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From the 15th May to 15th June Sencrop are running a 20% discount on our weather station packages, which are now supplied as a subscription service (like you can pay for your mobile phone on a monthly contract).

This mean a Weather Station with Rainguage is £271.20 for 12 months (£22.60 a month) with no upfront hardware costs.

On top of this, Farmdeals members get a further 5% of cashback on any order, making it even better value.

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UK farming charities, the @Addington Fund and Forage Aid have agreed to join forces and build on the invaluable work the two charities undertake in supporting farmers and farm workers experiencing hardship.

Well known for its work in providing housing, disaster relief and young entrants’ support within the farming community, the Addington Fund will extend its on-farm disaster relief support under the Forage Aid brand. This assistance will continue the legacy of Forage Aid offering emergency, short-term relief to alleviate or relieve livestock suffering by providing feed and bedding to those in need.

The Addington Fund welcomes Andrew Ward MBE, founder of Forage Aid and Tom Hind, Trustee of Forage Aid as Trustees of Addington to further strengthen the board. Peter...

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At the YEN Awards last week, it was announced that Tim Lamyman’s farm at Worlaby Lincolnshire produced 18.0 t/ha of wheat and 16.2 t/ha of barley, both new world records. This is fantastic, and laudable in all respects, but it’s no accident.

Tim Lamyman has grown high yielding crops for many years, and throughout, he has been a member of the Yield Enhancement Network – or YEN – which celebrated its 10th birthday last week. The YEN provides Tim – and many other farmers in the UK, Europe and now in north America – with detailed and bespoke intelligence about each of their crops, including crop structure and nutrition, so Tim and all YEN members can learn how to do better from year to year.


Figure: Tim Lamyman’s YEN yields (blue diamonds) have set...

Who achieved the top cereal and oilseed crop yields of 2022?
Find out by joining us 24th of January for the Yield Enhancement Network Conference and Awards at the EoE Arena in Peterborough!

We'll be looking back at what we've learned over the last 10 years researching top crop yields and celebrating farmer-led innovation in enhancing crop performance.

Speakers will include: Roger Sylvester-Bradley, Daniel Kindred, Pete Berry, Philip Dolbear, Nick Anderson...