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YEN shows new world record cereal yields are sustainable, profitable and inspiring
At the YEN Awards last week, it was announced that Tim Lamyman’s farm at Worlaby Lincolnshire produced 18.0 t/ha of wheat and 16.2 t/ha of barley, both new world records. This is fantastic, and laudable in all respects, but it’s no accident.
Tim Lamyman has grown high yielding crops for many years, and throughout, he has been a member of the Yield Enhancement Network – or YEN – which celebrated its 10th birthday last week. The YEN provides Tim – and many other farmers in the UK, Europe and now in north America – with detailed and bespoke intelligence about each of their crops, including crop structure and nutrition, so Tim and all YEN members can learn how to do better from year to year.
Figure: Tim Lamyman’s YEN yields (blue diamonds) have set...
Tim Lamyman has grown high yielding crops for many years, and throughout, he has been a member of the Yield Enhancement Network – or YEN – which celebrated its 10th birthday last week. The YEN provides Tim – and many other farmers in the UK, Europe and now in north America – with detailed and bespoke intelligence about each of their crops, including crop structure and nutrition, so Tim and all YEN members can learn how to do better from year to year.
Figure: Tim Lamyman’s YEN yields (blue diamonds) have set...
Join the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) Conference and Awards
Who achieved the top cereal and oilseed crop yields of 2022? 
Find out by joining us 24th of January for the Yield Enhancement Network Conference and Awards at the EoE Arena in Peterborough!
We'll be looking back at what we've learned over the last 10 years researching top crop yields and celebrating farmer-led innovation in enhancing crop performance.
Speakers will include: Roger Sylvester-Bradley, Daniel Kindred, Pete Berry, Philip Dolbear, Nick Anderson...
Find out by joining us 24th of January for the Yield Enhancement Network Conference and Awards at the EoE Arena in Peterborough!
We'll be looking back at what we've learned over the last 10 years researching top crop yields and celebrating farmer-led innovation in enhancing crop performance.
Speakers will include: Roger Sylvester-Bradley, Daniel Kindred, Pete Berry, Philip Dolbear, Nick Anderson...
Moving into 2023, farmers can unlock new opportunities for increased profitability and resiliency with soil carbon schemes
World’s leading soil carbon certification company opens free access to calculate emissions baselines and second revenue potential
In addition to a dry harvest year, the geopolitical challenges of 2022 hit UK farmers in agricultural inputs. Defra’s annual price index reported a 33.1 percent inflation spike for inputs over the last harvest year, largely attributed to rising fertiliser and energy costs. And with Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments declining by 35 percent in 2023 compared to 2020, and energy prices set to rise this winter and inflation potentially rising to 13 percent by the end of year, these challenges look set to continue. Soil carbon schemes, such as...
AHDB to launch new sector strategies on 10th November
Levy payers will learn about the future direction of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board and how the levy will be invested over the next five years, when the new sector councils unveil their strategies next month.
Sector councils will outline the new priorities for Beef & Lamb, Cereals & Oilseeds, Dairy and Pork during the ‘Delivering the Future of Farming’ online event on 10 November 2022, with levy payers able to ask questions about each of the new key areas of work.
Reputation scored highly across livestock sectors when levy payers had their say as part of the Shape the Future campaign. That will be...