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The mild autumn has presented its pros and cons. In the main it has enabled autumn drilling to proceed at pace with most winter cereals now sown in good conditions.

As pressure mounts on UK farming to find a new way forward post-subsidies and evermore urgent climate change targets to meet, New Zealanders believe they may be able to offer some solutions.

Incorporating maize into arable rotations can help control problematic weeds, while creating a low input, high value cash crop comparing favourably with feed wheat.

Spring-sown crops, which provide a high feed value forage, could present an attractive option when planning next year’s forage. Dairy Farmer looks at the options.

The average specific weight of UK flour millers’ Group 1 varieties remains at 75.4kg/hl, the lowest since 2012 (70.7kg/hl).

United Oilseeds managing director Chris Baldwin said he had ’never seen a market like it’. By Andrew Blake

Matthew Probert says support is available.

Climate change and biodiversity loss are recognised as theÌýtwo existential threats to our civilisation and the next few years will see a major transformation in how we use land so as to tackle these crises.

November / December 2021 Dairy Farming edition

November / December 2021 Arable Farming Issue