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  1. Agriland RSS

    Concern over availability of spring barley seed

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland According to College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops advisors, spring barley seed may be in short supply this year. This is a direct consequence of the widespread poor harvest conditions that characterised last year. According...
  2. L

    Isabel spring oats

    What are peoples opinion of this variety pls?
  3. Future Farmer

    Situation Vacant Regen Stock Person and Land Stewardship Assistant - Ampney Brook Farm, Cirencester

    Job Opportunity: Regen Stock Person and Land Stewardship Assistant Ampney Brook Farm, Cirencester We are looking for an energetic and dynamic team player with a passion for regenerative farming, soil health and biodiversity to assist with day-to-day farm jobs. This is hands-on role across our...
  4. ajd132

    SY Cheer Grp 1

    Any thoughts on this new group 1? Anyone been growing it?
  5. 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...
  6. E

    should i chit my potatoes?

    I grow a few new pots in a polytunnel to sell at my seasonal farm shop. is there any advantage chitting them. im led to believe it could make them earlier but decrease the yield? the earlies are already poking through. What can i apply to encourage tuber formation? or is that out of my control...
  7. Agriland RSS

    Project to fast-track impact of potato breeding programmes

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Gene editing, under the auspices of a new research project, looks set to fast-track the impact of potato breeding programmes. TuberGene will be funded as part of a United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) National Engineering Biology Programme...
  8. bobk

    What is Orchard grass

    Watching a US big hay maker , orchard grass and Timothy was the gear they preferred
  9. Wigeon

    Winter cover crops on heavy land... what a disaster

    I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...
  10. Agriland RSS

    Research: Red clover can act to deliver improved silage quality

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland A recent webinar hosted by AgriSearch has confirmed the role for red clover in improving the quality of grass silages. The event was hosted under the auspices of the ongoing ZeroNSile project in Northern Ireland. Courtesy of his opening comments...
  11. Agriland RSS

    New algorithm to predict vining pea yields at harvest

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Satellite imagery will be an integral part of a bespoke algorithm, developed to predict vining pea yields at harvest. ‘PeaSat’ is a new project, centred on a collaboration between ADAS and the pea grower cooperative, HMC Peas. The system will utilise...
  12. Henery

    Farmer protest in London, read the comments !

    Read the comments if nothing else.
  13. M

    Skyfall - How late dare you sow?

    Got some Skyfall seed wheat left, but unsure how late I dare sow? Cambs/Norfolk. Anyone had any previous experience drilling it this late?
  14. CPM RSS

    Adapting disease management: Proactive T1 planning

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Adaptability in a T1 programme can help to set growers up for unpredictability in weather and disease pressures. CPM explores fungicide options and approaches as we move into the spring. By Melanie Jenkins Boots on the ground indicate...
  15. CPM RSS

    Adapting disease management: Proactive T1 planning

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Adaptability in a T1 programme can help to set growers up for unpredictability in weather and disease pressures. CPM explores fungicide options and approaches as we move into the spring. By Melanie Jenkins Boots on the ground indicate...
  16. CPM RSS

    Pulse Progress: Putting the ‘pea’ in predictions

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In this special edition of Pulse Progress, CPM explores how the development of a new modelling tool could revolutionise the forecasting of maturity and yield in vining peas. By Charlotte Cunningham Anyone who’s grown vining peas will...
  17. CPM RSS

    Grain maize: Take a chance on grain maize

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Maize is fast growing in popularity with increasing numbers of arable farmers believing it capable of delivering significant production, economic and even environmental benefits. CPM evaluates its potential. By Rob Jones With the...
  18. CPM RSS

    Pushing Performance: Winning ways

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Amid a constant battle with declining chemistry and catchy weather windows, including an adjuvant in the spray tank is proving essential for one Wiltshire spray operator. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham At Clarendon Park...
  19. CPM RSS

    Forward-thinking farmers: A strain on the future

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Seed shortages, mancozeb uncertainty and more resistant blight strains are set to compound the difficulties caused by one of the wettest autumn and winter periods on record. CPM reports. By Rob Jones Potato growers are facing more than...
  20. CPM RSS

    Innovation Insight: The tonic to the gin

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Although it’s been a while since the loss of desmedipham, finding a similar level of annual broadleaf weed control in sugar beet has proven quite the head-scratcher. However, the answer could lie in a specific type of adjuvant. CPM reveals...
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