Well isn’t it?
If you can grow 4t per acre of wheat then isn’t the carbon footprint per ton less by virtue of the fact you’ve spread the fixed part of the carbon cost in growing the crop over more tons.
This fact begs the question of what to do with marginal land. It would suggest it should be...
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Testing and treating farm-saved spring crop seed for loose smut and seed-borne net blotch is being advised following recent inclement weather and rapidly declining seed stocks.
As widely reported, due to poor autumn conditions, winter cereal planting...
Hi everyone
I hope I haven't missed the forum.
I've recently become part of a project that's trying to develop innovative micronutrient testing in agriculture, particularly focusing on iron and manganese. Our main goal is to enhance soil analysis and overall crop health.
So, I'm super...
Just seeking a few tips on how to try and balance our soils. (If it even is possible).
Gary zimmer made a comment on a video that some farms are naturally high in certain minerals/nutrients and you’ll never live long enough to be able to alter them.
we’ve high magnesium and quite low calcium...
Anyone doing an aphid spray? Agronomist thinks I should on the early stuff (drilled end of Sept), but I think only to cover his arse. I’m not convinced, especially with all this rain, wind and now cold we’re getting. Be hard enough to find a day to even spray it.
We have a Kuhn PH/Combi Drill, it has disc coulters and a following harrow,(see picture below) but no press wheel to follow behind the disc's in front of the following harrow.
I can retro fit a Press Wheel to bolt on to the disc assembly, but its not a cheap exercise, approx £6000 for the 3m...
Drilled a couple of fields of winter barley on Saturday and wondering wether to get them rolled tomorrow before rain Wednesday or leave till the spring. Ground conditions were reasonable but certainly not perfect for barley with the very odd damp patch. Having a glorious day today and the top...
Starting to get a little worried now. Spring seed might be short... Weather doesnt look great on the forcast - given how sh!t harvest was, could we be in for just as bad an autumn?
Is it even possible nowadays , say for something like a good pre em and maybe online like the grassland Herbs. /Glyph ./insectacides even slug pellets :oops: etc. can be got .... ? asking for a friend :sneaky: who hasnt grown anything for a day or 2 ...
Our borehole has matured nicely but has high manganese which is likely limiting intakes.
Time has come to look at installing a treatment plant but recommendations are best so point me at firms that will quote in the first place
TIA
We are thinking about changing to bolusing our sucklers rather than using Lifeline and GP mineral buckets. Primarily because in the last 12 months we’ve spent over £1200 on the aforementioned buckets for 40 sucklers, which seems excessive to me? The calving pattern is v drawn out so to get the...
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Effectively managing the canopy characteristics of sugar beet is the foundation of a healthy and profitable crop. In a world where the list of pest and disease threats keeps growing, CPM explores the importance of maximising the green leaf...
What is the feed value of a dandelion? And do dandelion’s indicate/a sign of a lack of nutrients or something? Drought conditions they obviously thrive in due to there long tap roots .
They can’t be too dissimilar to chicory /plantain surely in there nutrients? Cattle graze them down as good as...
It was obvious it was always going to be ridiculous but we've reached the point now where it is being mocked.
I'm sure we will evolve away from fossil fuels in due course, but net zero is dead. Good thing too because whether you are a climate change acolyte or not, as a policy it was absolutely...
The growth and development achieved by a cereal crop during the first 30 days post-planting will determine the final yields that are achieved.
The was the core message delivered by independent agronomist and soil specialist, Neil Fuller, during his presentation to the recent Seedtech Open Day...
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