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Soil School: What’s the value of wheat straw?

Real Agriculture

Johnson says all things wheat, including the straw, give growers a tremendous opportunity to increase soil health. Johnson says all things wheat, including the straw, give growers a tremendous opportunity to increase soil health.

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Check hay and straw for heating

Real Agriculture

Reports of hay shed fires this week in southern Ontario are a stark reminder to continue to monitor hay and straw after it has gone in to storage. This year’s wheat harvest is proving challenging due to wet conditions, and that was before the tail end of Hurricane Beryl dumped between 4 and 7 inches. Read More

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Farmer Focus: Longest wait for straw ever

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly I couldn’t wait for this lovely weather (5 September) and decided to wrap our first-cut hay a couple of weeks ago while waiting for the straw to dry. I’ve never had straw on the floor for 42 days before.

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Photo of the Week: Snoopy the dog rests from baling straw

Farmers Weekly

It seemed only fair to highlight this joyous shot of Snoopy the dog, who is pictured enthusiastically exploring the straw in a break from baling. See more: Take a look at some […] The post Photo of the Week: Snoopy the dog rests from baling straw appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmer Focus: Hoping straw matches timely BPS payment

Farmers Weekly

Our Basic Payment Scheme money has arrived five months earlier than last year, so I’m hopeful the straw […] The post Farmer Focus: Hoping straw matches timely BPS payment appeared first on Farmers Weekly We had a decent summer, and, so far, a decent but mixed harvest is a lot better than what so much of the country has had.

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Why East Anglian dairy values muck-for-straw deal

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Muck-for-straw deals between neighbours require your own kit, being on the ball and good communication. This is what brothers Oliver and Lewis Rushmer have found, having inherited four such deals from their parents, Jane and Paul, at Laurel Farm, Thurlton, in Norfolk.

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Farmer trapped under half tonne straw bale saved by what3words app

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly A farmer from Nottinghamshire has been saved by a neighbour using the what3words app, after becoming trapped beneath a half-tonne straw bale. Michael Moss, 39, was working from home when he heard shouts from a nearby field, and ran over to investigate.

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