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The article presents topical updates pertaining to arable farming in Cambridgeshire, England as of October 21, 2011. It reports on the Soil Association's campaign against a large-scale pig unit in Derbyshire, England. It details the availability of a large quantity of cattle muck to spread on land. Drilling was finished on October 1, 2011, with a small acreage left to do after sugar beet lifting.

The author offers an update related to arable farming in Cambridgeshire, England as of January 1, 2010 including the positive early impressions for the 2010 harvest year from the yield perspective.

The author discusses activities and conditions at his West Ratting Park Estate farm near Cambridge, England as of September 20, 2013. He mentions moving to another position at Stamford and reflects on the enjoyment he has derived from working on the estate even when conditions have not been optimal. His introduction of improvements to the farm via technologies such as soil scanning, yield mapping and variable-rate fertilizer is also considered.

The article focuses on harvested crop yields in Great Britain amidst the thunderstorms and showers. The Cassia winter barley averaged 8.4 tonnes/hectare and is still the preferred second cereal on light land. The oilseed rape averaged 3.8 tonnes/hectare, with yield mapping showing more in the middle of the fields. The sugar beet is said to be the only problem crop, which will be relying on high sugar content.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of arable farming in Cambridgeshire, England, particularly in 2013.

The author discusses growing sugar beet which provided his farm regular high yields and profit. However, he notes that the quality of seed in 2013 is well below what the growers expected, with some fields only having 65-70 percent germination. He claims that growers that used state-of-the-art drills to get the seed in the ground in almost any condition ended up with the poorest seed emergence.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of arable farming in Cambridgeshire, England.

The article discusses the 35,000 cattle that were slaughtered in 2012 to eradicate bovine tuberculosis, which according to the author is a wake-up call for someone to take initiative and make a decision as it seems that the government is not aware of the issue.

The article discusses the author's experience with managing a 1,300-hectare farm for West Wratting Park Estate in Cambridge, England.

The author discusses his plans for crop planting in 2013 including the need for early nitrogen by crops and using four splits, with the first in February and followed in early March.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's farming experience in Cambridgeshire, England.

The author discusses developments and conditions on his farm near Cambridge, England as of November 2, 2012 including the infestation of wheat crops by slugs, the lifting and delivery of the farm's first sugar beet crop, and the passing of his Springer spaniel.

The author shares his thoughts on the badger cull and cattle tuberculosis (TB) problems in Great Britain.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of arable farming at the West Wratting Park Estate near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England in 2012.

The author comments on the construction of a wind farm with 13 wind turbines in Cambridgeshire, England and explains why he believes that anaerobic digesters would benefit farmers who want to produce power.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's farming experiences in Great Britain including his attendance of the 2012 Suffolk Show in England, the purchase of John Deere 7260R tractor from Ben Burgess, and his acquisition of a Springer pup whom he hopes will become a good gundog.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience on how the rainy season has affected his sugar beet plants in Great Britain.

The author comments on the criticism made by Mark Avery on the approach of the National Farmers Union (NFU) to biodiversity.

In the article, the author discusses the developments in the British arable farming sector, including the interest of Jeremy Clarkson to do a column in the journal and the effects of the Single Farm Payments in British agriculture.

The author comments on the imposition of taxes on farms in Great Britain in 2012.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of visiting the plant of Bayer CropScience in Leverkusen, Germany.

The author offers farming updates at West Wratting Park Estate in Cambridgeshire, England. Aside from wheat, he mentions that the farm also grows oilseed rape, sugar beet, and spring barley. He expresses doubt on the reported plans of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of Great Britain to pay farmers by the end of December 2011. He also reports on the early drilling of cereal crops during the winter season.

The article provides information on the land managed by West Wratting Park Estate farm manager Richard Cobbald near Cambridge, England, in 2011, which grows spring barley, sugar beet and oilseed rape.

The author talks about the prospect of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs reducing bureaucratic practice in British farming. He considers the plan as a good news to the livestock sector but as an arable farmer, he believes that things will not change much. He says that he is mystified by the bit about suggesting organic farmers to be exempted from recording. He highlights his skepticism on the recommendations.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of applying nitrogen fertilizer to wheat and oilseed rape in preparation for a dry spring.

The article profiles Richard Cobbald, the farm manager for West Wratting Park Estate in Cambridgeshire, England, where 1,300 hectares of heavy soil is devoted to oilseed rape, wheat, spring barley and sugar beet.

The article features Cambridgeshire, Great Britain-based farmer Richard Cobbald, who narrated his experience in attending the 2010 Sentry conference about the use of genetically modified (GM) crops as a means to increase food production.

The article presents updates from an arable farmer in Cambridgeshire, England who reports on success at lifting sugar beet, farm activities in January 2010 and trends in commodity prices.

The article reports that the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has criticized the excessive regulations regarding mycotoxins adopted by the food industry as they put unreasonable demands on farmers in Great Britain. During a milling supply chain meeting on October 20, 2009, NFU claimed that the excessive rules are also letting down the whole wheat supply chain. Ian Backhouse of NFU cited the effort of the union to establish appropriate techniques to manage mycotoxin risks.

The article offers updates on arable farming conditions in Cambridgeshire, England.

The author discusses issues related to agriculture in Great Britain as of July 2009. He talks about the meat-free day proposed by musician Paul McCartney once a week to try to slow down climate change. He also mentions the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) recognition that will be given to Caroline Drummond of Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) for her contribution to agriculture. He extends his congratulations to Russell Smith Farms for the success of Open Farm Sunday.

The author discusses issues related to agriculture in England as of June 2009. He notes that the demise of the Royal Show reflects the need for people to support local county shows such as that in Suffolk. He adds that while recent rain may nourish the thirsty crops, the very wet autumn and the dry spring have already affected the crops. He expresses concern over the slow growth of the game covers.

The author comments on the use of the set-aside farmland of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in Great Britain for food production. He asserts that RSPB farm is evidently very sustainable as a working unit. He cites that it is easy to be sustainable when one is a charity and the livelihood of its employees do not depend completely on the farm. He states that any payment would not be as rewarding as growing an adequate crop on the land.

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 the issue of crop rotation for the 2009 season and other related issues. He is considering two wheats followed by rape and, on the lighter land, a mixture of wheat, spring barley and sugar beet. According to the author, there is a possibility that nitrogen prices would more than double from 2008. He claims that he managed to submit all relevant forms and maps for the EC3 fields and drop them off in Newmarket, England before its May 15, 2008 deadline.