AKA true self sufficiency - is it actuality posible in the UK today in 2023 ? anyone know of anyone truly living a self sufficient (food and energy) lifestyle ?
I reckon energy / transport is easier than ever with solar, wind , battery tech and ev's but could food be done ...
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Is it time we had a major rethink about how we approach weeds? Renowned agroecologist and soil expert Nicole Masters certainly believes so. CPM gets some insight on why that is and how the information can be utilised by growers.
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As above, I have registered an interest and I think in a few days I get an application pack?
I understand it as;
A 4 year "contract" that the area can move after 2 years or leave it in place
Payment is currently £593/ha.
You cannot bale any "crop" that grows, only top.
So;
What does the seed...
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As a long-standing member of the chemical armoury, there’s still great value in using phenoxy herbicides. CPM gets advice from the experts on what exactly they are and how growers could be using phenoxies this season.
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Odd-ball one this, but any views on the above?
Basically I have a lot of linseed to go in, and blw control is not great having lost Bromoxonil.
I have a big set of comb harrows, which might do a job once the linseed is big enough to stand it. I also have a lot of flints, which obviously the...
Since its 1st March tomorrow, thought I'd start the next year's worth of sugar beet fun and games 🤦♂️
@Breckland Boy have you started....or finished!! drilling yet?
I know I know, its too early for linseed yet by about a month and a half, on normal metrics.
But what would happen if....
Slow emergence?
Flax fb problems?
Poor weed control?
I have a 5ac field of (poor) maincrop turnips that I have just taken up the last break fence, which is destined for another root crop to be planted in June/July (a Glastir option). As it's been so dry recently, the surface is in great order and could go straight in to direct drill.
Am I insane...
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Well I guess it’s time to start another annual thread about how peoples crops are looking at the start of the year.
All pics taken today.
Generally I’m pretty happy at present other than one but of rape that looks a bit thin in places thanks mainly to pheasants🙄
Wheats
Skyfall
Two year...
Done a full reseed end of August beginning of September after wholcrop.
Sprayed off with roundup discedx2 Cambridge rolled x2 seededx2 Cambridge rolled x2 again closed gate and had a nice shower of rain a day after seeding….. PERFECT!
Well to say it looks awful would be an understatement...
What options are there for cleaning seed for our own use, we would be looking to clean 20 to 25 ton a year of wheat barley oats and beans.
We grow everything for a feed and although we aim to have clean crops sometimes end up with an odd wild oat or a bit of sterile brome in the sample which we...
Westerwolds is new to me, drilled 2 weeks ago after barley.
Pic taken couple of days ago and it’s starting to shift now. And been mild and wet last couple days in the balmy south!!
How soon do people graze it? Hoping to put ewes on in about 8 weeks.
I have a volunteer potato issue in a growing crop of oil seed rape/Canola.
The field was drilled as soon as the previous crop of wheat was harvested, so no glyphosate pre seeding and now the volunteer potatoes have emerged.
Asside from hand roughing, does anyone have any ideas on removal...
How much is left to do out there. I'm down to 120 acres of wheat (which is ready) and 100 of sb which has just been sprayed off (may20th sown). The wheat would have been done but some breakdowns put us behind. was down to 21% yesterday but back up to 25+ on a hand sample today, ok forecast for...
As I mentioned on a chat I am going to keep this thread updated with our journey on our new farm with things we are trying and progress attempting to be made. Moving day was September 1st with 3 cattle lorries and one flat bed of an ugly load to get our things here.
1 cattle attic got into the...
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