cover crop

I'm livid about this, and I hope British Farming Union will hold NFU, RT, AHDB and the other farming unions to account over it. Read on.... According to F Weekly article, Red Tractor planned to introduce the GFC to help several supermarkets meet their “WWF basket” commitments to source 50% of...

Over wintered cover crop mostly voluteers and a few oats with a footpath across no cultivations the foot path officer wants use to reinstate the path what have others done

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With wet weather hammering autumn-sown crops and ground travel remaining limited, spring planting may seem more appealing than ever. CPM looks at different options. By Janine Adamson and Rob Jones The Met Office first started naming...

I have the opportunity to grow around 40 ha of stubble turnips on very light Breckland following winter barley next year. I will drill, spray and fertilise them. What would they be worth to a grazier with him doing all electric fencing, water and checking etc? Years since I’ve done this but used...

As the weather is pants in the UK , I'm searching for decent weather harvests , On watching the scale of operation is massive , 2 farms I found are Lock Valley Farms north of Adelaide , about 4000 acres half crops half sheep . decent ground but just father and son ...

Drilling rate please?

Weaving sabre tine, KrM Sola Drill SM-P there the ones I’m aware of That will go in direct but also on previously stirred ground. What other options are out there that are similar in layout etc? thanks

How does everyone find testing their cover crops for a nutrient breakdown. sampled this nice brassica mix today. How reliable has results been in the past for people reducing p & k fertilisers particularly. Some cover crops have a strong ability to access Phosphorus pools in soil that most...

Hello. Please could any folk tell if these type of hand baskets or similar are available to purchase... Not bought any for a while and I'm not sure if any are made these days. Any help or pointers where to go... Many thanks.

I gave up second wheats a good few years ago due to grassweed control, lack of!, thought I'd give it another go as the farm is cleaner and now running a disc direct drill, flooding aside, it looks terrible, what have people learnt with DD second wheat, as I'm now hearing advice along the lines...

Afternoon all We have a fair lump not sown at the minute, some of it quite heavy and still stubble, some of it worked and half sown. Tine drills seem to be top choice for some people in wet conditions, so I'm after experiences really. I know of a tine drill at sensible money, and we have a 6m...

Do any other TFF members think the above is correct , due to the new payment schemes that are being put in place for farmers/ estate owners. Will it mean less “contract farming opportunities”, which may lead to greater competition between those applying to contract farm those “fewer contract...

Thinking is idea worth a look . Got a idea to use a forage wagon to pick up the straw in the swath and make a windrow on the headland and then put chicken muck on top and cattle muck on top of that them use a compost windrow row turner to mix it up . Am i making work or making a...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Cover crops are becoming an important part of the cropping cycle and Pottinger is further catering for their timely sowing by fitting its trailed Terradisc models with a seed/granule distribution system. The models concerned are the Terradisc 8001 T /...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/banking/natwest-combs-customer-accounts-tells-them-go-vegan/ Here's some of the article: NatWest is telling customers to stop eating meat and to drive electric cars after combing their accounts to calculate their carbon footprint. A “Carbon Footprint Tracker”...

This is Iris fodder radish from @Great In Grass which has grown well. This is the most advanced plant, with most still flowering. Will it set viable seed now? These pods have immature seeds at the moment.

Accidentally pressed the wrong buttons on my TV remote and was confronted with Coffey going through the numbers this evening 😟 1216 applications 577 agreements offered 330 accepted 52 started

Just looking for some advice. It’s biblically wet here now and there is water pissing out from everywhere. on one of our rented blocks of land there is a house below one of the access lanes. I’ve no clue what rights they have other than they don’t own the access lane. there is a significant...

Thinking of just spraying off the stubbles then broadcasting the grass seed, chain harrowing it in and Cambridge roll - or should I be going all out ploughing, power harrowing etc etc?

What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?