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• Harvest Rolls Around Again!

  Yesterday we started combining! It was 9 days later than last year but a much more traditional start date for us on the winter barley. It is usually a toss up between barley or rape but this year the barley gets the nod and gets combined first. We started... Posted Jul 24 2012, 07:06 PM by Farmer Jake Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: Malting Barley, John Deere, combine harvester, Syngenta, Molston Coors Growing Group, Bamboo, Cassata [Edit Tags]

• Grain To Glass

  On June 26th 8 intrepid novice cyclists are setting off from the Shobnal Maltings (Burton-upon-Trent) in order to raise money for the Molson Coors Growers Group charity, The Prince's Countryside Fund . Our aim is to raise awareness of the supply chain... Posted May 24 2012, 05:42 PM by Farmer Jake Filed under: Carling, Malting Barley, Molston Coors Growing Group, Charity, Bike Ride, Sponsorship [Edit Tags]

• Molson Coors Growers Group Spring Meeting

  On Tuesday we were excellently hosted for our first Molson Coors Growers Group spring agronomy meeting by Richard Tongue at Priory Farm Hazelton up in the Cotswolds. We met up in the yard and had a brief summary of the evening by James Cox and then it... Posted Apr 27 2012, 09:32 AM by Farmer Jake Filed under: Carling, Malting Barley, Molston Coors Growing Group, Farmers [Edit Tags]

• Cracking Coverage

  We should finish planting the spring barley today after a prolonged drilling period with the foggy weather. The fog has really stopped the ground drying out and meant that we have had to stay off the fields until they are dry enough to travel on with... Posted Mar 15 2012, 04:44 PM by Farmer Jake Filed under: Malting Barley, Molston Coors Growing Group, direct drilling, Defy Nozzels [Edit Tags]

• A little Help From Big Sista!

  Our run of good weather has finally come to an end and so allows me to tell you a little about some exciting new machinery. We have actually cut something every day since the 20th July which in itself is quite a record for the past few summers. Where... Posted Aug 04 2011, 02:46 PM by Farmer Jake Filed under: Carling, Malting Barley, John Deere, Bredon Hill, combine harvester, Molston Coors Growing Group, S690i [Edit Tags]

• Keeping H2O Low with LEAF

  Last thursday I had a brilliant day with other members of the Carling Wester Growers Group at a special training day organised by LEAF The training day was to bring to our attention the impact of water on our farms and how much we rely on this precious... Posted Jun 27 2011, 02:34 PM by Farmer Jake Filed under: LEAF, Ag, Agriculture, Water, Molston Coors Growing Group [Edit Tags]