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Philip
Nov 7, 20211 min read
Storage...mite control
Mites are common pests in grain storages and mostly occur in damp or moist grain. They are not easily seen because they are the size of...
Philip
Nov 5, 20211 min read
The River Severn
The River Severn at 220 miles long is the longest river in Great Britain and the one with the most voluminous flow of water. It begins...
Philip
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Profit in Growing Oil Seed Rape
Choosing the correct variety of Oil Seed Rape (OSR) makes a huge difference in what you are going to have to spend and ultimately what...
Philip
Oct 31, 20211 min read
The Four Seasons
There are no official definitions of the duration of spring, summer, autumn and winter however, September 22nd is when autumn is said to...
Philip
Aug 21, 20212 min read
Looks like I was wrong….
I thought a few farmers would drill their Oil Seed Rape crops sometime from the 8th of August. I was travelling too and from a meeting...
Philip
Aug 15, 20211 min read
OSR Harvest
Harvest of winter oil seed rape is now complete. Yields have reflected what we thought. The flooded headlands had nothing and the best...
Philip
Aug 13, 20211 min read
Blackgrass Testing
During late summer I collect blackgrass seed. Some I use for my own purposes the rest goes for resistance testing. Discussion...
Philip
Jul 28, 20211 min read
The Oil Seed Rape Year
Oil Seed Rape (OSR) drilling is likely to be less than three weeks away for some growers. (I understand some planted their crops around...
Philip
Jul 26, 20211 min read
The factors of tractors
Soil compaction is a huge problem for UK agriculture. There are many published reports on the why’s and wherefores some of which can be...
Philip
Jul 24, 20211 min read
Beet Mildew
There is little Sugar beet grown in Gloucestershire but there are fields of fodder beet. These two crops suffer from similar foliar...
Philip
Jul 22, 20211 min read
Peas Please
Growing in excess of 5.3t/ha of dried peas should put you in the “top 5” of any group you care to name. For most an AVERAGE of 4.5t/ha...
Philip
Jul 19, 20211 min read
2021 Trials
I have seen trials work in Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties but I think I have now finished looking at the main variety and...
Philip
Jul 15, 20211 min read
For appearances sake!
One thing about Spring Wheat is that it has a great appearance in the field. The crop is not as prone to Septoria as winter sown crops...
Philip
Jul 12, 20211 min read
Vernalise me!
No one wants to have wheat seed left in the shed when autumn comes to a wet end. What to do with it? A more learned man than myself...
Philip
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Blue is the colour....
June is always a busy month. Spring crops are growing well and racing through growth stages, winter crops are coming to the end of their...
Philip
Jun 25, 20211 min read
Grey Fergie
It is wonderful to see history alongside modern day technology as in the case of a tractor rally I recently saw in Lincolnshire. The...
Philip
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Winter Wheat....Last Chance!
There are many factors involved in the process of creating yield in a winter sown wheat crop. Two of these are available light energy and...
Philip
Jun 15, 20211 min read
Maize and Climate...
Maize yield is highly influenced by environmental factors, especially by increasing average temperature and the uneven distribution of...
Philip
Jun 12, 20211 min read
Beet the Bugs!
Research shows that treating seed with one or more pesticides is the most economical and efficient way to protect seed from pest attack...
Philip
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Hunting, shooting and fishing
On the radio I heard that scientists have been studying the bird population in Scotland. Apparently, the main food source for the Blue...
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