James and his farm manager, Sam Baker showed a variety of crops and activities being undertaken on the farm including a legume lay, a wheat blend, a wheat/bean bi-crop grown for Wildfarmed, an osr/clover bi-crop and a winter oat crop within an agroforestry situation. 

Photo left: Agroforestry.

They explained that these crops have received a maximum of 60 kgs of nitrogen, with no fungicides, insecticides or PGRs applied (as per the farm’s regen policy since 2021).  

They also demonstrated different composting techniques using Johnson-Su or worms and ways to apply the product (in their case via a liquid applicator on their Horsch Avatar drill and also on their Grange low-disturbance sub-soiler).

Understorey clover

James and Sam

Legume fallow

BASE-UK member and Journalist Mike Abram has written a insightful review of the visit and this is available to read in the Farmers Weekly

Thanks to James and Sam for hosting this interesting and educational farm walk and we look forward to seeing how the farm progresses in the future.