Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
CropTec has said that seminars at this year’s show will equip arable farmers with the knowledge they need to meet the challenges faced by the industry “head on” and to maximise opportunities.
This year’s event will take place on November 29 and...
Morning
Presumably most are still planning on planting wheat in the next month or so.
With current prices and profitability what’s everyone’s thoughts on pre em choices and rates ?
cheers
Last year I drilled 10th Oct and it did what it was meant to and performed well, this year though I’m wondering about drilling earlier with the view to graze it. Will the grazing reset the plant to a position of a later drilled crop or will it shoot through the growth stages too early and amount...
I have no problem with RPA inspections but how reasonable should it be...
I explain ...
20 mins ago had a phone call " I need to come and do a whole herd tag test on one of your holdings"
I explained that
a, the cattle were alli out on grass keep and not back till end of next week
b, we have...
Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine
A Group 2 winter wheat has bucked recent trends of low specific weights for milling quality to perform beyond expected for one Northamptonshire grower.
Emma Bletsoe says she’s ‘delighted’ with her first crop of Mayflower and as a result, plans to...
Probably won't be looking at SFI until next year, but wondering if anyone has a plan for companion crops.
What companion in which crop, will it work with herbicides, will it leave any profit? Payment rate is only £55/ha.
Never grown them before, recovering OSR grower. Which is a good winter variety and what seed rate if ploughing or Claydon drilled please? Any other advice welcome.
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Origin Fertilisers has appointed a new member of its nutrition agronomy team for the Midlands region.
Tom Wells has been added to the fertiliser manufacturer’s team of in-house agronomists and will cover East and West Midlands.
He will provide...
Applying a little liquid sunshine to Spring Barley this afternoon, as some fields have a bit of greenery coming up and another has loads of greens/secondary tillers.
Just been once round the headland of a 17ac field and the heavens opened for half an hour. How many minutes does it take to be...
Been noticing a lot of land on the Sainted Isle that previously had been farmed well (talking grassland here in the main) that this year is looking rank with thistles and other weeds common and the sward allowed to seed and go yellow.
As far as I am aware, it’s being farmed by the same people...
Is it bad for beneficial insects?
I’m trying it for the first time this year on brassicas against flea beetle, I’m happy with the theory behind it but now the agronomist is suggesting it’s actually harmful to beneficials in the same way as it is used as a grain store insecticide. Is he right or...
As far as I understand the rules for the above. I am entitled to spin some beans into my winter barley at drilling, leave them in until the spring, and claim for the £129/hectare.
Has anyone clarified this with the higher powers by any chance? It seems like a no brainer
Anyone fitted an aftermarket moisture sensor to their grain dryer? Or a recommendation for a basic system.
Our current dryer just works on grain temp then have to keep sampling the batch, trouble is air temp and moisture content means it’s a constant juggling act!
Thanks
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