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Feeding crops is vital to keep late-drilled wheat going through the winter months, especially those on heavy ground. All wheat crops require approximately 150 day °C to get from sowing to emergence, regardless of when they were drilled. For a November drilled crop this could be as much as 26 days, close to double that of a crop drilled in …
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Maize under-sowing trials at Severn Trent Water’s 2,000ha biogas farm in Nottinghamshire have achieved 50t/ha yields this harvest, while improving soil health, nutrient management, and water quality. Experimenting with under-sowing maize in his 35 years working at Stoke Bardolph farm, John Jackson, farm manager, explains how these results help counteract the scrutiny facing maize for its environmental impact. “Under-sowing a fast-rooting Westerwold ryegrass mix has helped us …
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The eighth round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund has opened for applications today, the government has announced (23 October 2023). The £2.5 million fund encourages collaboration between groups of farmers, foresters and other land managers to improve local environmental outcomes such as enhancing wildflower and grassland or protecting meadows and woodlands. The announcement means that farming groups and landowners …
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Provisional data from Defra (for England) and the Scottish government, plus estimates for Wales and Northern Ireland, suggest the 2023 UK oat crop is provisionally the smallest since 2016. This is down by 166 Kt from the 2022 harvest and below the five-year average due to both a smaller area and lower yields in some parts. Prices in 2022 incentivised …
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The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), the UK’s leading agricultural, business and food event, has announced three new Directors will join their board. NIAB CEO Professor Mario Caccamo, Farm Estate Manager David Hill, and Food and Drink Consultant and Coordinator Sheena Horner, will commence their three-year term from January 2024. With more than triple the number of applications than in previous …
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The October 2023 issue is now available online In this issue, SFI applications are now open, but the NFU is calling for DEFRA to delay the cuts in Basic Payments until issues are resolved. BOFIN’s Tom Allen Stevens says that it’s time for growers to take a lead in agri-research…
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