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Tillage management: payments, hedgerows and a break

There are jobs to be done on farms and crops need to be kept an eye on, but it is important to take a break.

18 December 2024
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Tillage management: 'tis the season for the workshop jobs

The winter months are prime time for catching up with machinery maintenance modification to make the job go faster and smoother writes Stephen Robb.

11 December 2024
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Tillage Management: costs, returns and oilseed rape

There is still fieldwork to be done, but there is also a need to do up costs and returns estimates for the 2025 season.

4 December 2024
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Tillage Management: calendar dates to remember

There are a lot of dates to remember at this time of the year, from grazing catch crops to spraying weeds.

27 November 2024
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Tillage management: frost, crows and crop records

This is a good time of the year to get crop records in order and to calculate crop costs and returns.

20 November 2024
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Tillage Management: soil sampling and weed control

The dry conditions make it a good time of the year to take soil samples and make a nutrient management plan for the year ahead.

13 November 2024
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Grain Trends: prices steady but not high

Grain prices look to be steady, but are not as high as growers would like them to be. This report has some key points on what to watch out for.

6 November 2024
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Tillage Management: weeds, aphids and sowing

The three-crop rule has to be complied with this season, so farmers need to have their cropping plan done.

6 November 2024
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Tillage Management: sowing and spraying winter crops

There are plenty of winter crops in the ground and they need to be managed for weeds and aphids.

30 October 2024
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