I stuck a few haof linseed in 10 days ago, if only to convince myself that I shouldn't grow more of it. Its on land that hasn't grown linseed in as long as anyone can remember.
Just coming through now and getting absolutely smashed by flax flea beetle.
Where do they come from, what are they...
Tickets have gone on sale for this year's Groundswell. We have, even more so than usual, got a fantastic line-up of speakers who'll give you great ideas, advice and stimulation. Nicole Masters and Joel Williams will both be giving talks from first principles for those thinking of moving to a...
The words of olly on ollys farm youtube channel in his video
BREXIT A DISASTER FOR UK FARMING?
i normally find him a bit childlike but this was actually an interesting watch about the effects of brexit, what are peoples thoughts on this? Are the smaller English farmers starting to feel the...
I ask the above as I drive by some fields that have been direct drilled from 2012 autumn,and I have to say that this spring those fields look to be as waterlogged as much as they were pre 2012.
So although direct drilling may be increasing the organic matter of the top few inches, it looks to me...
We have been collaborating with our friends in Falkland in Fife, to put together a smaller version of Groundswell on July 1st 2023. There won't be rows of shiny drills working, but there will be lots of talks and panel discussions, many with a uniquely Scottish focus...
As many forum members will be aware, Natural England have launched a full on assault on keeping livestock on Dartmoor. They’re trying to impose cuts up to 90%, including the 100% removal of winter grazing hill ewes.
They are also known to be gunning for the farmers on West Penwith in Cornwall...
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Aiming to connect farming systems, soils, people and technology, the inaugural Rootstock event in early February took on an almighty task. CPM went along to find out more.
By Melanie Jenkins
Situated amid the rolling Devon hills near Exeter, the first Rootstock event was a total...
No mention of the supermarket dominated food system. Using the term: "producers aren't able to pass these costs on" and: "the last thing anyone wants is for consumers to have to pay more" and best of all "We must keep poduction levels up"
Not a word on her non farming paymasters paying more for...
Guess this is good news for some ?
where does it end now then and is there a station planned at the end ? or is Birmingham last stop ?
as i recall the phase 2 split was just north of Lichfield near me ?
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If you have eaten Wagyu beef , did you think was better than any other beef you have eaten.
I ask the above as I have just read about it being “supposedly” very tender BUT also very expensive.
That said I do like a nice steak as a special treat, so the Wagyu sounds tempting.
Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine
Weaving Machinery has announced the launch of a new Mounted GD disc drill, designed for growers who prefer mounted, compact machines.
The drill has a host of new features including a tubular coulter frame which deters any material from sitting...
In the past, if you asked two conservationists how to help wildlife on farmland, you would likely get two different answers. Nature-friendly farming need not be that difficult and there is growing interest in restoring nature to make farming more profitable, productive and resilient to the...
Threatened species workshop
Dear Pilot Participant,
Thank you for your interest in the Threatened Species Feasibility Workshop taking place next week. You haven’t been selected this time.
We had a lot of interest in this workshop and the limited number of spaces were taken up...
I thought it my be interesting to share my weight loss and fitness journey over the last 9 months.
I made the decision last June that it was time to shed a few pounds, my pants where getting tight and going into harvest when I spend most of my days sat on my ass in a combine snacking this...
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I'm sorry not to have been here for a while.
Today we've published some information about what we'll be paying for in the Sustainable Farming Incentive this year, and everything else we'll be paying for through Environmental Land Management schemes.
Here...
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OK we have done this now in the resource section to try separate he questions and answers from the general chat - we will update it as new questions and answers are added to this thread...
Taking a renewed approach to field trial delivery by integrating peer-to-peer learning and collaboration, is key to increasing confidence in regenerative agriculture, believes NIAB’s Dr Joe Martlew. Dr Martlew is a Research Agronomist with a background in both soil science and agronomy. His...
Arable Soil Farmer of the Year - A farm walk with David Miller
Written by Emma Adams on behalf of The Farm Carbon Toolkit
The second in our series of farm walks was with David Miller in Hampshire. This year’s Arable Soil Farmer of the Year, David is keen to demonstrate how a regenerative...
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Just thought it deserved its own thread really. Courtesy of @CornishTone
With the spiraling cost of new drills and various threads on here about people building their own drills, or pimping wrecks to make state of the art custom drills, we thought it'd be good to have an area at Groundswell to show off a home-made drill or two and let the constructors tell their...
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