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Download PDF Drill for the day, drill for the soil and you’ll be away. CPM explores the financial and agronomic considerations for low and no-till systems, and looks at some of the latest machinery options available to growers. Trying to adopt min or no-till on soils with poor drainage is a non-starter. By Melanie Jenkins Establishment is arguably the most vital aspect of a crop’s life cycle, but it may also be one of few areas where farmers could make savings to help shore up their businesses for a financially viable future. But any change of practice is a process and adjusting a farming system is about far more than just buying a different drill, according to AHDB’s Harry Henderson. A trend Harry has noticed in AHDB benchmarking meetings over the winter, is that many growers are just beginning to understand that they’re likely to see a reduction in government payments of at least 50-60%. “There’s a double realisation that the money earnt from ELMs will require you to do something that will cost you money in the first place, so it’s not so lucrative,” he says. “There’s a necessity to save money if farms are to stay in business,”…
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Download PDF Drill for the day, drill for the soil and you’ll be away. CPM explores the financial and agronomic considerations for low and no-till systems, and looks at some of the latest machinery options available to growers. Trying to adopt min or no-till on soils with poor drainage is a non-starter. By Melanie Jenkins Establishment is arguably the most vital aspect of a crop’s life cycle, but it may also be one of few areas where farmers could make savings to help shore up their businesses for a financially viable future. But any change of practice is a process and adjusting a farming system is about far more than just buying a different drill, according to AHDB’s Harry Henderson. A trend Harry has noticed in AHDB benchmarking meetings over the winter, is that many growers are just beginning to understand that they’re likely to see a reduction in government payments of at least 50-60%. “There’s a double realisation that the money earnt from ELMs will require you to do something that will cost you money in the first place, so it’s not so lucrative,” he says. “There’s a necessity to save money if farms are to stay in business,”…
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