We have some room left for private company or farmer-funded trials. Contact me if you have something.

I remember standing in this paddock with my grandpa when I was a kid as we were watching a 600hp tractor putting a crop in, and he shook his head and said ‘you know I used to plough paddocks with horses when I was a kid’. I remember thinking, if we’ve gone from 6 horses to 600

Die Entwicklung wird sich beschleunigen

Entwicklung Winterweizen (BBCH-Stadium) normal (agronomykiel.shinyapps.io/shinyHUMEWheat/)

Stickstoffaufnahme Winterweizen deutlich überdurchschnittlich, d.h. z.Zt erhöhter N-Bedarf

Nach dem Winter wurde in den Feldversuchen die erste Bonitur gemacht, der sogenannte Stand nach Winter. Der Frost- und Schneestress war zu gering, dass es sichtbare Schäden gab. Wie war es bei euch?

Diese Kinder wurden gestern in Krywyj Rih von einer russischen Rakete getötet. Appelliert für die Inbetriebnahme von Nord Stream. Setzt euch für die Aufhebung der Sanktionen ein. Geht zu den Ostermärschen gegen Waffenlieferungen. Wenn euch die Liste der Namen zu kurz ist.

Is there a robotic pasture milk system yet?

Die „Vater und Sohn“ Comics machten ihn bekannt: Erich Ohser, Zeichner u. Illustrator. Aus seiner Ablehnung gegen den Nationalsozialismus macht er keinen Hehl. 1944 wird er von seinem Nachbarn denunziert - und verhaftet. In der Nacht zum 6.4.1944 erhängt er sich in seiner Zelle.

Join us tomorrow: Webinar on ‘Open Science in Agricultural Economics’ April 09: 17.00-18.00, Zoom ethz.zoom.us/j/62665035300 Speaker: Robert Finger & Julia Höhler, Panel Discussion with Carola Grebitus, Arne Henningsen, Robert Huber & Jens Rommel Paper doi.org/10.1093/qopen/…

Inoculation and inosculation refer to different things. Inoculation is a medical term, referring to the introduction of a vaccine etc. Inosculation is when 2 trees rub and fuse together. It may be the clue for grafting. #inosculation #inoculation #gemel #apple #trees

The latest goverment guff about farming is… “The problem with farming is the lack of profitability” This is a short thread on why this sensible-sounding focus should be treated with great suspicion… A 🧵

Back in 2023 we spent just over 100 man hrs 'roguing this field with a knapsack'. This week we have finished hand roguing this field in 35 man hrs & will be done once or twice again. This field is over half a mile long Blackgrass can be beaten! #ZeroTolerance #IWM #Blackgrass

Dear European cider friends, these are your countries names in Te Reo Māori. I rather like France’s. A transliteration of “Oui oui” when first contact was made with Captain Jean François Marie de Surville and Marc Joseph Marion du Fresne. Kia ora from Aotearoa. #cider #Māori

In early 20thC cidre was the 2nd most consumed drink in France with 20M hl, wine 55M hl, and beer 15M hl. However, the destruction of many apple trees in Normandy during WW2 led to a sig. decline. Today only 1M hl produced. Painting by Charles Denet #cider #France #Normandy

Rather sweet. Although I suspect being an American postcard by F W Woolworths this refers to fresh apple juice not what English call cider. So not quite “Cider with Rosie”! #cider #America #postcard

Just your friendly, hard working “liberal asshole” trying to stem the tide of herbicide resistance. But seriously, this research, supported by the USDA, has been some of the most valuable work I e done. And the growers specifically endorse it.

One day, Europe will realize they need to do something to fight Russia. Something other than begging for peace deals that will never happen and hoping Trump will somehow grow a fully functional brain. Europe needs to stop acting like their fishing rights and random farmer

Russia tried to kill Christo Grozev. The NYT: Kremlin-backed spy cell tracked him for 2 years across Europe. Six agents are now jailed. The man who led them - Wirecard fugitive Jan Marsalek. 1/

The primary grazing management goal right now (in peak summer daylight hours) should be to maximise the flow of carbons/sugar downwards as surpluses by having tall and diverse swards of multi leaf green plants If it looks like a mown cricket pitch you screwed it