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  • Spring toll evident in North

    Ian Bird's T2 fungicide treatments at Catchgate Farm, Castle Eden near Hartlepool have just been completed on time, despite 64mm (2.5in) of rain in the past week. But the cold wet April has taken a toll on potential yields, he believes. "Our first wheats look OK, but the second crops are a bit...
  • Spring sprung in Scotland

    Spring is here - I think, says Mike Eagers from Trinlaymire Farm, Threemiletown just to the west of Edinburgh. Up to now the weather has been showery and in generally cold with a recent east wind. All the spring bean ( Fuego ) and barley ( Optic and Oxbridge ) sowings are complete, though only recently...
  • Help needed on farmers views towards agri-environmental schemes

    Hi there, I am a student studying Environmental science at university and am in serious need of a bit more data for a project I am doing for ECM. If any of you have a couple of minutes (if that) could you please fill in the answers to the following questions (very small questionnaire)? 1. What size is...
    Posted to Crop comments (Forum) by student@mmu on Fri, Mar 28 2008
  • Re: Maize

    Not a huge amount Tas, at least not compared with France et al. According to DEFRA June 2007 statistics maize accounts for 130,800ha last year (up 5%). In comparison wheat totals 1,693,000ha, barley (all) 566,400ha, oilseed rape 564,200ha, potatoes 105,300ha, sugar beet 122,200ha, beans 116,000ha, peas...
    Posted to Crop comments (Forum) by Mike Abram - Arable Deputy Editor on Wed, Oct 10 2007
  • Re: Set-aside will be 0% for 2007/08

    To try to get back more on-topic , having reading the various Defra / RPA / EU notices on the set-aside derogation for next year, there is an angle on this which a number of farmers will not necessarily pick up on. 1. Land used against set-aside Entitlements must still be eligible land for set-aside...
    Posted to Crop comments (Forum) by moore2 on Wed, Oct 3 2007
  • Re: ENERGY CROP ENQUIRIES

    Hi Richard I'm definitely not an expert on SRC, so these comments will need to be backed up by some one with a bit more knowledge than myself, but I was at a biomass event a couple of weeks back, where the grower was heavily involved in supplying SRC wood chip to heat Nottinghamshire schools. His...
  • Re: 2nd wheat thoughts for 2007 drilling

    [quote user="kansasfarmer"] When you speak of 2nd crop wheat, do you mean what we call double cropping, and planting wheat for a 2nd crop in this calender year? [/quote] Hi KF No, first wheat is wheat following a break crop (non-cereal crop) in the previous calendar year. Second wheat follows...
    Posted to Crop comments (Forum) by Mike Abram - Arable Deputy Editor on Mon, Jul 16 2007
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