cultivations

  1. mackinder77

    Looking For Work Farm worker

    would anyone be looking for a general farm worker ideally on in cambs beds or herts areas but relocation is an option .. I am Mid 40s and looking to make a full time job from a more recent harvest role.. currently taking my pa’s and keen to gain more experience . Trailer work . Secondary and...
  2. L

    Tractor driving

    What should a full time tractor driver be on ph who has completed the necessary certificates for arable employment?
  3. R

    Situation Vacant Arable operator south Essex needed

    Job Opportunity – Skilled Arable Operator We are looking for an experienced arable operator to work on a 770 hectare farm based in South Essex. Tillingham Hall Contracts is a family run business, farming combinable crops, producing haylage for the equine market, countryside stewardship...
  4. CPM RSS

    Spring establishment: Springing forward

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Following what’s been a miserable autumn season, the pressure is undoubtedly on to ensure spring crops successfully overcome potential weather extremes that come their way. CPM looks at some of the options on the table. By Janine Adamson...
  5. banjo

    Are farmers missing a trick with this scheme debacle cos they could sell their own credits !

    Now I read this before somewhere and thought what a great idea, tell the welsh government to stick their schemes up their hole and just sell our carbon storage pasture credits in an open market to wealthier businesses looking to store carbon on pasture or whatever and only take the price we want...
  6. B

    Year end valuation

    I had a chat with a mate today about year end valuations. Both of us despite being 30 years in the job are pretty niave doing this. As I expect to make a £ I wonder if I am doing it to my benefit or not. For growing crops it's contractor costs plus variable costs to date. For crops in store...
  7. Bury the Trash

    Will No till put paid to the plough ? asks a piece in the FT.

    https://www.ft.com/content/9b819b0c-663a-46f0-86a8-5e570913317a we havnt had a good ploughing vrs DD dust up for awhile :sneaky:it all seems dominated by the politics of rt nfu et al :rolleyes:
  8. E

    Natural England Legal Land Theft

    Has anyone else been notified that Natural England intend to place their land in SSSI ? This feels like legal theft to have to beg permission to farm our own land, any ideas how to fight it?
  9. W

    NFU office holder positions 2024

    https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/nfu-officeholder-elections/#culley So what’s the REAL story as to why Andrew Ward, Ollie Harrison and Martin Williams are not running for positions. Have they been told they are not allowed to because it would upset the gravy train?
  10. P

    What is regenerative farming?

    I have just put the 4 worded question,above,into the search TFF search box facility ( search titles only) and after browsing quickly through the 7 pages that the search facility comes up with, I can’t see one that directly answers my question. So I ask “What is regenerative farming” and how does...
  11. Chris Lockwood

    Situation Vacant Experienced arable operator required in Suffolk

    This position has now been filled.
  12. Rich_ard

    Xerion on market place sounds cheap hp

  13. D

    Maximising Output Per Acre is The Way to Reduce Carbon Footprint

    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...
  14. yellow belly

    Foot path on notill

    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
  15. K

    What is the cost of land to sequester carbon?

    An open question. Normally, when selling farmers receive the agricultural value of the land plus enough to entice them to part with it. But in today's world where achieve Net Zero is the priority, and where there is less available farmland, what is the cost of land in this world? For example...
  16. L

    How do you really feel during harvest season?

    Calling all farmers. How do you honestly feel mentally and physically during the demands of harvest season?
  17. N44CKL

    Cultivations

    Hi, Having a couple of seasons under my belt as the main decision maker with two polar opposite years, I’m looking at what min-till cultivations would be best. We took on this arable farm which was direct drilled with a 750A year after year, heavy clay ground which was tight as hell. We are...
  18. CPM RSS

    Spring cropping: Spring saviours?

    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...
  19. Feldspar

    Top tips on searching for, interviewing and hiring new people

    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...
  20. G

    Pre harvest roundup banned

    Has this been banned by eu?
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