Does anyone know how the RPA/Natural England calculate the size of muck store you can get a grant for? I was told that it was based on the average number of cattle on the holding but can’t seem to find the actual calculation.
We have to put some cross drains in a RP4 stone track across 2 fields which has a slope in it. Has anyone used ready made concrete drainage channels with a grid on that they can recommend for this purpose.
Blending private and public finance
Written by The Green Finance Team
Credit: cattan2011
We want farmers and land managers in England to confidently and securely access payments from both the public and private sector for the environmental benefits and food they produce.
In March 2023...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Research trials have consistently conformed that blackgrass thrives on heavy land, particularly where drainage is poor.
Herbicide-resistant blackgrass has represented a significant challenge for the tillage sector in the UK for a number of years and...
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A difficult season for herbicide application is likely to have resulted in an unwanted bounty of weeds in oilseed rape crops. With the final window having arrived for mastering some control, CPM digs deeper into the role of water...
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With soil organic matter levels reaching an all time low in some areas, utilising the benefits of molasses could help growers to start to rebuild these vital stocks. CPM finds out more.
By Charlotte Cunningham
It’s often said that a...
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Living/farming on the fylde coast, there is potentially a wind farm called Morgan and Morecambe off the coast at Morecambe. The issue for the Fylde is that the cable run going to cut our area up with 120m run for digging cables in. It's 25km long and that equates to approx 750 acres lost in...
FiPL spotlight: improving nutrient use and reducing nitrate and phosphate pollution in the Broads
Written by Juliette Howlett
The Waveney Farming Cluster receiving a talk from soil a soil compaction specialist.
With a population of just over 6,000, spread across 303 square kilometres, the...
Hi there been covered before but ofcourse each farm is different. Never had soil testing done for decades as only a small suckler farm but trying to get things more productive with the 60 acre we farm. I will be getting advice from the company who did the soil testing however I expect this to be...
Mulling things over … now I love farming ( mostly) and as some of you know, I’ve said it’s all I ever wanted to do .
But times are changing and with the weather on top of poor ground plus my age and aches and pains, I’ve been wondering if it’s time to say enough
Part of me feels guilty as if I...
Hi looking to buy 30 acre hill farm in north west Ireland. Never farmed in my life but have new wellies lol.
Not looking to make a living at this more a hobby to cover my expenses and the outlay of the land etc.
what should I start with on the hill farm with zero experience?
I know everyone...
Chatting with my agronomist this morning and he was telling me how some FBT agreements, down in more arable areas, had clauses in them requiring the land to be soil tested at the beginning and end of the term with a full spectrum analysis, with a charge to put right any degradation.
I've heard...
Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland
Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now is the time to place a focus on this.
The quality of silage or forage can have a significant impact on the cost of production during the housed...
Welcome to the Environment Agency Q&A event on The Farming Forum.
For the next two days, this thread will be open for questions for our team at the Environment Agency to answer farmers questions on agricultural regulations.
The Environment Agency are aiming to engage with the community on the...
Can anyone give some drain jetting tips? I am jetting a scheme laid in 1999 on silt with a bit of clay. I am using a homburg delta with a standard nozzle and operating at 40 bar. Currently not even doing one metre/minute. It will almost be cheaper to put a new scheme in…
Can I increase pressure...
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