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Looking grim .......
10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .- bobk
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Tillage: Potash remains key nutrient for potato crops
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Potash is a key nutrient for potato crops, impacting on the yield and quality of tubers, as well as the general health of individual plants. It is involved in regulating the amount of water in the plant, because in the absence of sufficient...- Agriland RSS
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SFI and Potentially not achieving aims
If you've entered into SFI but potentially cant meet aims due to weather difficulties / ground conditions , what options do you have ? I've entered SFI with a start date of Feb this year and one of the options was no insecticide (IPM4) which is planned for fields coming spring barley. The...- Rookie
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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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SFI Options and Grassweeds
What are people's thoughts on how they will manage Blackgrass and or Rye Grass in options like Wild Bird Food or Legume fallows? I've been reading through the SFI handbook and have found some options that would be a good fit for us, but I'm nervous of planting something that becomes swamped by...- sahara
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Food security is a silly argument…
Perception and perspective are very different things. Generally individuals and old farmers see food security as an existential threat eg if we had a major war (see WW2) and we struggle to have enough food in the UK. Retailers and governments see food security along the lines of “are the supply...- Mythoughts
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Machinery: Ramping up diesel production from biomass
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Mineral-oil-based fuels suffer a good deal of bad publicity, but the government’s enthusiasm for batteries as a universal method of energy storage means that alternative sources of diesel are overlooked. Carbon-based fuels, such as diesel, have several...- Agriland RSS
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Mole Valley Farmers launches Soil-to-Silage grassland service
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Mole Valley Farmers has launched a Soil-to-Silage service with the aim of helping livestock farmers get the most nutritional value from their grassland. The Soil-to-Silage is available to Mole Valley Farmers members, shareholders and customers...- Agriland RSS
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Dairy / herd manager salary?
What would you expect to pay for a herd / dairy manager for 300 milking, all young stock on farm, AYR. No forage or field responsibility - that’s all sorted for them. Comes with a house. Herd / dairy manager because the owner hopes to become hands off so the person ultimately is running all...- WD Dairy
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KEEPING COSTS LOW, IMPROVING SOILS, REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
The team at Central Injection Agri know their sh!t! Turn your waste product into fertilizer GOLD! Correctly managed, the slurry and manure output on your farm can be a cost-effective way of fertilizing your paddocks while also being environmentally friendly. Here at Central Injection Agri we...- CIA LTD
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What happened to perennial wheat?
Some twenty years ago I remember reading how we wouldn't need to plant wheat every year by about now, it would grow back every year they just needed to perfect the breeding. What happened? -
National Milk Records appoints new managing director
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Dairy agri-tech company National Milk Records (NMR) Limited has appointed a new managing director. Mark Frankcom has been appointed to the position with immediate effect. Mark Frankcom He has acted as interim managing director for the past...- Agriland RSS
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Crossbred herd takes home 2023 NMR RABDF Gold Cup
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Bisterne Farm has been crowned the winner of the 2023 NMR RABDF Gold Cup award with its crossbred, low input, grass-based herd. Bisterne Farms’ contract farmer George Brown and herdsman James Dunning The farm, based in Ringwood, Hampshire, was...- Agriland RSS
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Defra now looking at capping SFI
https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/business-management/agricultural-transition/defra-minister-hints-at-elm-cap-to-maintain-food-production?utm_source=hometopstories- jackrussell101
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Unmatched broad-spectrum disease control
Iblon: a groundbreaking new active substance that delivers unrivalled broad-spectrum disease control. A limitation of most fungicides is that they tend to be limited in their spectrum of activity. Iblon overcomes this limitation to deliver unrivalled broad-spectrum control. This means growers...- Bayer CropScience
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Winter wheat gross margin
Anybody actually done a winter wheat gross margin recently vs sfi?- Pottersfarm
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“Bullied”
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Is it possible to grow Maize/Corn with rain water only?
Or is it a must to have those drip irrigation? I heard some farmers would water it every day, some would water it once a week. I'm from a tropical climate region, sometimes it'll rain everyday, sometimes like 3 to 5 times a week and i read that you can't over water maize/corn plant as the roots... -
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.- Bigsingle
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Champion winter wheat
I'm thinking about growing Champion winter wheat next autumn but its standing power rating isn't as good as Graham and Gleam I grow now. Did anyone who grew it last year experience excessive lodging or is it ok with a decent PGR program?