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where would you be on seed rate / seed / m2 on a Winter barley crop drilled week 1 or 2 of September ?

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Waitrose has introduced free range cream across some of its own label range with the aim of promoting higher animal welfare standards. The retailer will now provide free range single, double, whipping and extra thick cream across its Waitrose...

Written by Rachel Birch from Agriland Farmers are turning to biodegradable twine in lieu of “nightmare” single-use plastic twine to bind hay bales, according to Innovative Farmer, formerly known as the ‘Duchy Future Farming Programme’. Innovative Farming is a network of “forward thinking...

A summary of the recent updates to SFI Written by The Team Credit: Cindy Hughes Today, we published a summary of recent changes to the actions and scheme information for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) on GOV.UK. Most of the updates have been made in response to feedback...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland There has been much attention paid to ultra shallow cultivation over the last few years, and at a recent launch day in Austria Pottinger threw its hat in the ring, with the revealing of its Plano VT 6060. Described as a stubble cultivator, the machine...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Organic Herd has announced a 2ppl increase in its member milk price effective from October 1, 2024. This follows a 3ppl rise for August and will mean the Organic Herd member milk price will sit at 56ppl on a standard litre basis. The British...

I have a major issue with processed food. I think it the root of a lot of human health problems and the fact our government seem to think cheap processed food is the answer to feeding our nation has always bothered me. Tomorrow a major report is about to be released on the quality of the...

Hi all, for the past 30 years we have grown wheat and barley and fed ad lib to all our cattle (mainly Angus x steers) finishing at about 14 months. Has worked well but unfortunately due to our old machinery, mainly the Claas dominator 85! Needing abit too much tlc each year we are thinking of...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has revealed the shortlist of more than 30 organisations, businesses and individuals for the Helping it Happen Awards. The SLE awards, which feature 11 categories including education, conservation, farming and rural...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The chief executive of Organic Farmers’ & Growers (OF&G), Roger Kerr, has announced his resignation after a 10-year tenure leading the UK organic certification body. The Organic Farmers’ & Growers (OF&G) board is now seeking to appoint a...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The role microbes play in plant growth and nutrient acquisition is a relatively recent discovery. CPM talks to researchers about endophytes and rhizophagy. By Mike Abram Just how plants are fundamentally linked to and rely on microbes...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A wealth of nutritional data has been collected during the past seven years, allowing the analysis of regional and national trends. CPM hears how one farmer has been contributing to the data set and the benefits tissue testing has had on...

How's everyone finding grass growth? I know it's later in the season and it's always going to be pretty slow this time of year but I went and fenced an away block of ground that was mown about 6 weeks ago to find that it's pretty yellow and the regrowth is very poor. Usually this block grows...

The livestock lobby is waging war on ‘lab-grown meat’. This is why we can’t let them win | George Monbiot Written by George Monbiot from the Guardian These new proteins could be our best hope of averting catastrophe. But governments are trying to have them banned For many years, certain car...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Farmers from across the UK are being asked for their thoughts on regenerative agriculture and and what exactly the term means to them. Researchers at Harper Adams University and the University of Leeds have launched a short survey for anyone who is...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Some livestock farmers in the UK have expressed an unwillingness to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation measures. This is according to a new survey conducted by Rothamsted Research. Various barriers to adoption were identified, including...

The plan for SFI is to get farmers to downscale their production, then remove SFI completely, so the farmers cant then get back in the game thus reducing the uk’s food production by at the very least 25% but more likely 50%. Came up in a local farm discussion group. Discuss.

I just asked the silage contractor how his customers were going to cope with the upcoming NVZ rules. We will be fine here, as organic we are below the Nitrogen level, and cattle are in cubicles as well as loose housed, so I think slurry pit capacity will be fine, however, he said if a large...

Hi All, A neighbour has sadly died and his widow want to clear a field, its approx 6-8 acres, always been let to a local registered "Organic Farmer" until this spring... As I thought it's full of Docks and a few Ragwort which can be pulled.. I have advertised it several times "Free 6-8 acres of...

When unloading on the on move do you wait till you pass the tractor and trailer before pulling in your unloading augar? Last night in the dark we had a couple of near misses so I think combine driver (me) and trailer drivers need to agree on a strategy.The combine it's very difficult to to know...