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Download PDF A keen eye on costs is even more important on smaller farms, but it doesn’t have to be at the expense of innovation. CPM visits a farm in Yorkshire to discover more. Our mantra is only do what’s necessary. By Mike Abram Managing costs while still being open to innovation is a balance that’s often harder on smaller farms. It’s one where Pat Thornton treads carefully on his 150ha of combinable crops, just under 20 miles east of Doncaster. Making his own direct drill is a classic example. Having seen the direction of travel with the Sustainable Farming Incentive and some of the stewardship schemes, he saw a need for a piece of kit capable of drilling through crop residues and cover crops but didn’t necessarily want to spend tens of thousands of pounds buying a new one. “It was a good winter project,” he explains. “We were trying to be proactive to see whether our soils will work under that system.” A neighbour, who had done something similar, provided the inspiration to modify a bought-in second-hand drill with Seed Hawk tines, he says, using many of his friend’s ideas and experiences. “The cost of the drill was…
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Download PDF A keen eye on costs is even more important on smaller farms, but it doesn’t have to be at the expense of innovation. CPM visits a farm in Yorkshire to discover more. Our mantra is only do what’s necessary. By Mike Abram Managing costs while still being open to innovation is a balance that’s often harder on smaller farms. It’s one where Pat Thornton treads carefully on his 150ha of combinable crops, just under 20 miles east of Doncaster. Making his own direct drill is a classic example. Having seen the direction of travel with the Sustainable Farming Incentive and some of the stewardship schemes, he saw a need for a piece of kit capable of drilling through crop residues and cover crops but didn’t necessarily want to spend tens of thousands of pounds buying a new one. “It was a good winter project,” he explains. “We were trying to be proactive to see whether our soils will work under that system.” A neighbour, who had done something similar, provided the inspiration to modify a bought-in second-hand drill with Seed Hawk tines, he says, using many of his friend’s ideas and experiences. “The cost of the drill was…
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