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  1. CPM RSS

    Weed control: Companion conservation

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Is it possible to successfully companion crop oilseed rape to help control cabbage stem flea beetle and claim SFI payments, while keeping weeds firmly under control? CPM investigates. By Janine Adamson Planting a companion crop...
  2. teslacoils

    Cheapest NUM3 Legume Fallow Seed

    Hiya, Who has found the cheapest supplier of SFI-compatible legume fallow seed then? That will do a decent job for a full three year period. tia.
  3. bobk

    Is it possible to make hay from a herbal ley ?

    A thought came to me
  4. Agriland RSS

    75% of Danish farmers involved in tillage

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Tillage is one of the most important sectors within Danish agriculture with 75% of the country’s farmers growing cereal crops. In addition, home-grown forage maize is a key component of the rations fed to ruminant livestock in Denmark. Improving...
  5. bobk

    Sowing stewardship mixes

    What's the favoured tool , I drill everything but is it better to just spin them on ?
  6. Dan Powell

    The urge to grow

    Warning: some elements of this post are a bit of a rant. I think many if not all farmers assume that they need to grow their business. The mentality is that if you are not expanding, then you are standing still or even going backwards. Where does this notion come from? Take it to the logical...
  7. G

    labour planning to scrap agricultural property relief

    Keir Starmer and Labour are considering scrapping agricultural and business property relief.(The Times).It would be devastating for family farms requiring the next generation to borrow huge sums or sell up to pay inheritance tax bills.What a disaster this would be for so many farms where the...
  8. T

    Going insecticide free

    Is £45 per hectare from SFI enough to take the risk of not spraying for BYDV ? Appreciate any thoughts on this.
  9. L

    The humble year of an organic farmer

    Under request from @Bokey I have decided to dedicate a thread to the trials and tribulations on the farm, I shall endeavour to splice the good with the bad. A bit about us, 600 acres all told, 450 cropable, 8 years into organic, mainly arable with a few wooly critters, an impatient old man and...
  10. Stephensonlouis

    AHL2 - Winter Bird Food

    Has anyone ever autumn established SFI AHL2 after a crop off winter wheat, grown fast seeding crops such as mustard and then gone into a spring barley late March early April? Probably a good reason why it isn’t being done!
  11. 4

    sfi you can now apply

    5.45 am this morning rec email from defra saying as youve registered your interest you can now start your application. ok thinks me will try . First thing to do will be go get some more ink and a couple of reams of printer paper as will have to download the 40 pages of the new guidance of how...
  12. Agriland RSS

    SFI could be a ‘game changer’ for farmers – GSC Grays

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland GSC Grays has said the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), despite its problems and delays, may prove to be a “game changer” for farmers. Rural director at the rural land and property specialist, Greg Ricketts, said the scheme has the potential...
  13. A

    Blackgrass management- advice request for crops suitable for livestock

    Hello I am looking into utilising livestock, to help an arable farm manage its blackgrass. I would like to know what crops people have worked with, found useful, or any advice/tips. It is fairly heavy clay. What I came up with as possibilities- grass/clover ley spring barley/oats maize...
  14. D

    Companion cropping wheat beans seed rate and pre em

    What would a suggested seed rate be, normally 100kg wheat per acre So 10/15kgbeans? And drop wheat or not? Plan is to spray beans out in spring and combine wheat. Pre em suggestions? Normal wheat pre em is my suggestion as if I plough beans down pre em be weaker by time they are through?
  15. W

    Irish nitrogen limit reduced by the EU

    Putting it in this forum due to the wider implications. Lots of livestock coming up for sale in Ireland it seems. 239million euro loss to the economy per year or they need an extra 69 million acres to spread existing livestock numbers over to reduce the nitrogen usage...
  16. G

    Bps/sfi

    All this talk of no one taking up sfi how many can actually say they banked 100% of there bps and will be able to manage on zero sub going forward
  17. Grass And Grain

    IPM3 - Companion Crops

    Probably won't be looking at SFI until next year, but wondering if anyone has a plan for companion crops. What companion in which crop, will it work with herbicides, will it leave any profit? Payment rate is only £55/ha.
  18. bobk

    SFI the verdict .....

    Seen the latest proposals and I think it's better to be in than out , also learnt today mid tier will be incorporated in to SFI So what are you doing , think I'll have a pop .
  19. TFF

    Latest updates about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)

    Defra have announced that farmers can sign up for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 18 September 2023. Potential applicants can register their interest from Wednesday 30 August 2023. Following this announcement, ADAS has prepared a package of support to help farmers get the most...
  20. TFF

    Leguminose: Transforming a niche 2023-08-31

    Download PDF Intercropping, bi-cropping, companion cropping – call it what you like, but interest is increasing. An EU project aims to transform this from a niche to mainstream. CPM reports. By Mike Abram It’s perhaps unlikely a workshop about a bi-cropping project would have attracted nearly...
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