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The Ooni Fyra 12 is our latest wood pellet fired portable pizza oven. Reaching 450°C (850°F) in only 15 minutes, it cooks Neapolitan style pizza in just 90 seconds.

Search through a selection of detailed factsheets, focused on pioneering Organic Research Centre research

The long read: Between accidents, disease and bad weather, farm animals are prey to so many disasters that dedicated professionals are called out to dispose of the casualties. It’s a grim task, and one that’s only getting more difficult

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Small grains, broken grains and weed seeds are a waste product which can be utilised as a feed stuff. The weed seeds have the potential to supply different amin

Pea and bean crops must be grown without inputs if they’re to contribute to Ecological Focus Areas. CPM visits an organic arable farm in Suffolk to discover that doesn’t mean compromise and could have benefits if it’s taken across the entire rotation. An organic farmer has to think out of the box. You’re not as […]

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Spring beans make an excellent break crop, fixing nitrogen and improving soils to provide a helpful entry for subsequent cropping, and successful

All your daily interactions with others, big and small, make up your social biome, and the pandemic has severely damaged most of ours. Here’s how to reinvigorate it

Journalist Robert Penn’s account of his search for the perfect bread.

Gabe Brown of Brown's Ranch in Bismarck, ND, shares his transformative journey of cultivating his farm from modern conventional use to a thriving living ecos...

Introducing realistic changes to farming practice can make a significant contribution to meeting UK farming’s ambitious goal of reaching net zero by 2040,

Too late now, but in my teen years we used a snowblower mounted to the back of a tractor. I logged in more 'backwards' hours than I care to remember.— TJ (@TJMac1911) January 20, 2021

The Natural Capital Protocol is a decision-making framework to guide organizations undertaking natural capital assessments.

The most comprehensive, accurate and user friendly carbon calculator available to farmers and growers. Run by farmers for farmers.

In this unnerving live action adaptation of the classic tale, wood carver Gepetto (Roberto Benigni) crafts a wooden boy named Pinocchio who magically comes to life.

A crafty Coen-esque black comedy about an elderly widow who inadvertently steals from the Chinese mob and subsequently takes on the gangs to secure her fortune.

Agroforestry options (trees planted with agriculture) that are compatible with the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS).

Our plans for agriculture in England from 1 January 2021.

In the UK Seed Certification Scheme, seed is graded as Basic (B), Certified Seed of 1st Generation (C1), and Certified Seed of 2nd Generation (C2). Basic and C1 seed is generally grown for the production of further seed crops and C2 seed is used for commercial crop production. Basic seed is the most expensive and C2 the least expensive. Certified seed is required to meet a minimum germination of 80% and to achieve a standard of purity. Seed-borne leaf and pod spot (Ascochyta fabae) and stem nematode (Ditylenchus spp.) can be very damaging to field beans. It is strongly recommended that seed is tested for Ascochyta. It is advised that Basic seed should not contain more than 0.2% infection, C1 seed should not contain more than 0.4%, and C2 seed should not contain more than 1% infection. It is also strongly recommended that seed is tested for the presence of stem nematode and only clean seed should be used. Seed tests are available from PGRO. The fungicidal seed treatment Prepper (fludioxonil) is now approved for use in field beans and may give moderate control of Fusarium spp. Sowing There is growing interest in direct drilling or minimum tillage drilling of both winter and spring beans. There is an advantage in the min-till system for spring beans where over- wintered stubble is part of the farm management scheme. Winter beans can be broadcast or drilled onto the soil surface and then covered by shallow ploughing. However, both seed distribution and seedling emergence can be very uneven. Most winter beans are now drilled. Winter beans should not be sown too early - not before the second week of October. Crops which are too forward are more prone to disease and to the effects of severe winter weather. Sowing from mid-October to early November is usually the optimum time, but acceptable crops have been produced from early December drilling. Winter beans can be sown in the early spring. They should be treated as a spring bean, increasing the plant population to 36-40 plants/m2. Spring beans are best drilled as early as possible from late February onwards provided soil conditions are satisfactory. Later sowing delays harvest and may subject beans to summer drought stress at flowering. Ploughing-in is not common nowadays as it is less successful for spring beans, and better yields are achieved where they are drilled conventionally. Sowing depth is important and the seed should be covered by a minimum of 3cm of settled soil where pre-emergence herbicides are used. Seed rate and plant population For spring beans, recent data from the Optibean project shows that maximum yields are obtained from 60-65 plants/m2. But when taking into account seed cost and produce value, the economic target population is 50-55 plants/m2. This is for soils/areas that produce typical bean growth. For fertile soils or areas that produce very vigorous growth, target populations should remain at 35-45 plants/m2. Field loss for winter beans is expected to be 15% and for spring beans 5%. PGRO has produced a seed rate calculator as part of the Optibean tool (Excel based spreadsheet) and is available from the PGRO website.   Typical target plant populations (late October sown) Type Varieties Population (plants/m²) Winter Beans General, Tundra, Pantani 18-20   Vespa, Bumble, Bonneville, Norton 24   Honey 28 Spring beans (typical growth) All 50-55 Spring beans (vigorous growth) All 35-45 The seed rate can be calculated from the following formula: [image2/banner]

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NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program, the search for planets and life beyond our solar system.

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