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Hi all, I have been trying to calculate my forward speeds for seed rate setting. 1996 7840 SL with the dual power switch but the standard H box and 3 ranges. Haven’t found anything online for my gearbox to give me an idea of speed. They have a two range dual power option and the 8 speed shifter...

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!

This thread is posted by Pete Iannetta of the James Hutton Institute (JHI) Agroecology Group, and who leads Work Package 1, 'System level performance and data management' of the NCS Project. Also, in WP3 (ex situ and in situ experiments), JHI manages a long term (since 2009) faba bean based...

VICTORIA HALLIDAY As our climate changes, farmers are branching out when it comes to decisions on what they should grow. Here, we look at some crops that might fare well as UK temperatures increase, and consider how these might fit into a more sustainable farming system. On a farm in West...

This thread should be used to discuss feeding pulses. Please share any tips or tricks you have for feeding pulses along with any struggles you have experienced. We hope that through interaction and the sharing of different experiences, the NCS project will encourage a decrease of up to 50% of...

This thread should be used to discuss pulse cropping. Please share any tips or tricks you have for pulse cropping along with any struggles you have experienced. We hope that through interaction and the sharing of different experiences, the NCS project will encourage an increase pulse cropping in...

So is Osr still part of your plan, with some decent rain around conditions good. Is osr worthwhile, bit weary of slugs and csb...

I invite you all to have a look at the NCS project. The ambition of the project is to increase pulse and legume cropping in arable rotations to 20% across the UK (currently 5%). In addition, up to 50% of imported soya meal used in livestock feed rations can be replaced with home-grown legumes...

Another article, this one in the Telegraph, shows how much money has been lost by investors in Beyond Meat. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/08/09/fake-meat-fad-finally-exposed-complete-waste-money/

Anyone fed rolled beans to youngstock between 3/4 months old until about 18 monthsish? Over the winter combined with rolled wheat to make an 18% blend (40% beans 60% wheat). I've never fed them but assume someone must have,how do they do on them? They seem like a cheap source of protein from...

If there were three things from our list that you could change or understand better about pulse crops that would transform how they perform for you, what would they be? Crop production How they fit best into the rotation Their yield performance and consistency Their impact on soil health...

The Slug Circle is the BOFIN Knowledge Cluster around this project of those with special interest, including scientists and members of the public who have opted in, share experiences and knowledge and help shape the project. If you want to be able to contribute to discussions, please join BOFIN...

The PulsePEP (Performance Enhancing Platform) community is a platform and knowledge exchange hub for farmers who are striving to achieve the best from pulse crops and reduce their carbon emissions. The aim is to have at least 200 farmer members who will benchmark their GHG emissions throughout...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) is to head up a new research and breeding programme, developed to assess the feasibility of chickpea production in the UK. Christened ‘Cicero’, the £500,000 project has received funding support from...

A new research project aims to explore the potential for domestic production and pump-prime the UK’s first chickpea breeding programme. ‘Cicero - developing chickpea as a novel source of domestic UK protein’ is a two-year, £500,000 feasibility study led by the crop science organisation NIAB...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Optimising crop health begins long before establishment – it starts with the seed. CPM explores how a biostimulant seed treatment can help plants to overcome challenging conditions right from the off. By Janine Adamson With plant...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Twenty first century farming is a delicate balance between profit-making, food production and protecting the environment. CPM attended a British Crop Production Council seminar to hear how the industry plans to overcome the challenges...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66238584 @DaveGrohl @delilah And the many others who are fed up with this deceit.

Genomic detective work has brought researchers closer to the secret of how and why grass pea produces its notorious toxin, paving the way for this ancient and climate resilient crop to become a food of the future. Using a newly available genome sequence of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) a...

Reading through a local Ag mag,The Farmer, I came across a small article on Climate change and Walsall Council.Their director of health,one Steven Gunter,is recommending meat free days to help fight climate change. He stated "Animal products generally need more land,energy and water in their...