Welcome to another 100 pages of Direct Driller magazine. Pages that tell farmers so much about the mysteries of soil and the ways ingenious engineers and scientists have devised to handle it. This story has only recently become news. In recent years the world of media, politics and education have begun to grasp the story, …
As farmers, information is becoming very important to us. However, the ability to move information from one place to another is never easy. Thus, every platform we use requires us to add the information all over again. It’s something I point out to companies a lot, “that’s a great idea, but asking the farmer to …
PAPLEY GROVE FARM, ST NEOTS, CAMBRIDGESHIRE I am a third-generation farmer and contractor and grow mainly arable crops on the family farm and rented land. The farm is just over 400 acres. Our rented land and contract farm agreements bring the farm area up to 1334 acres. We mainly do combinable cropping growing commodity crops …
Written by Lancaster University, UK A major new international study has provided a first worldwide insight into how soil erosion maybe affecting the longevity of our soils. The study, led by Lancaster University in collaboration with researchers from Chang’an University in China, and KU Leuven in Belgium, brought together soil erosion data from around the …
Written by James Warne from Soil First Farming “I don’t care what colour it is, what it looks like or it’s consistency, it’s lime, get it spread” were words quoted to me recently by an agronomist who clearly didn’t understand the basics of some simple chemistry. The above quote was part of a conversation about …
I have always found that pioneering a different system of farming is a lonely task, there is lot of contradicting advice out there but ultimately you have to make the decisions yourself. I have read stacks of books on soil biology and regenerative agriculture and follow all the latest ideas from around the world, but …
By Ralph Early (ralph@theethicalfoodie.co.uk) Part one of this two-part article on agricultural ethics set out a thesis which argued that the development of farming asan industrial activity during the 20th century, aided particularly by dynamic and commercially advantageous sciences and technologies, has brought us to a point where agriculture itself now presents a substantial threat …
Agricultural Ethics: Charting The Path To A Sustainable Future Read More »
WHY BUY A DALE DRILL By James Dale Despite the challenges faced in 2020, drill sales have been very good this year, with drills being sold throughout the UK and Norway. Making our drills as versatile as we can is a key aim for us. With all the various features available on a drill, it …
Written By Laura Barrera and first published in AGFuse.com When it comes to fertility in crop production, nitrogen is one of the most critical nutrients involved. “Nitrogen plays an important part in many essential functions and compounds necessary for life,” says the University of Missouri Extension and can be found in various parts of plants. …
Are Nitrogen Stabilizers Worth Using? 3 Factors To Consider Read More »
Written by Chloe MacLaren As based on information found on Agricology (www.agricology.co.uk) Chloe MacLaren is an ecologist at Rothamsted Research exploring how we can design resilient, sustainable cropping systems. Her PhD focused specifically on weed management, but now she works more generally on how different crops and management practices can be combined to maximise both …
