fertilizer

  1. unlacedgecko

    Poultry units killing the Wye

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/river-wye-pollution-chicken-farms-clean-it-up-x806npd2x Apparently 70% of River Wye pollution is directly attributable to agriculture, with sewage being a real minority player. Thoughts?
  2. IOW91

    Haymaking 2023

    I know it's very early still, but looks like my neighbour is making a bit of hay on a small field that he lets people camp on. Couple of others seem to be underway with haylage. I've just been and mowed 8 acres that is going to be haylage for a chap this evening. It will be at least 10...
  3. jerseycowsman

    Drought 2023!

    None of the apps are showing any rain for the next fortnight, I’m already worried!
  4. Bossfarmer

    How will quantum computing change farming???

    The era of quantum computing is about to begin, what changes can we expect? they say the development of these systems is going to be the biggest revelation since humans learned how to light fire, seems the possibilities are endless with it, they say trials on medicines for vaccines etc that...
  5. J

    Amazone digital matt test

    Amazone digital tray test ! Has anybody used normal black rubber matting for the test rather than paying £400 for the 16 purple amazone rubber matts? Thanks
  6. P

    Help with Wet fertilizer

    I have one bag of fertilizer that has turned into a solid lump, any suggestions what to do with it? It just got wet due to position in barn, and was too late when I realised it was getting regular roof condensation deposits
  7. TFF

    Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration

    Introduction Grasslands have large soil carbon (C) sequestration potential due to permanent vegetation cover and prolific belowground biomass inputs, making their implementation a negative emission technology (IPCC, 2018). However, the extent of carbon sequestration in grassland soils will be...
  8. TFF

    It’s Possible to Reduce Fertilizer Emissions by 80 Percent Before 2050 2023-05-07

    Lindsay Campbell New research quantifies the fertilizer lifecycle and outlines various approaches to make the industry more sustainable. It’s well known that fertilizer use is a culprit in greenhouse gas emissions, but now we have a sense of how much and when emissions are triggered...
  9. I

    "Sunak Summit" in Westminster - is anyone attending?

    The prime minister is set to hold crisis talks, dubbed the "Sunak Summit", with supermarket bosses and farmers in Westminster on May 16 following calls for the government to address the inflationary impacts of food production, according to the Grocer. Will anyone be attending? If so, what are...
  10. TFF

    A Bumpy Ride: How Change Drives A Flagship Farm

    It’s a harvest day in early August at Elveden Farms. An early potato crop is being lifted. Onions are being laid on top of the soil for a few days before being taken in, a way to reduce drying costs and energy use. The main focus of this sizeable modern farm is root vegetables – potatoes...
  11. V

    Why is origin fert so dirty?

    Why is origin fert so dirty ? This year I had some yara stuff for my grazing fields & the spreader & tractor all stayed clean & dry hardly took any washing down . Been putting origin stuff on silage ground & everything is hanging with greasy moisture, stuff is spreading fine etc just so dirty .
  12. F

    Natural Grassland With High Clover Content

    Much of our grassland has a very high Clover content and is completely unfertilised and I was wondering if there are other areas of the country where similar systems operate. It does require a high level of grazing management to maintain these types of swards and two factors that help are that...
  13. Bald Rick

    Maize 2023

    Started drilling today and seems about right as it’s not been overly warm
  14. J

    Ground sheep sick - how long to rest . . .?

    Got some ground here that i think has just had constant sheep for too long. How much rest do folk think it would need to make a real difference? Couple of cuts of silage? Full year grazed with cattle? Or ploughed and cropped for a year or two? Thoughts welcomed!
  15. Ceri

    How do I get this out…….?

    Sooooo got a gate post that’s completely rotted off at the ground….. how can I get the butt that’s in the ground so I can just knock a slightly wider one back in without having to dig it all out……??
  16. Aspiring Peasants

    Costs to winter ewes

    I'm talking about the time from tupping to lambing. Upland mostly PP no arable. The system is start lambing 1st April and house most of them from 1st Feb when they are scanned. Beltexes lambed inside, the rest turned out just before they're due to start. Feed is haylage, cake and blocks. I...
  17. Steevo

    Three of the UK's largest farmer buying groups form new alliance

    Three of the UK's largest farmer buying groups form new alliance 26 April 2023 | by FarmingUK Team | Farm Products, Finance, News APA Directors (L-R): Andrew Knowles, David Sheppard, Heather Claridge, Iain Gardner, Stuart McKenzie (chair), David Fawkes, Andrew Price Sign in to add your own...
  18. Digester Man

    Sward rejuvenation

    Has anyone had good or bad success with stitching new grass seed into an existing high input/output silage sward? We have a block of land in its 5th year ley, fairly open sward with no thatch due to the hybrid/perennial ryegrass mix but it has thinned a bit and we want to rejuvenate it. It's...
  19. Shann_mann

    Supersoil

    So I’ve sat and watched Tom Pembelton as normal for the bedtime routine. And he’s brought a product called supersoil. An organic fertiliser. Has anyone on here used this? Or know anyone that has?
  20. D

    SFI improved grassland

    how long does Temporary improved grassland have to be in the scheme for? I'm wanting to enter my grazing (which will be periodically re seeded for the mid tier so going to put 15% herbal lays in. but i have some 2year mowing lays moving around my arable land, can i claim on these? they will...
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