Have you taken a look at the results of our weed screen trial? 👀 James Wilkins compares performance of Liberator to generics for #blackgrass, #ryegrass and #brome control. @Ella_Bull_ shares results on how stacking modes of action aids in #grassweed control. 👉

Back in front of a live audience today at ADAS Gleadthorpe

Setup for Cereals Event kicking off in earnest now. 11days do go!

Maize head high by 4th July!! First time I have seen a crop this advanced on this date, but back to earth on 5th July with a much later sown field. #maize

Potatoes looking fantastic in Notts today.#potato #lambweston

Lots of adult #csfb present in the harvested 2023 crop, so collecting a sample from the sides of a trailer to go off to be tested for pyrethroid resistance. Tricky insects to get into a bag. Concerned about prospects for the 2024 osr crops already.

Tricky harvest so far, with quite a lot of drying required, so dug out the % equilibrium moisture content and % air relative humidity charts from an old ADAS booklet .

The Sustainable Farming Incentive offer in 2023: guidance update. In response to feedback, Defra UK have: - clarified some wording - increased flexibility of some actions - updated the handbook to link to the ‘how to do the actions’ guidance. defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/10/the…

Calling all farmers 📣 Applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive will start from 18 September. You can register your interest from 30 August to make sure you get all the information you need. Read more: gov.uk/government/new…

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Despite being further north, spring sown rotational NUM3 should deliver in the East Midlands.

No excuse not to at least look at SFI options sooner rather than later if not already done.

Helpful update from Janet Hughes on the current issues with farmers in existing Mid Tier Stewardhip Schemes transfering into SFI at the Lincolnshire Farming Conference. Its not ideal at present but being given priority to make much better. Very welcome news #SFI #FAS

Hot off the press reaction to the SFI announcement limiting percentage of 6 options.

Perfect day for urea application - just in time!!

Playing catch up in spring 24. Photos 14 days apart!!

Removing fleece from beetroot and finding out how well the herbicides have worked.....!!

Doing some sums before writing to MPs 28 agronomy clients 26 are "family farms" ie they provide a living for a family. 3 are tenants, the rest are owned by the family. On my rough calcs every single one of them would have an IH tax bill to pay under the new rules

Have you registered for the online AHDB Cereals Agronomy Conference Weds 11 December? 💻 Jonathan Blake will review the 2024 growing season - 'a biblical year' for crop disease - & share how different #fungicides performed under the pressure 🌾🔍 Join us @ ahdb.org.uk/events/agronom…

John was inspirational, his enthusiasm for agriculture and for finding better ways of growing crops never left him. A sad loss for everyone who knew him.