Contents Out & About .................................................................................................................................5 Comment: British farming: Protecting the “fabric of our society”.........................7 Grain & Fertiliser Advice ..........................................................................................................9 News in Brief .............................................................................................................................10
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Arable: Reasons to be cheerful ..................................................................................................14 OSR Management – managing establishment risks ........................................18 Welcome boost for premium OSR ............................................................................20 Breeding achievements in winter barley and OSR ............................................25 Start autumn fieldwork ahead of combining ......................................................26 What lies beneath – soil recovery requires deeper thinking.........................30 Soil: Its health, our future..............................................................................................32 Post-harvest catch crops bring healthy benefits................................................34 Spoilt for choice – but don’t be complacent........................................................38 New breeding initiative puts focus on future grower needs ........................43 Wheat variety thrives despite aphid pressure .....................................................44 Seedbank study reveals more about effective black-grass control ...........46
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Reasons to be cheerful
Claas Axion 870 long-term test..................................................................................55 Dealer profile: Sharmans ..............................................................................................65 ‘Exceptional’ drill quickly impresses on Oxfordshire farm ..............................69 First online-only, on-site farm machinery dispersal sale proves success ..72 New brand proves successful for Essex forage specialist ...............................83 Dealer profile: Rea Valley Tractors .............................................................................91
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Vegetable & root crops: No compromise on onion planting .........................................................................99 Potato stores – reducing CIPC residue to comply with future tMRL....... 103 Triple addition to range.............................................................................................. 107 New destoners provide a cost-saving option on farm ................................. 117
Fertilisers & spreaders: Power on the land......................................................................................................... 118
Fruit & viticulture ................................................................................................... 128 Farm safety: Modern solutions to fire safety ............................................................................... 131
Claas Axion 870 long-term test
Farm security: Fighting the rise of fly-tipping................................................................................. 135
Diversification ........................................................................................................... 139 Livestock:
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Making the most of your forage............................................................................. 143 Agricultural contractors .................................................................................................... 150 Henry Brown’s Vintage Page ........................................................................................... 154 Classified .................................................................................................................................. 155 Recruitment, including About People ........................................................................ 222
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