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The final wheat of the year to harvest was our wide row crop with an inter-row legume mulch. It was equal measures of trepidation and…
Spring wheat has to be my favourite crop to grow. From excellent establishment, to a simple spray programme, with strong standing without PGR and ease…
The broken August weather made for a staggered spring barley harvest and as a result, a staggered OSR drilling campaign. With three different drilling dates,…
The Summer sun made for a bright photo opportunity of our wildlife corners, with Sunflowers being a firm favourite at Springfield Farm. They thrive with…
With memories of the ‘barley itch’, I wasn’t entirely relishing harvest. The crop however, looked a picture with corner to corner establishment and no lodging,…
The last week in July saw our winter wheat harvested. Beginning with our late September sown Costello seed rate trials, three different seed rates were…
An important part of our approach to CSFB began following harvest of this year’s OSR crop. During July we went straight in with the Razorback…
At a time when many are turning to conventional varieties to reduce costs as risk mounts, we persisted with hybrids, chiefly for their vigour in…
