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388: Agri Market Outlook - Arable Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board The latest Cereals and Oilseeds Agri Market Outlook takes stock of the current situation and looks forward to what we might expect in the coming months for supply availability, trade and demand. In...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In an environment where no one is completely cushioned from volatility, it’s never been more important to select varieties to better manage risk. CPM takes a look at decision-making for the spring barley crop for a more certain outcome...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that its latest agri-market outlook released today (Friday, February 10) indicates that high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis will continue to impact farm business planning...

Before I get a hard time, I'm a grower, but due to some crazy weather in the Meditterrain countries & severe frost here in the UK, plus cost of gas for Dutch glasshouses. Prices have gone into total orbit. That is wholesale market prices a 13kg box of Spanish Broccoli is now £20, 8 French...

Slightly random one but I have a project brewing... Would a drill mate (mounted, rigid tines, then spring tines, then tyre packer), cope with being converted to trailed, with a simba style ram from the top link pin down to a drawbar, to jack it up so as the tines clear the ground, and it runs...

Farmer Focus - Neil White As I write on this very wet December day (yes very last minute) it’s nice to look back on such a dry year. I wrote in June that the area looked the best it had ever looked, crops were full of potential, and for once they carried that into what was our record-breaking...

Pasture and Profit in Protected Landscapes Programme Pasture and Profit in Protected Landscapes is a free, farmer-led programme of farm walks, events and webinars open to everyone farming in the Protected Landscapes of Surrey Hills, High Weald and Kent Downs. The programme is being run by...

With the spiraling cost of new drills and various threads on here about people building their own drills, or pimping wrecks to make state of the art custom drills, we thought it'd be good to have an area at Groundswell to show off a home-made drill or two and let the constructors tell their...

We're just starting on a farmhouse renovation, Thinking through the kitchen, are boiling water taps worth the expense? (They seem to have come down in cost quite alot since my sister looked in to them a few years ago and decided not worth the expense) Also we're in quite a hard water area...

Incorporation of spring varieties into rotations can enhance farm business resilience, especially in the face of increased input costs or weed burdens. When it comes to selecting the best variety for your farm business, end market, agronomic packages and consistency of performance are the most...

Farmers and growers flocked to the sixth annual Groundswell, the UK’s largest regenerative agricultural show in late June this year. It was another sell-out event with 5,500 attendees who travelled to North Hertfordshire for two days of information exchange, inspiration and a bit of liquid...

Evening guys. We have a fiat 780. 1980something. These cold days she gets very hard to start. Just wondering if there is any way of heating these tractors before starting. Or what measures can be taken to prevent cold starting in these temperatures between 5 and -2degC. It is in a locked shed...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The AHDB’s updated Recommended List for cereals and oilseeds was revealed as last month came to a close. The new varieties across the different crops are delivering large yield increases, especially in barley and oilseed rape. CPM takes a...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As the year draws to a close, the past 12 months have seen some of the greatest volatility in commodity markets in recent history. CPM reflects on the farmgate challenges and considers the strategies for mitigating risk. By Charlotte...

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The area of spring cropping in 2023 is likely to be down on previous years given favourable conditions for autumn drilling, however it remains an important option for many farms... This is especially true where maize and spring barley are grown for animal feed, and where planned winter sowing...

In the first year of the collaborative project, 16 farmers are dedicating around 400 acres specifically to the trial Sign in to add your own press release SIGN IN REGISTER A new on-farm project will explore how barley can be grown in a more sustainable way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has published the online edition of the recommended lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2023/24. It features new varieties that deliver large yield increases, especially in barley and oilseed...