August 16, 2021
Two combines for the price of a service
An Aldington farmer produces the original invoice, revealing that in April 1962 the family business paid around £5,500 – including an ‘out-of-season discount’ – for not one, but two, Matadors.
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August 16, 2021
Turning a corner after TB setback
This month Nigel Akehurst visits Hook and Son to meet father and son team Phil and Steve Hook, organic dairy and raw milk producers located at Longleys Farm in Hailsham, East Sussex.
August 16, 2021
Reconnecting with friends
Many took the opportunity to get back in the mix, catch up with the latest technology and assess the latest offerings.
August 16, 2021
Dogs that lunch
I envisaged that the South Downs Way path would be along the coast, but I was wrong.
August 16, 2021
Practical grass demonstrations
With this summer’s weather leading to seemingly unstoppable grass growth across the South East, there was no shortage of interested visitors to Ernest Doe & Son’s grass demonstration day last month.
August 16, 2021
Standards revealed
Revised Red Tractor standards have been revealed after a consultation the food assurance scheme says involved more than 3,000 pieces of feedback.
August 16, 2021
Dairy herd set to be axed
Hadlow College’s decision to axe its dairy herd and replace it with a beef cattle enterprise as part of “a wider regenerative farming strategy” has come in for criticism.
August 13, 2021
Beetle hits at OSR emergence prevents damage
Trials have demonstrated the importance of early cabbage stem flea beetle controls to minimise damage and limit later larvae populations
August 13, 2021
New facilities at the Eastern Agri-tech Innovation Hub
August 13, 2021
£1.25 million investment in pioneering crop waste research facility
The Eastern AgriTech Innovation Hub, a specialist Soham-based crop and food waste research centre, has completed a £1.25 million upgrade of its facilities, including investment in growing facilities, green technology and power production.
August 13, 2021
Room for improvement in slug control strategies
A survey of UK arable growers has highlighted the need for greater accuracy when applying slug pellets, with application timing one of the biggest improvements needed to tackle a burgeoning slug population.
