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With a week to go before Back British Farming Day, the NFU is calling on ministers to “do the right thing” after problems rolling out new farm payment schemes left farmers facing a bleak end to 2023. The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) should have been up and running to deliver payments by December, but critical delays in the roll-out of …
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Bucking the recent negative trends of sliding Hagbergs and low specific weights for milling wheats, Northants based farmer Emma Bletsoe was delighted with her first-time crop of group 2 Mayflower. Emma, who farms 490 ha of combinable crops on heavy clay soils, alongside son George and farm manager Stuart Prior at Denford Ash Farm, near Kettering, achieved average yields of …
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More farmers are reaping long-term incomes and numerous environmental benefits from growing the perennial energy crop, Miscanthus. Rob Meadley, an East Yorkshire farmer and Brown & Co agribusiness consultant, will showcase his Miscanthus crop to farmers interested in growing it on Thursday 21 September 2023, as well as giving a breakdown of the latest Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) updates. Rob …
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"You can’t farm by the calendar,” explained Dan Willis, winner of the 2023 Oilseed Grower of the Year Award at the National Arable and Grassland Awards. “Things are changing constantly, and you need to keep your eyes open and be willing to adapt quickly.” Dan farms in partnership with his mother Hazel, who handles all the business paperwork, and his …
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EAMU Application for the use of Spotlight Plus® as a desiccant on linseed seed crops has been granted approval for England. “Post Reglone® (Diquat) the absence of any fully approved desiccant products has meant that UK linseed seed growers have absolutely no viable options for drying their seed crops prior to harvest. This Emergency approval for Spotlight Plus® does mean …
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Following a successful lobbying campaign, maize breeder Limagrain UK is optimistic that treated maize seed will still be available for the upcoming season as hope grows that the impending ban on seed treatments will be delayed. The future viability of maize being grown in the UK – either for use as livestock forage or as a feed source for AD …
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