass seed now days? I will want to sow into cultivated wheat stubble. I am thinking of getting a Vaderstad BioDrill 180 to mount on our Rapid box drill, or is a grass rake/seeder combination better?

I’m thinking I need one to relieve compaction now I am moving away from ploughing. I like the idea of low disturbance, but is that possible combined with removing compaction? Are leading discs important? How many legs/meter? Do some manufacturers make a better job of it than others?