Shimpling Park News Today

This is my 50th report in this hallowed spot in Farmers Weekly as an arable Farmer Focus writer. I hope you will agree that over the past five years, I

We have struggled to terminate fertility leys with shallow cultivations before establishing our first wheats this year, due to a wetter autumn. It has

Harvest 2023 is now finished all bar 10ha of lentils, which look like they will be ready at the end of the month. Like last year, they were grown as a

In my previous article for this revered magazine I urged you to look at my forthcoming August submission when I would be complaining about the terrible

Late June/July is the time for rogueing wild oats and using our Bionalan weed cutter for those fields that are uneconomic to hand pull. In addition, our

Britain’s sheep farming industry has come under attack from Ben Goldsmith - and Suffolk sheep producers have hit back at his claims.

A 26-strong farmer network set up by Agri-EPI is a key testing bed for emerging start-up precision farming companies and researchers to evaluate and

A review of Suffolk and north Essexs farming year - looking at the major achievements, happenings and challenges for farmers during 2022

West Suffolk farmer John Pawsey hosted a precision farming conference aimed at making farms more sustainable

Alice Pawsey will be hosting a series of writing workshops on her Suffolk farm – with professional writers Tom Henry and Shaun McCarthy leading the day