agronomy

After a meeting with an advisor it reads as though you could establish AHL2 winter bird feed after harvest, it then has to be in place for the winter months, nov, dec, jan and feb. After this could you then follow with a spring crop? If you were to do this and add the no insecticide payment you...

Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland A new £3.3 million, UK government backed, research project has been launched to test a new approach to grassland farming that aims to “eliminate the dependence” on applied nitrogen fertilisers. Project “NUE-Leg” will employ innovations in plant...

We bought a piece of ex-demo machinery 12 months ago off a dealer we do a fair bit of business with and after realising we aren't getting the use out of it we thought we would and looking to put funds elsewhere in the business now so I asked our rep if they'd want to buy it back at what ever he...

What are folks using and why? I write my own recommendations. Still using a diary/paper based system for record keeping but looking at Green light grower and the like. As a luddite I want something easy to use, idiot proof which can maintain stock check and be portable on Android which I am...

This is a long post from me but I hope you can find time to read it all. I am an Honorary Professor in Food Economics at the University of Nottingham and I acted as the secretary to the AHDB’s AgEcon Advisory Group for 3 years (2018-21). The Group was dissolved by AHDB in 2022. As a consultant I...

The perfect storm of continued volatile input costs, and challenging drilling conditions, have put even greater pressure on grower margins. However, alternative biological options, in combination with reduced chemical inputs, can offer cost-savings, yield and sustainability benefits. With the...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has added two new winter barley varieties to its recommended lists (RL) for 2024/2025. These include LG Capitol and SY Buzzard. Capitol is a two-row feed variety from Limagrain, while Buzzard...

Well is it time? What with the bad weather reducing plantings. Is sfi being used because of uncertainty in crop prices and/ or risk aversion. The ability to import looks slightly more difficult, less planted here in Europe too! Would a simple 10/15% reduction be worth it. The less I have done...

I have a 12.5 acre field that has an average ph5. And a problem with reeds as the field gets very wet. I have been advised to apply lime to up the ph level and wonder how much per acre. TIA

We plant cover crops in autumn for grazing store lambs on normally stubble turnips/forage rape. This year we planted grass seeds. Grass was planted mid August came extremely well currently have lambs on if we where to plough up end of February for spring barley (so roughly 6 months) would it be...

As a Scot in Scotland how does it all work. Is it competitive? I read about all these £500/ha options going in on up to 50% of some areas, surely its not that simple? On an arable farm what % could you theoretically do under the various options? We don't know what they are going to do up here...

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Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new early maturing maize variety is showing promise for growers looking to offset the challenges of inclement weather. Mojito (MAS Seeds) is available in the UK from Elsoms Seeds and according to Toby Reich, it displays all of the ‘right’ agronomic...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland An agronomy roadshow hosted in Lauder by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to explore approaches to productive and sustainable arable systems. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, from 9:00a.m...

As above. A question,If you’re a farmer with children, a youngster interested in farming,a farmer’s son/ daughter just started farming at home on parents farm/ estate, and anyone in their 30s’ to 55’s actually running a farm for themselves or someone else( by running a farm/ estate I mean you...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Modern wheat breeding is constantly advancing, bringing yield and agronomic improvements to the table every year, but could looking back at old varieties bring something new to the table? CPM explores at how one scientific project is doing...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The risks of growing specialty crops like potatoes are on the rise and the mitigations available are decreasing, meaning tools to help growers maintain yield and marketability of crops are vital. CPM finds out how a Scottish grower is...

I am a trainee agronomist who is currently reading Lockhart and Wiseman’s Crop Husbandry Including Grassland. One part reads, “In sugar beet, monogerm pelleted seed is now the norm and has enabled the crop to be precision drilled, removing the need to hand single.”. What does the term “hand...

Anyone come across a good template for a sfi compliant soil management plan ?

We are likely to be soon looking to hire a new full-time person to join our arable farming business due to retirement of existing people. Given how long our guys have stayed with us we haven't had to go through the process of finding someone new for decades. Long, long before my time. I was...