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The article offers information about a study conducted by Laura Boeschoten and her team, which used inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to analyze the multi-elemental composition of timber in an effort to combat illegal timber trade. It study various Azobé trees in Cameroon and used random forest analysis to determine the origin of the timber based on its chemical fingerprint. The technique has potential to provide a reliable method for tracing the origin of timber.

The article offers information on several events in Texas and Louisiana which include CobbFendley participated as a Gold Sponsor of ASCE Houston in the AIA Sandcastle Competition, efforts of McCarthy Building Cos. and Freese and Nichols signed up 132 runners and walkers.

The article informs about application of organics increases soil water, resulting in greater drought tolerance for non-irrigated crops and less frequent irrigation for irrigated crops. Topics include altering the management of organic and water residuals to make optimal use of our water resources; and focuses on how residuals can provide a critical tool to lessen the impact of normal precipitation.

The article inform cover crops are credited for reducing erosion, increasing nutrient absorption and adding organic material to soil. Topic discusses include determining whether the soil can support a cover crop along with a spring crop is dependent on soil moisture depth, and a cover crop also has chemical benefits, and It increases cation exchange capacity, which allows the soil to hold input costs are about US70 more per acre compared to the no-till with a rye cover crop.

North Yorkshire farmer Jonathan Caygill built a multi-use trailer to feed and carry sheep. Essex farmer David Sunnucks built a telehandler-mounted plastic compactor to reduce the amount of waste his 525ha arable farm was producing. Paul McLean made a clever trolley to shift his fertiliser spreader around the shed. [Extracted from the article]

George Sly is slashing the cost of growing sugar beet by using a strip-till cultivator he designed himself, which is also improving his heavy Lincolnshire silty soils. "I am cutting machinery, fuel and labour costs, and improving the soil, even with intensive crops like sugar beet and maize", Mr Sly says. [Extracted from the article]

Members of the umbelliferae broad-leaved weed family must be identified and dealt with specifically in the spring, as autumn herbicide strategies do not target them. These include wild carrot, fool's parsley, shepherd's needle, corn parsley and bur chervil. Bur chervil, in particular, has been reported to be an increasing problem across Shropshire and Herefordshire, but is often incorrectly identified as wild carrot. [Extracted from the article]

Drilling dates have varied by five weeks and costs are being kept low as our Oilseed Rape Masters get this season's crops up and away. Mr Klenk was pleased with the farm's average oilseed rape yield of 4.1t/ha at harvest and is now looking to build on the progress that has been made by widening the rotation and improving soil health. In a year that many found very challenging for oilseed rape, results from his 2019 harvest show that a good proportion of the rapeseed grown on the Romney Marsh farm yielded just over 5t/ha. [Extracted from the article]

Farm foreman Matt Lewis talks about the Mzuri Pro-Til drill that he has owned for three years. Its purchase bought about a change in the farm's crop establishment system, which has taken Mr Lewis a while to adjust to, but he has been rewarded with lower production costs and improved weed control, while maintaining yields. However the newer Pro-Till machines have a split lid so it won't be an issue for anyone buying new. [Extracted from the article]

What a summer; at the time of writing (4 September) we still have 100ha of beans to harvest. High yields, laid crops and desperately frustrating weather have literally left us with a stop-start campaign, then when we do get going machinery issues have halted progress with a frustrating regularity. However, my machinery notes read that our Case International 1255 and MB-Trac 1000 had completed harvest, cultivations and the drilling campaigns with only servicing required, no breakdowns at all. [Extracted from the article]

Discusses the significance of the approach adopted by IGM in dredging clay layers at its Abesinja mineral deposit site in Zagreb, Croatia. Details of the methods used for the task; Features of the IHC Beaver 4014W wheel dredger used for tackling clay removal; Plans of IGM for the dredged clay.

The article reports that deferred mob grazing system and maternal native cows have helped slash costs and left a cash-only net profit of considerable amount a cow on one Worcestershire, England organic farm. It ,mentions that Rob Havard and his father David, who are farmers at Phepson Farm, near Droitwich, Worcestershire in England have cut fixed costs and inputs by building organic matter in their heavy clay soils.

The article reports that farmer Sam Burton has blocked HS2 access across land over false assurances and disruption to farming activities. Topics discussed include digging of proposed deep cutting in farmer's heavy clay soils to determine soils behave prior to build of railway, growth of milling wheat by Burton on contract for baking firm Warburtons, and area cropped with wheat in early July .

The article discusses the increased production of spring beans on the land with clay soil. Topics include the comparison of the spring beans crop's profit margin with the oilseed rape crop, yield of the spring beans, and benefits of harvesting spring beans. It offers information on the impact on environment due to the farming of spring beans.

The article presents the author's insights on the lessons he learned from spring drilling for heavy clay soils. Lessons include small amounts of standing water at some low-lying areas, spring drilling as part of a blackgrass control strategy in the autumn season, and the controlled traffic farming (CTF) event he hosted with neighbour Paul Sheardown.

The article presents the author's views on heavy clay soil delivering top wheat yield in Dorset, England. It reports on a south Dorset contracting family who pulled out all the stops last summer with a very big harvest of a milling wheat crop. Farmer Kris Moderski's contracting business harvested a 16.39t/ha crop of Skyfall in the first year of switching totally to milling wheats.

The article reports on the farming practice of the author who manages 1,200ha of heavy clay soils in the Vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire, for Belvoir Fruit Farms. It informs that cropping includes wheat, oilseed rape and elderflowers. It is reported that the farm is also home to the Belvoir Fruit Farms drinks business.

The article presents the author's insights concerning the impact of climate change and water shortages. She examines how compost can increase the rate at which water infiltrates into clay soil and the ability of the soil to hold water. She asserts that high rates of compost addition will increase water infiltration rates in high clay soils.

The article reports on the market value of Newnham Fields Estate, a commercial block of land with sporting potential, that was equipped with farm buildings, on-floor grain storage, offices, a four-bedroom farmhouse and a three-bedroom cottage in Warwickshire, England. It mentions that the land in Grade 3 land and has a fine/coarse loamy over clayey soils. It also mentions about the inclusion of single payment entitlements and sporting rights.

The article offers information on the Claydons, agricultural equipment company has farmed at Gaines Hall in Suffolk focused on machinery business in England. It mentions that farm grows combinable crops on a clay soil, and the machinery business is focused on improving efficiency through direct strip seeding system.

The article reports on how six years of research at the University of Arkansas extension has created updates for corn nitrogen recommendations. According to Leo Espinoza, soil scientist at the University of Arkansas Extension, nitrogen is a significant component of the production cost associated with growing corn in the state. Espinoza says that their research has found that nitrogen rates significantly vary from loamy to clayey soils.

The article focuses on the construction on a $23.9-million manufacturing facility for the Vought Aircraft Division of Triumph Aerostructures in Red Oak, Texas led by KBR Building Group. It mentions that the exterior walls of the facility is consisting of 14-feet tilt-up concrete panels with insulated metal. It adds that the native soil was excavated by the contractor to the depth of limestone for the mitigation of the expansion and contraction of the clay soils.

The article reports on the increase in farmland bird populations at Grange Farm in Knapwell, Cambridgeshire by 119%. The 182 hectares farm is the demonstration arable unit purchased by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in 2001. According to project manager Chris Bailey, the farm has achieved both good crop yields and biodiversity improvements. Bailey notes that heavy clay soils, resistant blackgrass and pest problems are among the many challenges the farm is facing.

The article discusses the research by the University of Arkansas on switching to twin-row cotton planting configurations as conducted. The study aims to find the effects of row configuration on cotton production. The research started in 2007, and was conducted on silt loams and clay soils. No negative impact for lint yield and cotton quality was noticed.

The article discusses the hydro-excavation option in rescuing a buried victim in a trench collapse incident. The method uses a pressurized stream of water to wash the soil away from the victim. It discusses the advantages of hydro-excavation over other methods, including its ability to remove clay soil more quickly than other means. Rescue personnel would enter the trench to remove the victim when enough soil has been removed.

Reports on the possible banning of glyphosate herbicide use on clay soils in Denmark. Concern about the herbicide.

Focuses on the results of field tests of an innovative method for treating contaminated clay soils. United States Department of Energy's plan to use the `Lasagna' technology to destroy trichloroethylene in the ground at one of its waste sites; Utilization of an electrical field between electrodes buried in the ground to drive contaminants toward buried treatment zones; Monsanto's plan to license the technology.