Arable Farmer Focus FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Fuel price fall welcomed as harvest approachesWith winter barley about to receive its pre-harvest glyphosate, thoughts once again turn to how valuable this product is in terms of making crops harvest ready for ease of combining,… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: We need both the magic and the science eventsWe are playing the harvest waiting game in Shimpling. Given the searing forecast, by the time you read this submission we should be immersed into our winter crops. Other news… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Poor rural mobile signal adds to summer stressManaging stress is challenging. Small things cause you to lose control. My trigger at the moment is rural phone signal. Every time I try to receive a phone call on… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: The perfect family farm wedding for my sisterFor us all as a family, June was marked by a fantastic celebration as my younger sister, Rosie, married Andrew Dixon. It was the perfect farm wedding, complete with his-and-hers… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Crops dry quickly but grains look plumpAs crops dry down very suddenly, we live in hope they have built enough yield before the heat got to them. Grains look plump when you rub an ear out,… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: 100 years of farming calls for celebrationsTime stands still for no man, particularly in farming, and in this, my 50th year, we celebrate 100 years of Wilsons farming on the Castle Howard Estate, which was cause… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: June is the month of showsJune is the month where most of the shows take place. From visiting a wet-and-muddy Cereals at Diddly Squat Farm, to the 141st Lincolnshire Show a week later. I am… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Imagine a farmer on Dragons' DenI had a fascinating two days at Cereals, which seemed to be a success despite concerns regarding the venue. Obviously, it took the usual time to get in and it… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Jeremy Clarkson – an asset to UK agricultureI’ve recently been watching the new season of Clarkson’s Farm, as I’m sure many other readers have. Like him or loathe him, it’s impossible to deny that Jeremy Clarkson is… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Combine is ready for its sixth harvestThe million-dollar question will be, “did it rain in time”? Hopefully, the answer will be, “just about”. We had 54mm of rain over the past month. It was very welcome… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Inspections just keep on comingWe all love additional regulation and oversight on our farms. Face it, we simply don’t have enough, and the good news just keeps coming. Our farm straddles two counties, and… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: $3/kg radish contract was a defining momentLast month I talked of waiting to see spring contracts for some of our specialist crops. Our hopes have been crushed and our future is unclear. The arable industry here… More articles
