cereals

Looking to set up an Alven blanch mill and mix for milling and mixing barley and beans to help finish cattle, thinking of fitting up a hopper/ bin over the roller that's on top of the mixer and putting some sort of weigher on the hopper/ bin, want to keep it simple and compact. Any one with this...

I’ve got a lot of acres of very tall maize to cover and the window is getting smaller and smaller. Spraying all says that but could really do with getting on today if we can. bbc saying 15-16 mph but seems gusty. running hypro nozzles. Can get the pressure fairly low to help with droplet...

HI We have done a application for sfi and also done a Hefer search for our land . The hefer results have come back saying we have ancient ridge and furrow on most of our land . We have only one field with ridge and furrow out of 10. We have lived here for 55 years and and never seen ridge and...

Been up the east coast on the train today durham to edinburgh zoo with grandaugter some blooming good crops of wheat from morpeth up to edinburgh not many misses seen 4 combones in the good loking crops of rape on the way back tonight not lik the sparse crops around here

I'm looking to maybe hop on to the hamster wheel and purchase my first couple of pieces of machinery this year I'm toying with a mixer wagon for various reasons - but mainly ease of feeding the farm is set up for a wagon and putting blocks/bales in is difficult but not impossible as well as...

Hello everyone! Here at LEAF, we are helping on the NCS project by driving farmer recruitment and would love to hear your diverse insights and experiences already with integrating legumes and pulses into your crop rotations. As we know, legumes and pulses can fix atmospheric nitrogen, which not...

Does anyone know a reason for not wraping straw ? Usualy our straw is stacked outside so high waste and awkward plastic sheet to movreason why we cant put one layer of wrap on them instead ?

I'm on 2 and a half , think it's a bit mean

Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland Increases in international quotations for meat products and vegetable oils have been offset by an ongoing decrease in cereal prices last month, according to the latest data on world food commodity prices. The benchmark for world food commodity prices...

Has anyone started speculative osr drilling yet? 50 seeds/2 Acacia home saved seed going into barley stubbles after 22 t/ha FYM and a spinkle of DAP to top up the available N.

AminoA STAART Seed Treatment for Winter Cereals and Oilseed Rape Weather Challenges Present Biological Solutions With the likely scarcity of certified winter cereal seeds following the storm interruptions at winter drilling, getting winter cereals and oilseed rape off to a good start this...

Can anyone give me a rough idea of the demand and likely rent for sandy land with water capable of growing spuds, veggies etc in the Brecklands or similar location? Also what would a typical rotation look like I.e. how many years of poor cereal break crops do you need for one year of veggies or...

Ive been asked to drill a turnip/forage rape mix after cereals before spring barley next year, what sort of charge per head per week do people think its worth?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Investment in a new piece of kit has helped a Cambridgeshire farmer to make the most of intercropping. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham As farmers seek sustainable weed control solutions, interest in intercropping has risen...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With the summer comes a host of open days from plant breeders, agronomy companies and product manufacturers alike. As part of this year’s tour, CPM heads to Ickleton to meet Lee Bennett and hear what’s in the pipeline for RAGT. By Janine...

Four in 10 farms at risk of closing under new green subsidy scheme, report warns Rollout criticised for being slow, confusing and inadequate Emma Gatten, Environment Editor23 July 2024 • 6:32pm Farmers in crop-sprayer study digital tablet data on soil types Credit: MONTY RAKUSEN/DIGITAL...

Just wondering if many got to view local trials ,recently,and what your thoughts are on candidate varieties. I,for various reasons, was unable to visit any this year due to silaging,holidaying etc so would appreciate anyone's opinions. Our killer disease is Septoria so am looking for varieties...

Having just driven the length of the A303 I have to ask if there is an SFI code I am not aware of for the of growing Ragwort. In the 50yrs I have traveled that road I have never seen so much on farm land

Grain stores are essential for the preservation of harvests, safeguarding precious crops for market and key in preserving profit for farmers and growers. Yet despite the meticulous attention given to crops from drilling to harvest, the risks and losses associated with poor grain store management...

So we home mix feed with a large percentage of barley. Had the mix tested and cam back about 12% protein, way down on what I expected. So then had the barley tested, and came back at 6% - I was budgeting on around 11/12%. I only grew feed cereals and have no Idea on protein. So why would that...