Autumn Cultivations and Winter Crop Establishment

With interest from carbon trading, the government signalling support towards reduced tillage and peer pressure to adopt no-till arable cropping – is there a path every farm business can follow or is the system unique to each farm?

In this month’s webinar, we'll discuss how crop establishment might look on your farm in the years ahead and provide thoughts on this drilling season.

Details are provided, below. However, if you require further information, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Regards,
Harry Henderson (webinar chairperson)

What the webinar will cover...

The webinar will look at the current UK position, in terms of weather, harvest progress and soil condition.

Specifically, we will discuss how to:

• Assess soils
• Select cultivation method
• Restructure soils
• Prepare for direct drilling, strip-tilling, no-till

The discussion will also cover:

• The adjustment of tyre pressures after corn carting
• Getting the best from tyre technology and ballasting 
• The implication of seed depth and drilling row width (in all systems)

To conclude, we will examine how to progress soil management and crop establishment, with specific discussion on:

• Aspirations from a government focused on the environment
• Rotations (including root/vegetable crops)
• Weed control considerations
• Are tines bad?

There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session.