Soil management for effective drainage
Soil with poor structure are hard to dig and break down into larger dense blocks.…
Browsing: Agronomy
Identifying the need for drainage
Evidence of poor drainage may be surface ponding or saturated topsoils. First actions are to…
Lucideon develops effective and environmentally improved solution to slug crop damage problem
Scientists are working on an enhanced method of slug control which could throw a lifeline…
Black-grass is one of the greatest threats to British agriculture
Ben Taylor Davies is a Nuffield arable scholar and agronomist with Hutchinsons, who farms at…
The benefits of field drainage for a farm business
The typical costs of installing a new, comprehensive field drainage system can be £2500 to…
How to get the most out of your machinery
Improving profitability is a must for Monitor Farmer Phil Meadley, so he’s needed to ask…
Adapt pesticide programmes to counteract warm weather
Arable farmers are being urged to re-assess their winter pesticide programmes in order to counteract…
Yara demonstrating range of precision tools and services at LAMMA
Yara will be demonstrating its range of precision tools and services available to help simplify…
Discs versus tines at Newport Monitor Farm
Farmers at a recent AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds’ Newport Monitor Farm meeting debated the potential…
Soil health at Crediton Monitor Farm
James Lee and his family took on the tenancy of the 305-acre Huxham Farm at…
