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  1. Chris F

    Farmer Focus - Andy Howard

    French Style Harvest - January 2023 Since my last article in May harvest has been and gone (very quickly) and all the winter crops have been established and are looking well. This harvest it felt like we were farming in France. Most was done by the end of the first week in August and due to...
  2. B

    How many days does it require for plants to start absorbing fertilizer?

    If we use fertilizer like urea, calcium ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate; in how many days can the plant start to use it or start to absorb it with it's roots? Are the any researches about it?
  3. Chris F

    Nitrogen Stabilisers (part 2): Carbon Inputs 2023-01-23

    Nitrogen Stabilisers (part 2): Carbon Inputs Joel Williams, Integrated Soils In part 1 of this article, we highlighted that both urease and nitrification inhibitors have a minor impact on soil biology but there remains some concern over the negative impact of urease inhibitors on the plants...
  4. TFF

    Continued progress in SWD management

    Dr Michelle Fountain, Head of Pest and Pathogen Ecology, and Scott Raffle, Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager reflect NIAB’s progress in managing spotted wing drosophila in the UK fruit industry. It is 12 years since spotted wing drosophila (SWD) was first recorded in the UK at NIAB’s East...
  5. Grafter2905

    Nelson winter wheat

    Hi all Anyone growing Nelson winter wheat? Looking for people thoughts on this variety and if they have grown it. Any info would be great thanks Chris
  6. TFF

    No change to milling wheat nitrogen guidance?

    Findings from nitrogen and sulphur trials on milling wheat are available in a new research report. The results do not suggest major changes to guidance are needed but do show the grain protein benefits associated with applying nitrogen above RB209’s recommendation for yield. With fertiliser...
  7. Clive

    How Vegan are you ?

    Probably a controversial thread this ! Over Christmas I was talking to a friend ( well more a friend of a friend !) on a night out who claimed to be vegan, he really thinks hes single handedly solving global warming and ending all animal suffering ! Closer questioning (after I pointed out...
  8. J

    Urea vs protectdd urea

    What's the difference other than £60/t? Does the protected stuff milk the cows for me or transport the grass to the silage pit? Or is it another magic potion created by someone clever? What time of the year do you need to switch to ammonium nitrate? End of may/early June?
  9. Oldmacdonald

    Foliar Nitrogen course.

    Seems interesting. Anyone know the chap?
  10. Jerry

    State of your crops 2023

    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...
  11. Trinity AgTech

    Farmer Focus - Andrew Jackson

    Farmer Focus - Andrew Jackson October 2022 Many farmers have been surprised at their yields this year, the starting point must have been a kind autumn and winter, but it appears that sunlight in June contributes more to yield than we thought and rainfall to the beginning of harvest (6 months)...
  12. Trinity AgTech

    Excellent results from the 2022 harvest, but what next?

    Excellent results from the 2022 harvest, but what next? With the harvest safely gathered in Jeff Claydon, Suffolk arable farmer and inventor of the Opti-Till® direct strip seeding system, discusses the results and looks ahead to next season. 18 August 2022 It has been a very...
  13. Trinity AgTech

    How to interpret sap analysis

    In the third part of our series on sap analysis, Mike Abram learns how to interpret the results You’ve taken your leaf sample, packaged it up and sent it to the Netherlands, and now the results have landed in your inbox. There’s a whole ray of bars and numbers for just about every nutrient you...
  14. Trinity AgTech

    Farm walk with 2022 Soil Farmer of the Year Runner-up Andrew Rees

    In the first week of August a range of farmers and industry professionals met at Moor Farm in south west Wales to hear the 2022 Runner-up to the Soil Farmer of the Year competition, Andrew Rees, explain how he has developed a dairy system with soil health at the centre. Moor farm is a 160...
  15. Trinity AgTech

    Another Extradordinary Year

    What an extraordinary growing season we seem to have had. In a nutshell, very low rainfall, low temperatures until June and good levels of solar radiation (sunshine) resulting in generally good yields with good specific weight and moderate protein. Especially so as most crops senesced...
  16. TFF

    Making the Most of Spring Development Differences 2022-12-11

    Spring vigour in oilseed rape Spring vigour is a key criterion scored in the field-scale oilseed rape studies Agrii trials manager, Jim Carswell runs each year with up to 20 of the most popular and promising varieties on iFarms across northern England and Scotland. He sees consistent differences...
  17. CPM RSS

    Evolution of a grower’s favoured tool

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The Recommended List system has changed over the years and always scores high for grower satisfaction. Just ahead of a detailed review, CPM finds out how levy payers can have their say and what potential changes are on the horizon. By...
  18. CPM RSS

    Heptad of new pulses for 2023

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With growing interest in pulse crops, breeders have been working hard to bring forward varieties with better agronomic traits. CPM looks at the additions to PGRO’s Descriptive List, which was unveiled last month. By Lucy de la Pasture...
  19. CPM RSS

    Biological solutions to nitrogen challenges

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Research into a biological seed treatment is suggesting it could both increase yield and potentially help farmers reduce nitrogen requirements. CPM finds out more. By Mike Abram Finding ways to cut synthetic nitrogen requirements, or...
  20. TFF

    Tailored Nutrition Shows its value in latest iFarm trials 2022-12-03

    Tailored winter OSR and wheat nutrition is showing excellent returns on investment from the strategic use of foliar nutrients well beyond traditional programmes at the Bishop Burton iFarm in East Yorkshire. Additional autumn copper and early summer calcium applied to the Agrii team’s extensive...
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