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  1. D

    Even the Daily Star are working the IQ problem out

    Today’s Star. Defilthed and pasted; People's brains are getting smaller as IQ levels plummet over last 50 years A leading expert has warned our children and their kids' future is at stake after poor diet is said to have contributed to a rapid drop in IQ levels over the past 50 years Our...
  2. Clive

    BYDV resistant wheat ?

    Anyone growing Grouse this year ? how's it looking ? given our long term lack of insecticide use this BYDV (and OBM I think ?). resistant trait makes a lot of sense to mitigate against damage in future years ? Is RAGT's Grouse the only variety with this trait or are there others ...
  3. Barleymow

    Brown rust in Crusoe

    Anyone else finding it ?
  4. D

    Groundswelms

    02.20 onwards That's why ELMS is a sh!tfest. Not because of the Goldsmiths, or Carrie, or Packham, or the Moonbat, or Craig Bennett, or Tony Juniper. Because of farmers putting it into the head of @Janet Hughes Defra that there are 'good' and 'bad' ways of farming. That's why countless...
  5. TFF

    IPM approaches to controlling cereal diseases

    Under Irish growing conditions, controlling cereal diseases is a critical part of managing cereal crops. Here, Steven Kildea, Teagasc Plant Pathologist, outlines how we can combine the different components of control through integrated pest management to manage diseases. With a mild and damp...
  6. TFF

    Putting a scientific spin on regen farming set to pay dividends

    For one Fife farm, working with AHDB to gather scientific data behind its regenerative farming approaches is set to pay dividends, both financially and environmentally. Balbirnie Home Farms has been working with AHDB for the last three years as its Strategic Cereal Farm in Scotland. Their...
  7. Derrick Hughes

    Stubble Turnips

    5 days and up Amazing what a bit of rain does The stones arnt as bad as they look
  8. E

    Any Malling Centenary growers out there?

    Has this variety had it's day? Seems to have broken down to mildew. New plants don't seem anything like they were a few years back... Pathetic yield. Interested to hear other growers thoughts.
  9. Northantsplants

    Got BLACK GRASS? Then, I need your help...

    Hi I am setting up a collaborative project to develop a biological method of control for black grass. For this I will be setting up the 'Black Grass Biology Group' where farmers will work alongside our technical team to develop a biological control method ON FARM. If this sounds of interest...
  10. APJ

    Harvest 2023

    Let’s start a harvest 23 thread! So how far do we all think we are from starting? Winter barley rapidly ripening here early start is on the cards. First week of july maybe, rape just starting to lose its greenness also!
  11. Agriland RSS

    Tillage: Time to consider new seed varieties for 2023-2024

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland It’s that time of year when cereal growers will start to consider what new seed varieties are available for the season ahead. In some parts of the country, the start of the winter barley harvest is just four weeks away. And as soon as this is...
  12. M

    Agronomist T3 prescription!

    Hi All, For those who use an agronomist to help with work load who’s got a rec for T3? Its very dry and wheat of our sensible varieties here very clean (Siskin /Extase etc) Is teb/prochloraz the general go to in this rusty weather?Will it be needed? For those that prescribe for themselves...
  13. Laminated

    Sugar beet price 2024

    What do you think the price will be for next year. Following at 48% increase for this harvest how big a drop are we expecting.
  14. Agriland RSS

    Tillage: Some winter barley crops at high risk of lodging

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Some winter barley crops are at a high risk of lodging, if the weather turns wet between now and harvest. This is the view of agronomist, Richard Owens, who manages a selection of cereal and potato crops in counties Antrim and Down. “I walked a...
  15. S

    3 year ley +50kgN/Ha -> 7t/Ha 1st wheat

    Anyone read this? https://repository.rothamsted.ac.uk/download/15dbd549fa74257fc63569c61505830ccbe260ae4d5286937e77448f5e99f8c0/1517909/Poulton%20et%20al%20SUM%202022%20WLA%20yields.pdf Graph on p8 shows first wheat after 3 yr clover ley at 7T/Ha from 50kgN/Ha. We are considering sowing a 2...
  16. M

    Hybrid barley v wheat

    Hi Never grown hybrid barley and wondering in a first cereal position if the yields would be comparable but cost less to grow and be a better bet against grassweeds using lower N ,lower fungicide, possibly lower drying costs ? what’s others thoughts ? cheers
  17. TFF

    Regenerative trials show key advantages for most robust wheats

    Regenerative regimes allowing earlier autumn drilling can give particular advantages to the most robust wheat varieties, reveal the latest trials undertaken as part of Agrii’s Green Horizons sustainability-improving initiative. The fully-replicated trials comparing the performance of two...
  18. Flat 10

    Red Tractor Portal

    I'd never heard of it until it was mentioned on the combineables thread the other day. Now my inspector has mentioned it to me and I have registered and logged in. A few questions- is this easier than wattsapping documents or letting the inspector see hard copies? Anyone who has used it? (some...
  19. W

    One fungicide spray on spring barley

    If going with one spray what is the best timing?
  20. An Gof

    T3 this week

    Extase starting to flower, time for the T3 this week
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