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Agronomist and Arable Farmer December 9th
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With a December 1st ex-farm spot price of £204/t, up from £142/t a year ago, and with a solid reputation as being one of the best entries for oilseed rape, winter barley still merits serious consideration in future rotations says John Miles, seed technical manager for agronomy group Agrii. “Winter barley still has a massive role to play in propping …
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Britain’s farmers, concerned about adequate supplies of sulphur for crops in the coming season, should consider switching to British-produced Polysulphate products, says ICL Fertilizers – which distributes PolysulphateTM from its mine in North Yorkshire. “Farmers we met at CropTec were clearly concerned about the availability of various plant nutrients, including sulphur,” said Richard Ward, technical sales manager for ICL UK. “Sulphur …
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A new practical guide to assessing soil carbon promises to answer farmers’ key questions at a time when many are looking to understand their soil health. Produced by Duchy College, Plymouth University, Rothamsted Research and the Farm Carbon Toolkit, the guide lists and answers key questions for robust on-farm monitoring of soil carbon and associated indicators of soil health. This …
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Following discussions with farmers, advisers, industry organisations and Defra, independent awarding body, BASIS, has set out plans to support the agricultural industry in transitioning to Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. Teresa Meadows, BASIS head of environment and public affairs, explains that in line with expected policy changes, the organisation will deliver a suite of environmental training courses tailored to farmers, …
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The Pulse Roadshow events held by the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) and Syngenta will return as in-person events at York and Peterborough for the first time in almost two years. For growers struggling to attend a face-to-face meeting, a short webinar will also be made available after last year’s virtual roadshows proved to be a great success. The …
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From March 2022, the Lemken Heliodor compact disc harrow will be available with a preparation set for attaching a Vogelsang DosiMat DMX precision spreader. The resulting powerful combination of two proven implements is ideal for the precise low-loss spreading and incorporation of liquid organic fertilisers such as slurry. The Heliodor offers a sound basis for this type of application, as …
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With row crops, application rates can be reduced substantially by using mechanical weed control between rows and at the same time applying band spraying within rows. That is why Lemken is expanding its Steketee range with the addition of the SprayHub front tank. The tank is connected to the rear-mounted hoeing machine via the SprayKit application. Combining the two elements …
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