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Membership of the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) doubled in 2017, as more than 200 farmers explored ways to push wheat and oilseed rape yields higher. Many farms have seen wheat and oilseed rape yields hit something of a plateau in recent years, but YEN members are leading the way in finding ways to break this trend, says Hutchinsons crop production specialists, one of the YEN sponsors. It was one of the main reasons that Cambridgeshire farmer and contractor Andrew Melton joined the wheat YEN last season and why he will continue in 2018. Farming around 700ha at the family farm plus a further 800ha on contracting agreements in the Wisbech area, he is keen to prevent yields stagnating and push crops closer towards their “biophysical” potential. “I’ve always taken an interest in all aspects of crop husbandry and have been conducting our own farm trials for a few years, so YEN was a good way to take this further by sharing resources and ideas with others. I’m BASIS qualified and do my own agronomy, although have a Hutchinsons agronomist to call on for support.” A relatively small 4ha block of KWS Siskin winter wheat was entered…
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