So Thursday 7th June saw the first of three National Agronomy Centre open days. The weather didn't look like it was going to be kind to us, and don't mention the lack of coffee. With boards up and a field of wheat and oilseed rape the locations for the …
The England match against Sweden at the weekend was a cliff-hanger. When Sweden scored their second goal I was moved to walk round the garden. Luckily I was back in front of the screen when England scored their second and third goals. In many ways the …
Over the last month black-grass control experiments have been assessed and demonstrated. There is no doubt that the issue is how to control the weed with herbicides in dry autumns. We are now so dependent on the pre-emergence and early post-emergence …
I am sorry for the delay in writing this blog. Last weekend we met up with one of our daughters and her family. I think it was our 7-month old grand-daughter who gave me the sickness bug. Let’s say it was not the most successful of weekends away. Despite …
Despite the weather forecast we attended the first day, and sadly the only day, of the Great Yorkshire Show. It was crowded and the weather held until mid-afternoon, and in that rain-break I briefly read about the conclusions of the Defra Green Food …
To sell or to incorporate straw is a debate that’s been slowly hotting up over the last few years. The heightened interest was caused initially by the dramatic increase in the cost of phosphate and potash. This year a shortage of good forage is enlivening …
A couple of weeks ago I summarised the weather conditions for the first half of wheat grain fill. There is a strong link between solar radiation received during this period and final yield. However, there are other factors at play, such as whether the …
Initially, Mrs Orson and I were disappointed to get tickets for only one of ou r three carefully chosen athletics sessions at the Olympics. However, it soon became clear that we were lucky to get any at all. This luck was compounded by the fact that the …
I have heard or read two things in the media over the last few days that struck home. The first was on the radio about a joke T-shirt worn by someone on the Google campus. It went something like ‘those who claim they know everything really annoy those of …
I was not a great fan of salads when I was young. Now, I really enjoy them, particularly at this time of year when they are made mostly from things I’ve grown in the garden and on the allotment. The crowning touch is the dressings made by my wife, who now …
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