Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Long-time Farmers Guide contributor, Michael Williams, died in late September. He had written regularly for this magazine for many years, and wrote his final machinery article for our January 2023 issue.

Fifth generation arable farmer Tristan Corney began looking at ways to make his 340-acre farm near Peterborough more sustainable, after realising that his conventional farming practices were not generating enough of a return. Adopting a new system allowing him to record data on the go has reaped a number of benefits for the farm…

As the weather turns, stock is being housed and winter rations formulated. Extra attention should be given to a smooth transition to reduce the risk of acidosis and the associated poor performance, experts say.

A Welsh hill farmer has planted 140 tea bushes around her farm in Powys, to see whether this high value crop could generate additional income for the business.

The Farmers’ Choir will perform at Perth Concert Hall in February, raising funds for Scottish agriculture charity RSABI and Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA).

With around 50% of all newly sown leys in the UK now thought to contain clover, growers are being reminded that a key tool for the successful establishment of clover leys is available once more.

The popularity of pick your own (PYO) pumpkin patches has prompted an insurance expert to warn against Halloween surprises of the unwelcome kind.

The supply of winter bean seed for this autumn’s drilling campaign has been secured after the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) made a successful request for a derogation on behalf of its member businesses in the certified seed sector.

National potato supplier Branston has appointed a new general manager for its pioneering protein extraction facility, in preparation for full scale production and commercialisation of potato protein in early 2024.

Numbers of aphid vectors that transmit barley yellow dwarf virus are significantly higher than this time last year and are building rapidly, increasing the chances of an epidemic of the disease if mild weather continues.

First aiders at Ulting depot proved crucial in saving the life of a colleague who suffered a medical emergency.

With only a few weeks to go before the announcement of the new Recommended List (RL), new Group 3 Soft wheat Candidate variety Bamford continues to generate very high levels of interest from across the UK seed sector.