Machinery
Horsch adds Sprinter CO to spring tine drill range
Spring tine drills are recognised for their versatility and ability to sow when soil conditions are less than ideal, such...
Cover Crops
Arable
Farmers encouraged to fully incorporate cover crops into soils
Farmers are being encouraged to harness the full potential of cover crops by ensuring they are fully incorporated into soils...
Arable
Recent study confirms best way to destroy cover crops
A recent ADAS study has confirmed that cover crops can both refine nitrogen (N) usage and protect water quality. This...
Machinery
Choice of seed placement with Pottinger Terradisc
Cover crops are becoming an important part of the cropping cycle and Pottinger is further catering for their timely sowing...
N.Ireland
Impact of catch and cover crops on potassium cycling
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), catch and cover crops form an important cog in the tillage regenerative farming...
N.Ireland
Pottinger Terria cultivators now with air seeder option
The Terria range of trailed stubble cultivators with three or four rows from Pottinger has recently gained two extra features...
Arable
Tillage: Are you practicing a five-minute fallow policy?
Many UK tillage growers now practice what they call a 'five-minute fallow policy' as they strive to improve the sustainability...
Arable
A UK tillage farmer reflects on the year that was 2021
The latest Tillage Edge podcast from Teagasc features a reflection on the year that was 2021 from UK-based farm manager,...
Arable
Cover crops: phacelia and oil radish uncovered as soil saviours
Growing phacelia or oil radish cover crops in vegetable rotations helps to build and stabilise soils - with a new...
Arable
Cover crops in the rotation will yield hidden benefits
Experts are urging growers not to overlook the value of cover crops as they plan their crop rotations for the...
Arable
The soil beneath your cover crops
Cover crops play an important role in protecting our soils. On a cold and wet day in February agronomist, Robbie...
Arable
Tillage conference: The story of compulsory cover crops in Denmark
“They were quite negative”: That was how farmers reacted in Denmark to legislation that made the growing of cover crops...
Arable
Catch crops: Getting down to the roots
Soil compaction can cause yield losses and difficult working conditions on farms. Cover crops can help to solve and prevent...
