Ed Schofield

Full time field wanderer from Podington, Bedfordshire. Agronomist for Frontier Agriculture based in the home counties area. Views are my own.

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Finding plenty of Gout fly in earlier sown winter wheat. Turning Crusoe tillers into a cross between a spring onion and a leek. Worrying levels in some fields.

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Not bad for two weeks difference

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Extase WW after grass ley. Knocked in before monsoon season. Weathered well considering. Lots of slug pressure elsewhere.

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

We’ve had nearly a third of our annual rainfall in 6 days. Let’s hope the rest of autumn is a bit kinder.

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

It’s still going …

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

I think we’ve won the rain game this weekend 🫠 and it’s not done yet. If this carry’s on I’m going to start building an ark …

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Nice to see some OSR actually cracking on. Tom conventional OSR sowed with a kings companion crops mix of Berseem clover and Buckwheat. No sign of CSFB yet. #SFI #crop25 @FrontierAg

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Same field receiving T2’s. Good yield potential with some decent sized leaf 1 to keep clean. Trying some Miravis for the first time. #adepidyn

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Extase Winter Wheat direct drilled into 2 year legume fallow to get on top of grassweeds. In for 2 years, grazed with sheep, LD Subsoiled then DD with Avatar with high seed rate early October. Walks a dream.

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Polysulphate, AN, urea and Liquid Fert applications are finally going on. Spreaders and sprayers travelling surprisingly well…

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Nice to get back out under some blue sky. OSR kicking on. Need some NS as soon as conditions will travel

[Peter Cowlrick @PeterCowlrick]

SFI Num3 (Legume Fallow) - for anyone wondering whether a Spring sown legume mix can deliver pollinator benefits, then this clip taken late July from one of our Dorset farms shows what can be achieved. Used as a "fallow break" crop ahead of wheat this Autumn @CCC_agronomy

[Martin Lines @LinesMartin]

IMPORTANT INFO RE SFI APPLICATIONS
If you’re in the process of applying for SFI23 you need to have it submitted by the 31st Dec. @Ruralpay is stopping new applications from the 27th Dec reopening 4th Jan. All incomplete applications will be lost & you will need to start again 😞

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Crusoe Winter Wheat after maize. Looking surprising well considering the relentless rain since drilling. Min disturbance sub soiler fb horsch combination drill.

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Freezing fog… where’s the dog? Getting around some late drilled wheats. Just chitting after ten days in the ground.

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

They’re back at it … got 3-4 growers back on the drills today. #wegoagain #winterwheat

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Auto cast off Combine behind W Bly, 85kg/ha of Nitram, 1 dose of slug pellets and a pass of cent max. If it was all only this easy….Astro, fung and micros lined up for next spray window.

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

@TSaunders678 @HarperAdamsUni Well done! Top work 👏🏼

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

First spring barley up and away. A tad on the thirsty side and with an entourage of rooks #laureate

[Ed Schofield @schoFieldWalkin]

Bit of VESS analysis going on. Lovely weather for a bit of soiling. 🌧️ Good structure and plenty of worms about.