Early harvest could mean farmers miss lucrative oat contracts
An early harvest and high prices for other crops could lead farmers to overlook potentially lucrative oat contracts for next year. This is the warning from prominent arable farmer Robert Law, who says oats, as a traditionally late-sown crop, are in danger of being passed by, even though there are contracts on offer that match [...]
CG farmer wins regional heat of 2011 Nature of Farming Award
CG farmer, Robert Law, has been named as the Eastern region winner of the 2011 Nature of Farming Award. The award celebrates the tremendous contribution that farmers make towards conserving wildlife on their land and is supported by the RSPB, the Telegraph, Plantlife and Butterfly Conservation. Robert farms 1,500ha in Hertfordshire and has long been dedicated to [...]
Bee Safe Bee Careful
The Crop Protection Association booklet ‘Bee Safe Be Careful – when using insecticides‘ gives useful advice to growers about how to minimise to impact of insecticides on bee populations. The advice is endorsed by the British Beekeepers Association and the NFU. Click on the picture to access the booklet.
Barn Owl chicks abound on CG farms
Since the beginning of 2011 we have been running a research project to look at the benefits that Conservation Grade habitats bring to the Barn Owl. The Barn Owl is at the top of the farmland food chain and the presence of these glorious birds indicates that the whole of the food chain is in [...]
Rob Law on Conservation Grade
Conservation Grade farmer and grower of oats for Jordans Cereals give the low-down on the Conservation Grade farming scheme in this video from the Jordans Cereals website….