Content related to the topic: strategic-farms

30 October 2023

Strategic farmer reaps rewards from grassland management changes

Read about Adrian Coombe's time as an AHDB strategic farmer

30 June 2023

Strategic Cereal Farm East hands over title to Norfolk farm

Norfolk-based David Jones has been announced as the successor to Brian and Patrick Barker as their six-year tenure as hosts of Strategic Cereal Farm East comes to an end.

23 January 2026

Putting a scientific spin on regen farming set to pay dividends

Putting a scientific spin on regen farming set to pay dividends at Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland

7 March 2023

AHDB's Strategic Cereal Farm in Scotland reports on results from harvest 2022

Trial results from Strategic Farm Scotland harvest 2022

3 October 2022

New publication reviews research activity for cereals and oilseeds

Arable Review (2022–23) covers AHDB research activities on cereals and oilseed rape.

27 June 2022

Cotswolds farmer makes steps towards a brighter future

David has accomplished numerous marginal gains whilst being a Strategic Farmer but the main changes David has made over the past four years have focused on getting the most from forage to reduce feed and labour costs.

10 August 2022

New environment-focused strategic farms

Two new strategic dairy farms with focus on the environment will hold launch events in July

21 June 2022

First opportunity to visit Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland

Strategic Cereal Farms Scotland Open day with hosts Johnnie Balfour and David Aglen

17 December 2021

How to identify and map marginal land on arable farms

Philip Dolbear explores the use of physical and financial assessments to identify marginal arable land.

16 December 2021

Cultivation depth and system resilience explored at Strategic Cereal Farm

Conducted over three (often challenging) seasons, trials showed a flexible and holistic management approach is best.

15 December 2021

Strategic Cereal Farm tests low-input fungicide programmes

A managed approach to lowering fungicide inputs was cost effective in the winter wheat trials at Strategic Cereal Farm East.

15 December 2021

Can insecticide use be reduced with in-field flower strips?

Strategic Cereal Farm East host, Patrick Barker, discusses the approach and shares on-farm trial findings.