In this practical article for Direct Driller, QLF’s own George Hepburn talks about how to get more from your existing fertiliser programme without completely changing your system. He explains that… Read more How to Improve Yield and Quality After Applying Your Normal Inputs
Another great read from George Hepburn on Direct Driller, “Practical Advice for Improving Soil Health” lays out simple, actionable ways to build better soils without overcomplicating things. George talks through… Read more Practical Advice for Improving Soil Health
With 40% of fertiliser lost to leaching and volatilisation, growers are being urged to improve soil health to increase nutrient use efficiency (NUE), protect the environment and maximise profit margins.… Read more Go back to basics to improve fertiliser efficiency
Soil health is one of the government’s main concerns relating to the future of farming, so having the right advice on how to make improvements will be essential to ensure… Read more Seven steps to soil health
We investigate how a focus on soil health has helped one farmer to reduce key inputs such as fertiliser, seed dressings and fungicides while maintaining yields. Simon Cowell farms 400… Read more Improvements in soil health can reduce inputs
Maize growers are being urged to make the most of high organic matter inputs to help bring down overhead costs while improving soil structure, plant health and maximising yields. George… Read more Make the most of FYM in maize crops this spring
QLF Agronomy held a farm walk last month in Staffordshire, at Brewood Park Farm, a holding which has embraced biological farming. Farm manager, Tim Parton explains that one of the… Read more Invest in soils for productive crops
The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s annual fertiliser report, forecasts that world demand for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium will grow on average by 1.5, 2.2, and 2.4 percent respectively from 2015… Read more With fertiliser demand increasing is it time to look at alternatives?
As dairy farmers spend their winter being encouraged to analyse their conserved forage stocks, Gary Zimmer, founder of Midwestern BioAg and champion of ‘biological farming’, advises producers to also turn… Read more The complete soil-health picture
Ensuring the right amount of nutrients are supplied, in the right quantities, to the dairy cow is a key day-to-day consideration for most dairy farmers. However, this month, British Dairying,… Read more Healthy cows start with healthy soils
Farmers should be relying on their senses to grow sustainable crops for the future, that was the key message from international biological farming expert Gary Zimmer speaking at QLF Agronomy’s… Read more Trust your senses when it comes to soil health
You are invited to a pioneering biological soils event, with presentations from world renowned expert Gary Zimmer, ‘The Father of Biological Farming’ and hosted by farmer Tim Parton. The one-day… Read more QLF soils event 8th November 2017