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Download PDF Changing his farming system meant changing his drill for an Oxfordshire farmer. CPM finds out what drove him to seek more versatility from his machinery. When you begin looking at the soil as the solution to tackling blackgrass, you start to unravel one of the most complex and fascinating living organisms on Earth By Rob Jones Versatility was the key factor which determined the choice of drill for Adrian Taylor, who farms on the Oxfordshire/Northamptonshire border just outside the aptly named village of Claydon, five miles north of Banbury. Adrian farms 750ha at Clattercote Priory, of which 170ha are owned and 580ha are on stubble-to-stubble contracts within a 12-mile radius. Though mainly arable, the farm also operates a bed and breakfast pig enterprise, a small Aberdeen Angus suckler herd, together with holiday let cottages attached to the Priory house. “In terms of soil types, we have a mix of everything here, from ironstone to Warwickshire clay,” explains Adrian. “Strip seeding has been used for the past eight years and now the plough only comes out as a last resort, specifically if there’s an issue with meadow grass or sterile brome. “We began strip seeding in 2014 with another…
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Download PDF Changing his farming system meant changing his drill for an Oxfordshire farmer. CPM finds out what drove him to seek more versatility from his machinery. When you begin looking at the soil as the solution to tackling blackgrass, you start to unravel one of the most complex and fascinating living organisms on Earth By Rob Jones Versatility was the key factor which determined the choice of drill for Adrian Taylor, who farms on the Oxfordshire/Northamptonshire border just outside the aptly named village of Claydon, five miles north of Banbury. Adrian farms 750ha at Clattercote Priory, of which 170ha are owned and 580ha are on stubble-to-stubble contracts within a 12-mile radius. Though mainly arable, the farm also operates a bed and breakfast pig enterprise, a small Aberdeen Angus suckler herd, together with holiday let cottages attached to the Priory house. “In terms of soil types, we have a mix of everything here, from ironstone to Warwickshire clay,” explains Adrian. “Strip seeding has been used for the past eight years and now the plough only comes out as a last resort, specifically if there’s an issue with meadow grass or sterile brome. “We began strip seeding in 2014 with another…
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