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On-farm trails – The quest for a greener approach

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One of the first farmers to join YEN, Mark Means is running a number of on-farm trials focused on building a resilient crop that enhances yield at the end of the season. CPM visits to discuss this new approach. The trials are a step on and ask the next questions. By Tom Allen-Stevens Several dozen spray containers have been arranged neatly into groups and marked up as ‘jobs’. It’s a sign that, like everything else at The Laurels on Terrington Marsh in Norfolk, the spray season’s keen to get underway. Wheats are waking up as warmth gradually builds in the sodden Fen soils, although they still sit dank and heavy after the long, wet winter. The late start to spring has meant a few last-minute changes to the T0 battle lines – Mark Means adjusts the recommendation sheets and puts an extra litre of Tempo (trinexapac-ethyl) into every job group. “One thing I’m really conscious of is lodging,” he says. Conscious that lodging may be a problem in a late spring, Mark Means has applied “We haven’t had the root growth we’d usually expect over the winter, and there’s probably been a bit of root-pruning as a result of…
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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

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