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Testing for fungal / Bacteria levels in soil.
I am looking to start usung the johnson su compost extract method to help soil health. A vital metric is to swap from bacteria dominated soil to fungal dominated. In the usa labs can measure this, has anyone gone down this road?? Ant...- TelesnaAg
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- Forum: Holistic Farming
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Spring drilling 2023
How are people getting on now we are paying for a dry Jan/Feb? Spring barley drilled 2 weeks ago, not through yet. Drilled this first as on heavy ground which we managed to muck in Feb but no ploughing and it went in well. Some spring beans drilled 10 days ago and had another go this afternoon...- JCfarmer
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- Forum: Cropping
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Workshop: Variety and make-up of fertiliser is changing
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Agrii agronomist Tom Land has confirmed that the variety and structural make-up of fertiliser is changing. He spoke at a recent farm workshop, hosted by Lemken, at the Ballymoney premises of John McElderry Tractors in north Co. Antrim. According to...- Agriland RSS
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The science and strategy of increased yields—no matter where you farm, no matter what you grow
Thirty years ago, Ben Rentsche’s 16,000-acre Iowa operation yielded 150 bushels of corn per acre. Ten years later, yields had grown to 180 bushels. Since 2012, Rentsche has averaged 200 bushels per acre, with his best crop coming in at 226. It’s a pattern seen on farms all over the world. Each...- TFF
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How to Solve Soil Erosion and Improve Fertility with Contour Farming Methods
Thomas Jefferson was a farmer who famously had a few good ideas, but part of the secret to his success was that he wasn’t afraid to occasionally borrow one as well. When he wasn’t helping to start up a new country, he lived on his 5,000-acre plantation, and one day after a devastating rain, he...- TFF
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- Category: Soil Science
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One strategy, many different parts
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Cabbage stem flea beetle management now requires a multi-pronged approach. CPM reports on an ongoing AHDB project that’s uncovering the best tactics to deploy. By Adam Clarke The distress surrounding cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) as...- CPM RSS
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The emperor has no clothes….
Not for the first time have I read of a direct drill comparison and found the best margins were obtained by quite a large percentage by a more conventional approach. ( This weeks FW ) Is it possible that DD and cover cropping can work and can be successful but if you are not bothered about being...- Alfred the average
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Maincrop Turnips
Green Globe or Massif ?? Straight easy question Thanks for any feedback 😀- Derrick Hughes
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- Forum: Livestock & Forage
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Grassweeds: Application matters
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF When grassweeds survive post-emergence herbicides, it’s often assumed that the spray hasn’t worked and resistance may be at play. But recent research shows that application matters just as much. CPM reports. By Lucy de la Pasture Two...- CPM RSS
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Disease control: Back to basics
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A relatively warm and dry February saw field work resume in earnest. With yellow rust already at uncomfortable levels in some regions and the T0 timing on the horizon, CPM gathers thoughts on disease control at a roundtable event hosted by...- CPM RSS
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Brewery to support UK farmers in growing regenerative barley
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland A multi-national brewery group has unveiled new plans to expand regenerative barley usage across its brands in the UK, Finland and France. Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC), part of the Carlsberg Group, is to work with UK farmers to support...- Agriland RSS
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Genome Editing: A Promising Path Toward More Sustainable Agriculture
As the global farming community tackles the challenge of feeding the world’s booming population while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact, scientists and farmers see help arriving from an emerging technology: genome editing. Genome editing, also known as gene editing, works with a... -
Soil sulphur levels higher than expected in some areas
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Initial trends from Northern Ireland’s Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) are now available with the data on sulphur (S) of key interest. The results available up to this point relate to soils sampled and analysed in Co. Down. Specifically, they...- Agriland RSS
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New tools for post-insecticide era
Download PDF Wheat bulb fly is a pest that’s been in slow decline over the past 10 years but, given the right conditions, it can still pack a punch in cereal crops. CPM looks at some new research that will better predict seasonal risk and how to manage it without insecticides. By Adam Clarke...- TFF
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Sulphur
Best source of foliar sulphur please? I'm short of bagged sulphur- SilliamWhale
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Area zero/minimal/conventional tilled in uk?
Hi Folks, Anyone know what area/% of arable area is zero tilled , minimal tilled and conventionally tilled please? I guess % of combinable crops would be the best. I'm giving a presentation on Friday and would like to include this. Many thanks Andrew -
Beet 23
Since its 1st March tomorrow, thought I'd start the next year's worth of sugar beet fun and games 🤦♂️ @Breckland Boy have you started....or finished!! drilling yet?- carbonfibre farmer
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When to start putting N on wheat?
I was always told that February nitrogen flattens crops. RB209 recommends nothing until the start of stem extension, and not before early April, unless it has low tiller numbers. Yet everybody else seems to start chucking it on now and their crops look strong and green where as mine look crap...- DrWazzock
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- Forum: Cropping
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NFU interview
GMTV NFU interview on in a minute Might be interesting- Victor
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Univoq or Revystar
Who’s going to use Univoq this year? The only real substitute is Revystar but at £27 / ha more expensive it’s a difficult decision. We used Univoq for half a day last year and had to replace all of our DCV diaphragms, over winter we have found several damaged tank hoses and replaced the pump...- Banana Bar
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- Forum: Cropping