The result of the temptation to drill earlier last autumn to ensure crops were safely in the ground is evident in some fields as high numbers of black-grass heads emerge above the crop. Dormancy was also high...
  The result of the temptation to drill earlier last autumn to ensure crops were safely in the ground is evident in some fields as high numbers of black-grass heads emerge above the crop. Dormancy was also high...
Drilling is well underway across the UK and we catch up each week with growers in the field, to find out how progress is coming along
Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland
A nearly zero-cost test using a 2mm sieve and a washing-up bowl could help farmers discover valuable information about the health of their soils