Soil health has long been the focus for the Goodwin family. But it was the expansion of the livestock enterprise that was the ‘missing link’ in getting their arable land back to health.
Production has dropped in Western Europe following this year’s drought
An increase in agroforestry is essential to meet nature and climate targets, while securing long-term food production, a new report from the Woodland Trust has shown.
An increase in agroforestry is essential to meet nature and climate targets, while securing long-term food production, a new report from the Woodland Trust has shown.
Consider spring herbicide programmes carefully to avoid carryover of residual activity from spring applied sulphonylurea (SU) herbicides, particularly if it remains dry and then turns wet later in the season.
Despite the rise in area, the UK will still need to need to import oilseed rape going forward.
Russia suspended its support for grain exports through the Black Sea causing grain prices to rise this week
²ÝÁñÉçÇø struggling to mill over-dry grain for livestock feed this winter now have access to a treatment which is more typically used by the feed processing industry.
Domestic and global factors have combined to put pressure on grain prices, but there is still no sign of a significant drop in values.
A spring barley variety with high grain quality and consistent yields is being launched for growers of feed barley.