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  1. carbonfibre farmer

    Beet 23

    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?
  2. Agriland RSS

    ADAMA appoints Jonny Oosthuizen as new product manager

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland ADAMA Agricultural Solutions UK Ltd. has appointed Jonny Oosthuizen as its new product manager for its range of plant growth regulators, molluscicides and oilseed rape herbicides. Oosthuizen, who joined ADAMA in July 2021 as the company’s...
  3. capfits

    Moroccan Salad Shortage...

    Well maybe the tomatoes and cucumbers that you need for it. Plenty of onions I hope and mint and oil. 😋 Interesting to note the 2 supermarkets with supply issues are the 2 most geared/indebted. Not prepared to pay or supply credit insurance issues? Have heard there has been issues with...
  4. TFF

    Making the transition

    Download PDF When it comes to adopting agroecological principles, the destination may be the same but the journey there is different for everyone. CPM attends Hutchinsons’ inaugural Agroecology conference to hear perspectives on how to plan the route. By Lucy de la Pasture As the UK’s largest...
  5. TFF

    ADAS and SRUC respond to Defra IPM Sustainable Farming Incentive

    Following Defra’s policy paper announcing how the revised Sustainable Faming Incentive (SFI) will operate, ADAS and SRUC have responded to say that, while it is a useful step to encourage further Integrated Pest Management (IPM) adoption, there is considerable technical scope for further action...
  6. Grass And Grain

    Joseph Poore: going vegan reduces pesticides

    Joseph Poore seems to be knocking out lots of research to demonise livestock farming. At end of this video he suggests going vegan will reduce the cocktails of dangerous pesticides used. He cites insecticides. Does he think we use insecticides on grassland? Genuine question. Is he a vegan...
  7. Agriland RSS

    ADAMA appoints new head of development

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland ADAMA has announced the appointment of Catherine Whaley as its new head of development in the UK as part of its programme of product redevelopment and registration. The agricultural services provider said Whaley will be taking over the role from...
  8. CPM RSS

    New tools for post-insecticide era

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Wheat bulb fly is a pest that’s been in slow decline over the past 10 years but, given the right conditions, it can still pack a punch in cereal crops. CPM looks at some new research that will better predict seasonal risk and how to manage...
  9. CPM RSS

    Looking to 2023

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As growers firm up crop management plans for the 2023 season, could biologicals and biostimulants find themselves becoming a more frequent part of production? CPM explores the concept. By Charlotte Cunningham The beginning of a new year...
  10. Rob Sinclair

    If you are Developing, Testing, Trialling, Innovating, Constructing, Improving- Products / Systems / Processes, you should seriously consider R&D Tax

    If you are a Limited Company who are Developing, Testing, Trialling, Innovating, Constructing, Improving, - Products / Systems / Processes, you should seriously consider R&D Tax Relief - the following are a snapshot of the huge range of activities where R&D may be found.........Packaging...
  11. TFF

    Integrated Pest Management

    Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management (IPM) combines a range of tools to more efficiently target the application of plant protection products thereby reducing the risk of pesticide resistance. Completing an IPM plan can help farmers comply with their legal requirement to take...
  12. Bossfarmer

    ELMS trying to cash starve farms into closure!!!!!!

    Having read whats on offer for grassland farmers in the new english sub system the governments intentions are now clear in black & white, they want to shut down the UK livestock sector, There is nowhere to go now for these farms margins are already incredibly tight, taking away their bps which...
  13. Janet Hughes Defra

    Defra SFI Answers - January 2023

    Morning all, (edited to include links) 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...
  14. M

    Glyphosate, your adjuvant of choice?

    What do you add and why? The agronomist recommends spryte aqua cf. One employer wants me to use citric acid 1kg per 1000 litre
  15. TFF

    Sustainable agriculture and design: reflections on current challenges

    Dr Vincent Walsh, founder of RegenfarmCo, Mycoloops and Herblabism, is an expert in the sustainable food and regenerative agriculture sectors. With a background in design, agricultural technologies and ecological support systems, Dr Walsh is an advocate for complexity, diversity and circularity...
  16. Agriland RSS

    6 new standards added to Sustainable Farming Incentive

    Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland Six new standards have been introduced to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme, meaning farmers can now choose from nine actions to get paid for in 2023. When the SFI – which is the UK government’s post-Brexit answer to the European Common...
  17. Clive

    New information about what Environmental Land Management schemes will pay for

    Moderator notice 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...
  18. Chris F

    No-Till, Cattle & Diverse Cover Crops Mix Well

    No-Till, Cattle & Diverse Cover Crops Mix Well Written By Sarah Hill and originally published by No-Till Farmer in the USA The combination of a 3-way crop rotation, covers and grazing is resulting in big savings by reducing the number of tillage passes, increasing yields and improving soil...
  19. Chris F

    Farmer Focus - Tom Sewell

    Direct Driller Christmas 2022 Well here we are again! It’s the end of November and as I sit down on a wet Sunday afternoon to write this article at 3.35pm its getting dark outside! Yesterday we heard of the very sad loss of Scottish rugby great Doddy Weir to MND after a brave and long battle...
  20. Chris F

    Arable Soil Farmer of the Year - A farm walk with David Miller

    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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