Morley Farm maize trial reveals impact of uneven germination
A trial at Morley Farm has revealed the results of uneven maize germination, why it happens and what growers can do to avoid such losses.
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AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm Results Webinars 2023
Morley Farm’s role as the new AHDB strategic for the East of the UK has begun. Get a sense of what we are a part of and catch up on what other strategic farms have achieved already by joining regular lunchtime webinars this November.
A significant step towards low fertiliser farming
The next of the PhD students we support to report on her study is Abi Brock. She has long held an interest in plants, and what makes them work, and now is focussed on helping crop plants to work even harder with less added fertiliser than ever before.
TMAF-supported PhD targets root hair understanding in bread wheat
TMAF is currently supporting several PhD students. Ian Tsang reports on what he is doing and why and what drew him to be interested in the root hairs of wheat.
Second report from the TMAF Flux Towers monitoring carbon
In her second report on the carbon monitoring underway in Morley sugar beet, Dr Georgina Barrett of BBRO explains what has been going well so far– and not so well – in this field.
Working with AHDB to further farmer-to-farmer discussions
TMAF and Morley Farms are pleased to announce that we have been accepted to become a AHDB strategic farm. AHDB have a national programme of monitor and strategic farms. The aim is to create a network for farmer-to-farmer discussion and learning.
Improving barley as a sustainable, healthy wholegrain food crop
Nupur Tailor’s TMAF funded PhD is looking at the beta-glucan levels in different barley germplasm with the aim of increasing the levels in the already established spring barley cultivars in the UK using multi-disciplinary approaches including crop management, trait introgression, and gene editing.
Not all soil carbon is equal
Louisa Moor’s TMAF funded soil science PhD will aim to explore soil health and carbon storage under regenerative compared to conventional agricultural management.
LEAF Education leads course for Initial Teacher Trainees at Morley Farms
In early May, eighteen students visited Morley Farm to find out more about the learning opportunities linked to food, farming and the natural environment.
Don’t judge us: we are only here for the day
Recently, TMAF Chair Richard Wilbourn and David Jones were guests of the Newbury and District Agricultural Society to judge their crop competitions. They enjoyed the chance to look at the crops and, as David reports back, noticed several significant differences between farming in the West compared to the East.