Tagged: sustainable agriculture
Identify your objectives before moving to a biological system
November 3, 2021
The term ‘regenerative agriculture’ has become the latest buzz phrase to sweep through farming. To some, it is a new approach that points to a future where synthetic pesticides and manufactured fertilisers are replaced with a culture of friendly bacteria… Read more
Tagged # agrii agronomist, ELMS, farming, FARMING UK, FUTURE, jOHN vICKERY, POLICY, REGENAG, REGENERATIVE, REGENERATIVE FARMING, SUSTAINABLE, sustainable agriculture
First-Ever Sustainability Ratings Established for Winter Cereal Varieties
August 16, 2020
The first-ever sustainability ratings for all today’s leading winter wheat and barley varieties have been published this season to help growers choose cereals offering them the greatest agronomic strength with the least production risk and environmental impact. The ratings are… Read more
Tagged # Agrii advisory list, AHDB RL, best wheat, Cereals, disease, disease pressure, genetics, lodging, rating, recommended list, Sustainability, sustainable agriculture, variety characteristics
Building on a Traditional Recipe with Innovation in Fife
December 20, 2019
At first sight Lacesston at Gateside near Cupar is a traditional North east Fife family farm. Potatoes and spring barley are its mainstays, with soft wheat grown for distilling and oats for Quaker. All its sandy loam arable ground is… Read more
Tagged # agronomist, barley, conservation, cover crop, donald hay, john weir, liming, oats, potatoes, precision agriculture, Precision Farming, precision growing, rtk precision, scotland, soil care, soil health, sustainable agriculture, variable rate, winner