irrigation

How late have people gone, and still got a successful crop, obviously so many variables but interested in experiences had....direct drilled into terminated cover crop too.

Sorry for moaning but I'm fed up of the rain.. We have had one or two days where it's been nice. Land dries up then rain again and it's saturated.

Horticultural farmers and growers in England – apply for an FETF grant today Written by Ben Keene Credit: iorek7z With the deadline fast approaching, I want to encourage horticulture growers and farmers in England – and contractors to them – to consider applying for a grant offered through...

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I grow a few new pots in a polytunnel to sell at my seasonal farm shop. is there any advantage chitting them. im led to believe it could make them earlier but decrease the yield? the earlies are already poking through. What can i apply to encourage tuber formation? or is that out of my control...

Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag WiseConn users will be able to seamlessly incorporate the CropX system into their precision irrigation network. The post CropX and WiseConn Announce Digital Integration to Streamline Irrigation Management for Drip Irrigators appeared first on Global Ag...

Mental tiredness firstly, and that affects physical ......how to deal with it? little darkend room all on your own shut off from everything , ? How do you do it....

Hello, I have a question about why nobody is using seeders like this in Europe, the UK, or the US, I can't find any seeders like this in those countries, in my country we are using seeders like this a lot almost every seeder are like this with single disc and I'm curious why is nobody using it...

If the wet weather we have experienced for the last nine months was to be the "normal" I think I would have to pack in. It's just too miserable and hard work! Hopefully it's a one off season.

Grants available in 2024 Written by The Team Credit: David S In this post, we’ll give you a summary of the grants to look out for this year. The information published in this post is correct at the time of publication but please note that blog posts do go out of date. For the definitive...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Smart technology in agriculture is progressing at a rate of knots with new innovations promising to optimise workflow, streamline processes and utilise every ounce of data available. CPM digs into some of these unfolding technologies. By...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In this special edition of Pulse Progress, CPM explores how the development of a new modelling tool could revolutionise the forecasting of maturity and yield in vining peas. By Charlotte Cunningham Anyone who’s grown vining peas will...

With high pressure to the North and Easterly winds setting in, are we in for a dry spring. It might last to early summer or even St Swithens.

Have any/many of you diversified with small scale pick your own?? We are going to have a go this year with a pumpkin patch and some sunflowers, but i am keen to maybe try a couple of acres of spuds?? If not PYO, then sold at the farm gate. Haven’t a clue where to even get seed from ( Accept...

https://www.dairyherd.com/news/business/65-nations-dairy-herd-lives-1000-plus-cow-operations?fbclid=IwAR2BeQ9O-4evyOrPF1ODzbd6UfqS1SbNJMztlClWpQ12BaEClrycY6bohlw Consolidation continuing at breakneck speed across the pond. 39% reduction in dairy farmers from 2017-2022. @delilah

great informative site. I have a R522-4TC/MT 422-FC Machine that needs a new pinion seal. when i took it apart there was this 6 inch diameter torque? thingy that was bolted to the drive shaft. i stopped removal trying to figure out what the heck i am looking at. 6 inch diameter with the drive...

As the title suggest considering going down this route with the cattle. Mega simple system, no breeding stock, one stock class. 12 month old bought in 400kgish animals, groups of 40 grazed from March to November on good free draining ground. Fresh cell every day, grazing herbal lays, no corn...

Welcome to the Environment Agency Q&A event on The Farming Forum. For the next two days, this thread will be open for questions for our team at the Environment Agency to answer farmers questions on agricultural regulations. The Environment Agency are aiming to engage with the community on the...

Hello Landowners, I live in the Croston, Leyland area, and I was wondering if there is a scrappy piece of land near to where I live that I could turn over so that I could use it. I would like to turn it into a piece of agricultural land which I can use for my attempts at a self-sustaining...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Members of the Welsh National Farmers’ Union (NFU Cymru) Crops Board are “extremely concerned” over proposals of the Welsh government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). The board met recently to discuss the contents of the third and final...