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The article reports on initiatives taken by Merseyside grower Olly Harrison, for making transition to no-till despite farming on the west coast. It presents information on use of one-pass cultivation system using a spading machine and seeding, by Olly Harrison. It mentions that having a 1MW biomass boiler installed on the farm allows him to combine his crops two weeks earlier, as grain drying has zero cost because he can utilize heat from the boiler.

The article reports on a survey of 340 farmers by the Maize Growers Association, British Grassland Society and Grainseed, which found that maize growing area in Great Britain has increased by 14% in five years as the crop continues to gain popularity among livestock producers. The area grown had increased from 30,347 acres in 2011 to 34,655 acres in 2016.

The article reports on the growing consumption of oats in Great Britain and suggests its potential to fill farmlands because of its health benefits and opportunity provided for growers. Details of the trials being conducted by Bob Pope, crop development manager at milling company Jordans & Ryvita, with the research and development team at the farming group Velcourt to help maximize oat yields and quality are presented.

The article reports on the importance of upgrading the crop intake system when improving a grainstore or planning a new one. It claims that the intake should correspond with the capacity of the crop storage and drying facilities in order to achieve smooth operation of the facility. It examines the projects at the Creslow Manor Farm in Buckinghamshire, England and Calmsden Farms near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England as examples.

The article presents news brief related to farming from Scotland. Easter Kilwhiss Farm grows cereals, vegetables and brassicas alongside a 300-head suckler herd. Q Fife is one of Scotland's foremost farming counties that produce about 15% of the Scottish wheat crop and about 5% of its oilseed rape and barley.

The article features the arable farm of Guy Eckley in Kent, England as of late March 2016. It focuses on how Eckley coped with the decline in wheat prices by planting cover crops and using direct drilling method to improve efficiency. Among the crops planted at the farm are winter wheat, oilseed rape, and barley.

The author talks about his farming experience in partnership with his parents at Pickwick Lodge Farm in Wiltshire, England. He cites his plan of implementing a two-application strategy on winter oilseed rape. He thinks that some people are applying nitrogen too early when the plant does not necessarily need it, which then lead poor grain samples or lodge crops.

The article features farmer Richard Ward from Great Britain. Ward manages 485ha (1200 acres) on the Glos/Oxon/Warks borders. Specialising in seed production, the 385ha (950 acres) of arable are growing wheat, barley, naked oats, oilseed rape and winter beans. He is one of those farmers who is organic for sound business reasons.

Presents an interview with James Townshend, CEO of farming business Velcourt, on the future of arable farming in Great Britain after 2005. Reason for the need to pursue farming, including capital gains tax advantages; Forecast for financial discipline within the farm budget of the European Union; Percentage of arable cropping anticipated by Townshend to reduce.

Reports on the concerns of British farmers about the effect of the sugar regime reforms of the European Union on beet crops. Importance of beet on the economy; Improvement in the efficiency of production at Hall Farm; Impact of Option 1 on beet farming. INSET: Crop not to blame for environment trouble.

Deals with the importance of integrated crop management for food processing company Unilever. Initiative launched by Unilever to develop sustainable agriculture; Use of Global Positioning System in the Unilever farm; Description of the Unilever farm in Germany.

Focuses on the Crop Protection Management Plan (CPMP) exercise conducted at Hadlow Place Farm in England in 2003. Background information on the farm; CPMP rating achieved by the farm; Process involved in CPMP rating. INSET: CPMP review.

The article discusses agricultural trends and developments in various parts of England as of June 5, 2015. Topics covered include the flowering of winter barleys and spring beans in the north, fungicide applications for wheat in the south due to bad weather, and monitoring for pests such as orange wheat blossom midge in the east. Also mentioned are the anticipation of oilseed rape harvesting, the variability of winter barley crops, and maize performance in the west.

The author comments on the growing of sugar beet in Great Britain. Topics covered include the challenge posed by constructing a rotation that will satisfy the needs of good husbandry, the possible response by farms to the values of commodity crops and the disadvantages of harvesting cut flowers in open fields. Also mentioned is the challenge posed by the flower orders received from supermarkets.

The author discusses farming-related developments in Bedfordshire, England as of June 20, 2014. Topics discussed include the completion of majority of work involved with growing the crops, the problem with slugs in blackgrass plants, giving extra attention to the management of ex-oilseed rape fields and management of blackgrass with a combination of cultivation methods, stale seed-beds and late drilling.

The article focuses on the impact of the three-crop rule on farmers in Great Britain in 2014. It notes the farmers' awareness that the new rules will govern the choice of crops they will grow in autumn. Farms that block crop using contractors have raised the concerns over whether they would need to restructure their business to meet the new rules.

The article discusses developments and trends in farming in Great Britain as of February 21, 2014. Topics discussed include the limited chances for land work and plans to apply an early growth regulator to oilseed rapes, effects of the prolonged and heavy rain on spring cropping ground and the continuous presence of yellow rust, septoria and mildew in wheat and the importance of T0 fungicide application to control septoria and yellow rust.

The article discusses the developments in the agriculture industry in Great Britain. It features Sion Williams, who manages the Bowhill Estate, a 3,786-hectare (ha) mixed farming business in the Scottish Borders. Among the innovations that were introduced during Williams' tenure are the cleaner grazing system, the introduction of spring barley, oats and kale for feed, and providing enhanced lamb finishing results.

The article discusses the importance of land drainage in the agriculture sector in Great Britain, particularly as a means to tackle the continuous rise in crop input costs. According to Warwickshire, England-based contractor Farm Services' Rob Burtonshaw, well-drained soils optimize the crop growth rates, thus, the need for an efficient drainage system. The use of recycled materials in constructing drainage systems is also cited.

The article talks about his crop farm in Great Britain as of October 2008. He notes that his grain drier had a spontaneous combustion after it was turned off. He adds that they combined and drilled wheat on the same day as they started the new season right after the end of the previous season. He mentions that they are waiting for the forecast rain before they begin planting their second wheats.

The author talks about his crop farm in Great Britain as of October 2008. He notes that the difficult harvest has been completed with credit directed to the hard work of combining and bailing contractors as well as joint venture potato partners. He adds that wheat generated 10.3 tons per hectare (t/ha) at an average of 18% while the price and yield of potatoes were satisfactory on about 60% of the area. He intends to drill the wheat after potatoes through the cultivation of beds.

The article reports on the state of some British farms as of March 2008. In the East, cold weather has slowed cereal growth, particularly winter barley. Cold snaps and drier weather appear to have kept disease in check, but a T0 will still be scheduled for the most forward, disease-prone wheats. In the North, winter barley looks well, but fields with mosaic virus are easy to spot and need recording to ensure suitable varieties are planted next time.

The author relates some problems he encountered in farming after two days with temperature above 40C. He states that cash is needed as they have entered into a share farming venture in the Ukraine with 5000 hectares of combinable crops. He mentions that they aim to plant 2500 hectares in autumn but it is necessary to get a few things in place to achieve it. He cites that his part-time assistant on the arable front was injured and cannot move for two months.

The article offers a look at farming activities in Herefordshire, England and the other border counties. It says that there has been a huge expansion in recent years of crops like potatoes, vegetables and soft fruit, including extensive strawberry production. Trecorras Farm, Llangarron of Ross-on-Wye, is a 275-acre commercial farm that was sold subject to contract within days of coming on to the market.

The article provides information on the Heath House Farm in Beckbury, Shropshire, England. Continuation of the cultivation of familiar crops is the policy for the farm. Farmer Richard Solari comments on farming. The impact of price cuts of sugar beet on the profitability of the farm concerns Solari as of January 20, 2006.

Presents updates on farming in Lincolnshire, England as of September 2005. List of crops grown at Easton Lodge; Number of finishers being market by a breeder/finisher pig unit each year; Information on the arable farm Sacrewell Lodge.

Offers a look on the impact of the Single Payment Scheme on farm businesses in Great Britain. Potential reduction in cropped area due to the scheme; Views of Francis Mordaunt of Anderson on the company's balance sheet in agriculture; Effect of the scheme on contract farming arrangements. INSET: Agronomists' view.

Provides information on commercial farms owned by "Farmers Weekly" magazine. Easton Lodge pig unit in Lincs, England; Sacrewell Lodge arable farm in Lincs, England; Vimer livestock and arable farm in Normandy, France.

Presents updates on arable farming in Great Britain as of May 2005. Information on several topics on crops that will be featured in the "Crops" magazine; Efforts of farmer Robin Gudgeon to supply water for potatoes at the Frederick Hiam Farms in Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire in Engalnd; Impact of cold weather on herbicide application in sugar beet.

Features several commercial farms in Great Britain being managed by the journal "Farmers Weekly." Crops being grown at Easton Lodge arable farm; Size of Sacrewell Lodge arable farm; Number of cows at Vimer livestock and arable farm.

Reports on the harvest yields at Sacrewell and Easton Lodge in Lincs, England in 2004. Improvement in the yields at Sacrewell Lodge; Average wheat harvest at Easton Lodge; Wheat variety assessment.

Provides information on several commercial farms owned by the British farming magazine "Farmers Weekly." Crops at the farm located in Easton Lodge; Number of finishers being marketed by the breeder/finisher pig unit a year at Easton Lodge; Composition of the soil at the farm located in Sacrewell Lodge.

Presents information on Framework for Change (F4C), a project launched in Great Britain response to the Curry Commission report on "The Future of Farming and Food." Aim of the project; Information on the business of F4C chairman Tony Cooke; Components of the project.

Presents an update on the Easton Lodge arable farm of "Farmers Weekly" as of March 18, 2004. Rainfall received by the farm from January to February 2004; Amount of nitrogen applied to farm crops in February 2004; Staff members of the farm.

Focuses on Partridge Hill Farm, winner of the Farmcare FWAG Silver Lapwing award, near Doncaster in Great Britain. Objective of the award; Crops of the farm; Information on the farming strategy of the farm.

Focuses on the Settled Estates of Sir Richard Sutton near Market Rasen, Lincs, Great Britain. Size of the estate; Crops of the estate; Farm soil types of the estate.

Deals with the spud bruising problems of the potato crops of JC Martin Grandford Farm. Reason behind the early harvesting of crops; Implications of high dry matter for the potato crops.

Introduces the Field Focus, a crop-recording software from the periodical "Farmer Weekly." Advantages of the software; Subscription fee for the software.

Focuses on the Co-Ordinated Growing Systems (COGS) of the firm Dalgety Arable used by Throws Farm in Essex, England in growing new cereal varieties.

Reports on the aid cheques that will be given for arable farmers. Rise in payments; Issue that will continue to affect farm profits.

Wheat, conservation-grade oats and potatoes are main crops on the 220ha of clay loam arable land of John Best farms in England. Backward crops of both wheat and oats have been top dressed with 38kg/ha of liquid N, but, in this unexpected dry spell, calcium nitrate would have been a better choice. Victor spring beans have been drilled at 300kg/ha with a target plant population of 40 plants/sq m and 2 litres/ha of simazine applied pre-emergence.

Offers suggestions on agricultural congresses in Great Britain in June 2002. Observation on crop prices; Views on farm incomes.