An update from the Allerton Project at the end of year one of our bi-cropping trial
Soil health is an integral part of sustainable farming practices for generations to come.
'The NCS Project fits perfectly into our business as we hope that our well looked after soils grow healthy and profitable crops, and being a pulse pioneer is a great way to test this.'
Year 1 - Growing C1 for C2 Lynx S Beans in an Organic system and looking at 4 trials covering untreated area and 3 plots using various permitted products.
/The trial plan is being carried out in a field of VESPA Winter Beans. 1 tramline will be treated with QLF Boost and the second will be treated with LEVEE. Tramline 3 will have LEVEE and QLF Boost…
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We farm 280 hectares of organic arable land in North Northumberland. We grow wheat, barley, oats, beans & clover.
As a seed merchant, Smales Organic Seeds, we process a lot of our crops to sell…
The aim of our small plot trials is to assess the beneficial effects of pulse and legume crops on successive non-leguminous crops, such as cereals, across the rotation. For this year we have two…
A trial to compare the overall effect on the rotation of a bean crop. The field has been planted with spring beans (Vincent) and winter wheat, following 2yrs of AB15 Countryside Stewardship.
Comprehensive nutritional programme based on tissue analysis. Four tramlines to receive a small amount of Amide N to in an attempt to prolong flowering, boost pod development and seed size.
The bean YEN (Yield Enhancement Network) was started in 2019 as a partnership between ADAS and PGRO, and a group of enthusiastic growers and the support of sponsors including key developmental…