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Storm Babet caused chaos earlier this month, leaving farmland under water and farmers' livelihoods at risk. With more storms , the NFU has called for all political parties to take action and set out plans to protect both the farmland, and the country's food security. The campaign is an open letter which calls on the Environment Agency to deliver a …
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WPB Isabel topped the 2023 AHDB spring oat recommended list treated trials with a fungicide treated yield of 103% followed by Merlin at 102%. Merlin (108%) and Canyon (106%) were the pick of untreated trials. Though yields are above average, some late trials suffered from the wet end to harvest, with lodging and sprouting leading to trials being rejected. In …
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KUHN Farm Machinery has expanded its range of folding power harrows with two new 6m models and a 5m unit aimed at operators looking to increase outputs and make transitioning between fields quicker. For the first time, the HR 1030 R range features folding machines, with the HR 5030 R and HR 6030 R becoming the new flagship models, suitable …
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A closed-loop plastic recycling initiative is hopefully the first of many to be launched by the Green Tractor initiative. Green Tractor has forged a partnership between leading fertiliser bands, Agrii and packaging provider FPS Flexibles. Farmers purchasing fertiliser from Yara, CF, Origin and Glasson, or seed from Agrii, will be supplied with details on Green Tractor approved recycling providers. The …
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Supporting plants with nutritional biostimulants during the peak phosphorus demand period has benefitted Russell McKenzie, who manages a 160-hectare farm alongside a consultancy business in Cambridgeshire. In a recent trial, he compared Luxor, a product containing nutrients, humic and fulvic acid, and pidolic acid, with 200kg/ha of DAP and an untreated control on his winter wheat. He aimed to improve …
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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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