How to rejuvenate tired and winter-worn grassland
The wet conditions throughout the winter and early spring period have caused further damage to already hard-hit grassland and delayed reseed plans for many, but there are still many options open for rejuvenating swards in 2024. One of the most important jobs for grassland farmers this spring is assessing which underperforming fields need to be […]
Don’t push SFI boundaries too far, warns farm business adviser
Growers and their advisers must not push current Sustainable Farming Incentive boundaries too far. As well as risking trouble for themselves, exploiting perceived loopholes, ambiguities or absence of detail in the scheme could have serious consequences for the whole industry. This is the timely warning from Agrii farm business consultant, Paul Pickford as part of […]
Putting the Agrii SFI plan into action on-farm
In the last Agrii Journal, we looked at how tackling the new 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) systematically involving a three-stage plan could make the task less daunting and more rewarding. In this issue, we get an insight into how it works on-farm. Having pulled out of his SFI pilot on 214ha near Alcester in […]
Green Horizons: 2023 in Numbers
Podcast: Taking a reality check on regen farming
Tom Martin, who farms near Peterborough and Agrii agronomist, Neil Harper answer the tough question of what is the reality check that we need to honestly answer to be able to learn from to go forward today with regen farming. With more farmers than ever exploring regen farming, maintaining profitability has never been more of […]
Biostimulant Seed Treatments : A boost to growth and yield
Biostimulant seed treatments are increasingly used to boost early crop growth, especially in later drilled crops where grassweeds remain a major issue. This year has the seen the introduction of a number of new biostimulants including Nuello iN, a blend of endophytes from Syngenta, and Newton, based on vegetable-derived peptides from Interagro. These new biostimulants […]
How to make SFI applications as simple and effective as possible on your farm
Whilst the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) rules are complex and confusing in parts, taking a step-by-step approach to their application can help growers get the most out of them in the least time, says independent farm business consultant Paul Pickford. There is little doubt that DEFRA have succeeded in achieving one of their main […]
Working together for a sustainable future
What has been achieved since 2020? SDG = Sustainable Development Goal set by the United Nations to be achieved by 2030.
