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All the updated news related to farming matters

All the news related to farming matters updated in real time

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Rocking around clock on combine

Rocking around clock on combine

06/09/21

THIS year’s harvest is definitely not a vintage one but there are much better yields of grain than last year. Oh, the agony and ecstasy of harvest! It marks the culmination of a year of hard work battling against the elements. When we plant the ...

Three wishes for new farming year

Three wishes for new farming year

10/01/22

HAPPY New Year. Things can only get better. That would make a catchy tune... oh, it has already been done. Never mind, there must be other ways we can diversify our income because farming is never going to make anyone rich, especially now. ...

Two weeks until food has gone...

Two weeks until food has gone...

09/08/21

AROUND August 20 we will run out of food. That’s a sobering thought but actually it’s not likely to happen while we can still import food. The statement does bear further scrutiny, though. This is the date that the country would ...

Helping rare wild birds to survive

Helping rare wild birds to survive

05/04/21

AS a farm, we are a member of the Christmas Common Cluster, which is a group of farmers and landowners who have got together to work on environmental projects in our area. By working collectively, as well as on our own projects,...

Smarter farming is good for us all

Smarter farming is good for us all

07/06/21

BY 2070 the world’s population is forecast to reach 10 billion, so we have to find sustainable ways to feed everyone. As I mentioned in my last column, when talking about climate change, synthetic nitrogen fertiliser is having ...

Farming Matters: Hedges helping us and wildlife

Farming Matters: Hedges helping us and wildlife

08/03/21

EVER wondered what is growing in the field behind your house? Once a month I will be giving a farmer’s view of the countryside, covering whatever is topical at the time, from cultivations to conservation and wider subjects, ...

Early harvest is sign of the times

Early harvest is sign of the times

08/08/22

IT was one of the earliest starts to harvest for a long time, although it was always on the cards as the crops have been about 10 days ahead all year. We began with winter barley on July 11. The oilseed rape has also been ...

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