Sweethope Farm

Sweethope is a family run farm in the Scottish Borders, mainly arable growing cereals & oilseed rape & also finishes Aberdeen Angus cattle. #BFA18 arable winner

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@SoilEssentials I'll have a pint of whatever David was on please!!!

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@Farmer_Tom_UK @AHDB_Scot @AHDB_Cereals @JamesHuttonInst Good to see you again! Great keynote start to the day as well.

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@GreenknoweFarm @SRUC @mydirectdriller @nfus Drilling date showing how important early establishment is. Mid-august on the left and end August on the right. See you on Wednesday!

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@russbmckenzie That'll be #RALF then! I spoke six years ago - they did pay my flights back then, but I only agreed to do it on condition that they organised a farm visit for me the following day! The second day was very interesting!!

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@reglimagrain Lovely hotel!

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@mays_farm @Pxfarms Keep it clean - it's coming to me for multiplication next year!!

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@GreenknoweFarm @Nigelrefowens Have they taken all your hedgehogs too? Ours have completely disappeared.
We've had a very successful year on crow and magpie control which should help our remaining ground testers.

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@growharder Liquid fertiliser (UANS) @ 1% inclusion is quite an effective water conditioner and very cost effective!
Hope you're all well, btw?

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@pirntatonjim Had 10hrs on Friday doing that....definitely too old!!

[TRUTH Project @_truth_project]

Meet Tim - @Tim_kingsclere farms organically in North Hampshire and is trialing a new natural fertiliser treatment 'Woodland Grow' in his 2nd yr as a Root Ranger as a comparison to the farm standard. Find out more below 👇

Meet the other Root Rangers: https://t.co/YoH5f5xkJ0

[@BofinFarmers @bofinfarmers]

Join us at one of our BOFIN Inspiration Days🚜🤩

These events are hosted by BOFIN trialists & offer an opportunity to network with other farmers, learn from on-farm trials & explore cutting-edge agricultural practices🧑‍🌾

Scan the QR code - limited spaces left!👇

[Tom Allen-Stevens @tomallenstevens]

We’re now unearthing some fascinating findings in @_truth_project @bofinfarmers
“As well as healthy populations of mycorrhiza, @TomThirkell analysis of the Root Rangers’ samples has also uncovered some “unidentified foreign organisms” (UFOs).”

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Not long left to register for the @SoilCapital farmer platform
https://t.co/Yb9MNWDDKe

[YEN - The Yield Enhancement Network @adasYEN]

And finally we move onto #YENAwards Innovator of the Year. David Fuller-Shapcott @Sweethopefarm, a longtime YEN member, is recognised for his innovative ideas and trials to enhance yield, nutrient management, & crop sustainability. Thank you David 👏👏

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@InteragroUK @JamesHuttonInst @cpm_magazine Not so if the @theSNP continues to block gene editing North of the Border. Westminster allows field scale trials, so brain drain will occur sadly. @bofinfarmers are launching their gene editing trials activities today @CropTecShow

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#harvest24 is a wrap.

Thank you to staff, family and friends for a  final push to finish #Harvest24. Merlin and Isobel spring oats producing a very pleasing finale.

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After last night's #HIH24 awards, today is officially #BOFIN day at Sweethope, with the laying out of our #SLIMMERS trial over the hedge from drilling the #TirosMax @bofinfarmers Truth project trial plots, with @uniumbioscience

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Thank you to Wayne and the mobile seed dressing plant @AgriiUK for another excellent job applying @InteragroUK Newton to @Limagrain Tapestry seed, including @bofinfarmers trial of Tiros Max from @uniumbioscience, overseen by @SusieRoques at ADAS. #bofin

[Nichino UK @NichinoUK]

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