drilling

Tractor Chat #01 - with Direct Driller Magazine Farmer Focus writer Phil Rowbottom Discussing direct drilling wheat, Oil seed rape growing in the UK, Fendt 724 tractor and his Sky Easy Drill.

Anyone know where to source sensibly priced Vaderstad spirit drilling discs from?. Prices range from £40-£68 so far. V expensIve compared to Rapid discs…..

Below you will be able to get involved with our research around grassweeds and how UK Farmers are tackling them. Complete the polls below and start a discussion with fellow Seed Circle members!

As above would a set of grass harrows with a seeder on it do the job? follow with the rollers when rain is in the forecast Would be the plan.

We applied avadex and generic liberator at full rate during the first ten days of October, due to rain most days since the crop isn't worth keeping, we want to put some grass in some bits and possibly some of the sfi options, obviously neither probably going to get drilled till beginning of...

As a contractor, I am increasingly getting requests for data , mainly yield maps by agronomy firms. I also have a friend who does a lot of soil sampling and he is finding the same. He, having already given his customers maps and spreading plans over the years is being asked to do all the legwork...

Come on you farm engineers if you were to build one from scratch what features would be an absolute must. Would you choose discs or more of a knife like coulter? How would you go about designing a drill which would cope with a mixture of cropping from Cereal,rotational grass ,into cover crops...

From some conversations I’ve had recently, I’m getting the feeling there’s some panick in businesses that rely on farming customers that large scale SFI options could become very popular. For instance, suggesting that it wouldn’t be moral, or that you wouldn’t be a real “farmer” if you take...

Thinking I'd like to reseed some permanent pasture with Sam3 herbal ley, but assume that I will need an EIA, was arable until 2002 when it went into arable reversion

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68215777 I can think of two sprayer operators who got to early 60s but no longer with us, both with chemical related body conditions, is this a national wide scandal?

Does anyone grow stubble turnips followed by spring barley on the same land every year ? Is there any disease risks ? Thanks in advance.

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...

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...

Just debating if its worth drilling maize as game cover after harvest so mid to late August (Hopefully). Anyone done it? Or is it best to stick a mustard crop in instead?

Wettest I've seen it round here I recon!

any one had one are they any good for a handy loader tractor 12 speed with splitter do they ail much

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Typically regarded as deep working tools, ploughs can have a part to play in min-till, if specifically designed to operate shallowly. That’s the message from two manufacturers when setting out the case for their implements to CPM. By...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Managing crop nutrition is a nuanced subject at the best of times but add in net zero goals and it becomes a whole new ballgame. CPM explores how crop nutrition can go hand-in-hand with environmental goals. By Melanie Jenkins and Rob...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Data from Europe has revealed climatic changes could be affecting crop growth and limiting oilseed rape yields, leaving experts debating whether growers should stick or twist when it comes to drilling dates. CPM finds out more… By...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In a year where cereal crops will be hungry thanks to suboptimal conditions, plus continued nervousness around conventional input prices and supply, interest in alternative products continues to rise. CPM learns how biostimulants can help...