In military terms the “D” in D-Day stands for “day” and is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. The most famous D-Day took place on 6 June 1944 and was one of the most
The annual round of Agronomy Workshops have just finished in Scotland, and it’s been pleasing to see a significant increase in attendance, with over 300 coming along over the course of the four
I have never subscribed to the concept that yield is king, but evidence has been growing that in a low price era yield does indeed trump all other aspects. At the AHDB-run business groups across
It’s now four months since that fateful day in June, and the outcome seems to have initiated the beginnings of something good, the beginnings of a change in our industry. Between interviewing
After the recent spell of more settled weather, it’s probably safe to say that harvest is more or less complete, with even the larger potato growers well through. Farmers are of the mind that it has
As I write this on 8th September, the previous weekend’s weather forecast indicated that combines should have been moving at pace all around the country. That’s certainly not the case here, and while
At the time of writing (mid-January) most of you will have already committed to a cropping plan for 2016, at least in part. But what to drill in the spring? There will of course be many answers,
A third year of near-record production has left us with a stocks to use ratio at a 15 year high and prices at a six-year low. At the time of writing the Funds were the big sellers of futures and apart
13 November 2015 Here we are, already in the middle of November experiencing our first winter storm. The weather up to now this autumn has been wonderful although harvest was one of the latest I
Greetings from Big Sky Country! It’s very hot here, with temps yesterday at 89⁰F – everyone here thinks that’s a pleasant heat! Montana is very dry so the heat is more bearable than further south. I’m
