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  1. Defra Farming

    FiPL spotlight: the Central Dartmoor Farm Cluster

    FiPL spotlight: the Central Dartmoor Farm Cluster Written by Mark Ward Dartmoor is a distinctive landscape. Open, windswept moorland sheltered woodland valleys, enclosed farmland, varied geology and unrivalled opportunities for recreation are just a few reasons why it was designated as a...
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    • Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
  2. Steevo

    AIC welcomes Defra cap on SFI actions in move to sustain food production

    AIC welcomes Defra cap on SFI actions in move to sustain food production Farming Minister Mark Spencer MP made the announcement on SFI. The amount of land farmers in England can take out of food production under the Government's flagship environmental scheme will be capped, following concerns...
    • Steevo
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    • analysis application buffer defra environmental fertiliser gatekeeper grass grassland insurance management market red tractor savings security sfi soil tests sustainability sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive wheat yielding
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  3. Phil P

    SFI - What % have or where you going to taking out of production?

    Going off the back of the recent news from Defra and reading the current thread about it it would be interesting to see exactly how much land people where actually considering taking out of production. Thers a lot complaining about not being able to enter more than 25% into the 6 options that...
    • Phil P
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    • agronomist ahl1 ahl2 ahl3 application barley beans beef beet break crop break crops buffer calving cattle cereals corteva cpd defra direct drill direct drilling dressing drilling environmental establishment fertiliser grass grassland grazing harrow harvest health hedge herbal herbal ley igl1 igl2 insecticide insecticides ipm ipm1 ipm2 ipm4 lambing legumes levy maize malting management market milk num1 num2 num3 oats osr pesticide ploughing pollinator potatoes rpa ryegrass sam3 second wheat security seed sfi sheep silage soil health soil sampling soil test soil testing soil tests solar stress urea varieties weather wheat
    • Replies: 107
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  4. melted welly

    Fair play George

    https://www.farminguk.com/news/government-to-be-taken-to-court-over-axing-of-farmland-sewage-sludge-pledge_64313.html Never used the stuff. However, in the UK retailers “WWF Basket” commitments is a pledge to ensure suppliers use 50% recycled phosphate by 2030. So that’s via sewage cake is it...
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    • barley cultivating death electricity fertiliser gate health maize malting milk organic sheep soil tests tower
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  5. S

    Hedge rules now law

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hedgerow-regulations-to-be-brought-into-law-to-protect-wildlife Cross compliance ended 31st December. Good job it's been a wet winter. 🤬 So it appears we lose income on let's say half a metre (bit more probably) on the perimeter of every field to stay legal...
    • Spud
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    • carbon chainsaw developers hedge land agents landowner rpa sfi soil carbon soil tests sprinter stihl
    • Replies: 60
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  6. P

    Fertilizing winter cereal

    Whats everyone elses position. The wheats looking really hungry now and its so wet wondering whether just go and make a mess or be patient?! Must be loosing yield surely.
    • Plough on
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    • agronomist agronomy ammonium aphids application barley bateman beans brother bydv carbon cattle cereals co2 cultivate cultivating cultivation defra diesel direct drilling disc disease dressing drift drilling drone drought environmental establishment fastrac fertiliser fertility fertilizer financial forecast front linkage gas gate genetic grass grassland grazing harvest herbal herbal ley herbicide insecticides jcb lambing lambs landowners legumes loader malting management manganese market mounted ndvi nitrogen nutrients nutrition osr parts plough pollinator polysulphate potash quadtrac rainfall red tractor reseed roots sandy satellite second wheat seed self propelled sfi sheep silage slurry software soil tests solar sprayer spraying stress stubble sulphate sulphur supplement technology telehandler tillage trailed sprayer urea varieties vra water logging water quality weather wheat yara yielding yields
    • Replies: 336
    • Forum: Cropping
  7. Environment Agency

    Environment Agency Q&A - Agricultural Regulations

    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...
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    • ahdb analysis application barley bedding beef buffer calcium calving carbon carrots cattle cereals children cover crop cover crops cows dairy defra developers development diesel direct drilling drainage drilling environment agency environmental family farmyard fertiliser flooding fuel grass grassland grazing handling health horticulture irrigation lambing landowners legumes magnesium maintenance maize management market mcpa milking nitrogen nutrients oats online operator organic organic matter parts pesticides phosphorus pig platform pollution potash potassium potatoes poultry rainfall red tractor rural payments agency sandy seed seedbeds silage slurry soil testing soil tests sprayer sprinter storage stores storm stress stubble sulphur sustainability technology testing training transport water infiltration water quality worms
    • Replies: 148
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  8. daveydiesel1

    Cattle boluses

    Does many of you use cattle boluses on yoyr cows? Looking about doing it to help boost fertility. Red a few bit on the net there and some suggest using boluses containing beta carotene but cant find many products for sale that have it on a quick google search, find it odd that alk trace dont...
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    • beef beet bolus brother calcium calf calves calving cattle chloride cows dairy fertility first cut fodder grass grazing holstein insurance milk minerals nutrition selenium sheep silage slurry soil tests tmr urea
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  9. D

    Hay prices

    what are people paying for 2023 hay ?
    • Downing1996
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    • bedding cattle cows diesel drought fertilizer fodder grass grazing hay lpg price sheep silage slurry soil tests storage weather wheat
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  10. Scrambler

    Is SFI panicking farming suppliers?

    From some conversations I’ve had recently, I’m getting the feeling there’s some panick in businesses that rely on farming customers that large scale SFI options could become very popular. For instance, suggesting that it wouldn’t be moral, or that you wouldn’t be a real “farmer” if you take...
    • Scrambler
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    • ahdb ahl2 animal feed application barley bedding beef biodiversity blackgrass boom boots break crop break crops calf carbon cattle cereals claas cows cultivate dairy defra direct drill direct drilling drilling drills electricity elms environmental establishment family fendt fertiliser financial fire flooding fuel futures gas gate grass grassland grazing harvest haulage insurance lifeline loader malting management market milk minerals monsanto new holland nutrients oats online organic osr parasite parasites parts peat peatland pickup ploughing red tractor repairs reseed roundup sam3 savings security seed seeding sfi sheep silage soil tests tillage trading transport weather weighbridge wheat woodland
    • Replies: 303
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  11. H

    SFI closure payment

    Anyone struggling to get final quarter and closure payment for sfi 22? We closed 22 in November and had an offer and start date for 1st of Jan for 23 to start. Closure declaration completed early December still awaiting any payment.
  12. Bigsingle

    Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme AND Protests

    This is the number someone has come up with for the Welsh government for losses down to the new agriculture policy. Great news. Not.
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  13. N

    How often do you check the soil for iron & manganese? Any tips?

    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...
    • Nix_25
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    • agronomy analysis application foliar glyphosate health liming manganese nutrients roots seed soil health soil testing soil tests sprayer stress sulphate t0 t1
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Cropping
  14. B

    Natural rock salt

    Have been leaving out rock salt for the cows. They’re going through it quicker than I expected is there a deficiency or is it just the novelty value .
    • Bogeyman
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    • beet buffer calves calving cows drift fertilizer fodder forage grass grazing health learning maize milk minerals rumen sheep silage sodium soil tests urea yara
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  15. C

    SFI - LIG1 / LIG2 and Fibrophos

    Any reasons why Fibrophos couldn't be used on LIG option? Cheers
  16. C

    Digital tools that recommend fertiliser

    Hi, new farmer here! I am trying to find a digital tool that will help me pick which fertiliser to use (ideally beyond just NPK % recommendations) - any suggestions?
  17. ajd132

    Management Plans for SFI

    What are people doing for the various soil, pest and nutrient management plans for SFI?
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    • agronomist agronomists application death defra drilling environment agency gate gatekeeper grass hrw1 insecticide insurance ipm management mapping milk npk num1 organic organic matter pesticide pig red tractor rpa sfi slugs software soil tests soyl sprayer spraying weather
    • Replies: 68
    • Forum: Cropping
  18. CPM RSS

    Canadian potato production: Driving progress

    Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF A large-scale Canadian potato grower is seeking to minimise the farm’s impact on the environment, while operating within a challenging landscape. CPM went to visit. By Mike Abram The team at Perry Farm are having their weekly agronomy...
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  19. 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 .
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    • agronomy ahl2 antibiotic application autonomous barley beef beet biodiversity blackgrass boots break crops calf calving caravan carbon cattle cereals cover crops cows cultivation dairy defra diesel direct drill direct drilling docks drilling drought elms environmental establishment family farmyard fertiliser fertilizer finance financial first cut flail flock forage fungicide gas gps grass grass leys grassland grazing handling harvest haulage hedge herbal herbicide hoof igl2 insecticide insecticides insurance jcb knight lambs learning legumes lig1 lig2 maintenance maize malting management mapping market milk natural capital nitrogen num2 nutrients oats organic organic matter osr parts pesticide pig plough rpa rye ryegrass sam2 satellite seed seeding sequestration sfi sheep silage slurry soil test soil testing soil tests storage storm stress stubble sustainability sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive teat technology thistle tillage trading training vra weather wheat wild oats woodland yielding yields
    • Replies: 452
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  20. TFF

    Monetising carbon using soil test data

    An adaptive and education-based approach to regenerative farming can enhance soil carbon cycling with the potential to rapidly increase farm productivity, says Tom Dillon, director of Regenerate Outcomes. “Using soil tests from Eurofins Agro UK, we are partnering with farms to help enable a...
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    • analysis carbon health microbial organic organic matter performance protozoa sequestration soil carbon soil health soil tests
    • Category: Carbon Farming
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