cover crops

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...

Well isn’t it? If you can grow 4t per acre of wheat then isn’t the carbon footprint per ton less by virtue of the fact you’ve spread the fixed part of the carbon cost in growing the crop over more tons. This fact begs the question of what to do with marginal land. It would suggest it should be...

I like the look of these, how well do they work as weeders as I’m looking to introduce more cultural methods of weed control and reduce chem spend. Also, would they work as a replacement for a Claydon stubble rake as it looks like you could use the Rotocare in damper conditions than the Claydon...

With potential £229/Ha on the table for s barley under sfi, are we about to see the return of the barley baron. Been looking at sfi, i guess like many farmers, weigh up all the options, ipm1, sam1,2,3, num 1,2,3 …..hrw…..ahl… so on and so on , a bit of this and a bit of that, and it all starts...

A potential anaerobic digester just up the road from me had its Planning Committee meeting yesterday. They had already approached me to grow crops for them & take digestate back. I would prefer a break crop if possible. The farm has a significant blackgrass burden. Mostly brashy soils prone to...

The budget for SFI is the same as when SPS first started. It was about £100/ acre then, which would be worth about £55/ acre now. So if everybody that claimed BPS, claimed SFI on the same area as before, and on similar value options, that is what we would all get paid. This would probably not...

Hi is anyone using the Dalbo rolls with the knife roller attachment? We’re looking at the 12m version.

Few ewe lambs running dry for the winter. Just want them to keep them ticking and growing a bit, no need fatten. Grass gone in the field. Will there b better off with a pound of meal/ day and graze what they can or silage ad lib with no meal and graze what they can.. I know the answer is both...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The first Southern Counties Farming & Machinery Show opened its gates to visitors at Newbury Showground in November and CPM attended the inaugural event to hear how robots have transformed one East Anglia based farm. By Melanie Jenkins...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Having addressed substantial energy costs across its poultry and arable enterprises, Woodend Farm in Berwickshire is looking to home-grown pulses to reduce reliance on imported soya. CPM visits to get an insight. By Rob Jones There are...

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...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine How to embrace the many disruptions farms may face was the theme of a recent conference delivered by the Institute of Agricultural Management (IAgrM). The outcome was, that adoption of appropriate technologies in tandem with the rediscovery of...

With many of you maybe not even had this years crop in yet I know Im a little keen but Im looking for fallow fields or grazing agreement for cover crops with arable farmers In cheshire or north shropshire or even further Ideally , anyone interested In having a chat please drop me a message thank you

Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland What started with a field of 80 years of conventional maize in France has turned into a support network for farmers across the UK to embrace farming with nature, not against it. When Andy Cato, co-founder of Wildfarmed, sold his music rights to buy a...

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...

Hi, I'm a student, and not directly related to farming. You see a lot these days about plant based diets and the like, in common media, so I just wanted to do some fact checking with you guys. Anyone grown animals and crops on the same fields (perhaps in rotation)? Does it produce better...

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Just had a message from APHA to let us know that they have found a case of Bluetongue near Canterbury with a 10km temporary control zone in place.

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The dry spell at the end of September and early October allowed contractor, Darren Russell, to plant a 20ac crop of Spearhead winter wheat on behalf of a local dairy farming client. The ground is situated in the townland of Killead, close to Belfast...

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