Mark Middleton

#kads brilliant meeting with Jeff and Tage from @ClaydonDrill very interesting and good for thought , #optitill , good to see new member and old , field of wheat comp next

@AlexWil92208892 Reading your X posts again ?

Out Agronomising and as the Boomtown Rats once famously sang “I don’t like Mondays” 🙄 #whomovedthatditch #oopsydaisy

@farmerkaney @TWBFarms As apparently anglian water will start making jet fuel out of bio solids for green transportation

@TWBFarms Maybe all the clever people could make a safe eco friendly fertiliser from the billions of tons of sewage waste, much of which is being pumped into waterways directly??

If we rely on imports, remember, when others are short, they won’t export. Farmers warned, this crisis in the Strait of Hormuz won’t empty shelves tomorrow, but in 6 months, we will feel it. Past governments built policy assuming imports were enough and shut down domestic fertilizer. Now that lag comes home to roost. @UKLabour @Conservatives @reformparty_uk @GBNEWS @TheFarmingForum #FoodSecurity #FertilizerCrisis #StraitOfHormuz #SupportFarmers #Act

@TWBFarms @Farmer_Tom_UK @AngloAmericanUK @StrimechLTD I put it down with the drill , never again , sh***y mess

@Farmer_Tom_UK @AngloAmericanUK @StrimechLTD been running a now 3yr trial at different rate and timings both broadcast and drill placed. Between 100-250kgs vra based on zone sampling maps though is the simple answer

Our #poly4 fertiliser trial with @AngloAmericanUK was so successful it has now become standard farm practice 👍 Separately, the bucket we developed with @StrimechLTD, shown here loading pre production material, has significantly improved on farm safety and handling 👍 #UKFarming #FarmSafety #AgTech #Arable #PrecisionFarming #Fertiliser #Polyhalite

@LennieNewman1 One of the best interviews Lennie , Loved his opinion on chicken, proper boer

@uniumbioscience Go on then what nutrition do I put on to control chocolate spot ?

Combat chocolate spots in your beans now! 🌱 Discover how to fortify your plants with the right nutrition and biostimulation. Don’t wait—build strength today! ......... #scyon #plantpower

@hectare_trading The answer to that question is " pay them "

Don't miss your chance to ask Kaleb Cooper a question about working with farming contractors. Kaleb is our special guest for Ask An Expert in March. To ask him your question, simply: ➡️ Follow this account 💬 Reply to this post with your question #Farming #ArableFarming

@saintdiamond1 Most of these degrees can be done in 2 years , and universities should pay money back for striking lecturers

One of the aspects that we ought to look at in regards to student debt and tuition fees related to why we charge the same fees for different courses. Mechanical Engineers are in desperate demand, so why not use the levers of the state to use the price mechanism re fees.

@saintdiamond1 Like getting rid of Kier Starmer , similar dilemma

I’ve watched England for 45 years and been fortunate enough to go to over 200 games. Not sure I’ve seen such a poorly coached team. I’ve been saying for even before he was chosen that Borthwick is not the man, never was and never will be. My fear is what happens if they sack him, from a selfish Saints perspective.

@JoeWStanley To be clear,once these schemes are finished the environment can go hang, it will be wall to wall cropping @NeddyFlanders11 , we do not believe anything @defra says , thy no longer control the narrative , they have lost the dressing room, the anger in the shires is beyond compare

Food still not even on the political agenda in the UK. The post-Brexit compact was that farmers would be paid to deliver environment, not food. Today, English farmers aren’t even being paid to do that. We’re nowhere on one of the biggest issues of our times. Tick tock.

@FlindtTowers @1GarethWynJones Neither have I , maybe the message is getting there , social media says otherwise , but that is a narrow window to look through,

@Markmid1 @1GarethWynJones How many farmers have 13-y-olds doing those jobs? I've never met one.

Well I’m blocked by you know who . But wonder what farmers will think of this video . ???

@FlindtTowers @1GarethWynJones There hangs the rub , helping dad & “light” duties are fine, running 18 tonnes of grain on their own , for 12 hours a day , cultivating night & day, expecting & celebrating long hours are not , the fine line between building experience & working the child to the bone is to close

@Markmid1 @1GarethWynJones Define 'working' in the farming context. Helping Dad feed cattle? Rogueing? Sweeping the barn? Learning how to change the oil on the tractor? All things I did aged about 13. What age would you allow them in the barn/fields?

@FlindtTowers @1GarethWynJones Do i detect sarcasm, but I didnt say that , what I said is, show me another industry that celebrates children working as young as 10, introduces them to heavy machinery legally at 13 & has the worst health & safety record in the country, its archaic, the industry has moved on ,

@Markmid1 @1GarethWynJones And youngsters working on farms because it's their unshakeable vocation is not 'exploitation'.

Fantastic quiz evening hosted by Oundle Discussion group , with Kettering & Kimbolton groups fielding teams , Kettering eventually coming out on top , #goodtotalk @RABIcharity the winners

@tomallenstevens @Bayer4CropsUK @Bayer Its fairly obvious why , the digital scraping tool is only as good as the data entered poorly calibrated combine monitors are not the way to go , it really needed farmers to enter more data for what ? pretty maps ! behave most either couldnt be bothered or just enetred nonsense

For @Bayer4CropsUK to exit digital farming in the UK just when we’re on the cusp of the AI revolution is IMO a BIG mistake. We’ve the best pioneer farmers in the world. They’ll lead in this field. @Bayer will now just look on in envy, when they cd have been part of it

@StuartAndrew @sarah_bool I meant Stuart , apologies

@StuartAndrew @sarah_bool Andrew I dont agree with you on this , we need green energy and this is one of the best solutions for the local area

I’ve written to 6,000+ households and met residents about the proposed Green Hill Solar Farm. It’s clear this is the wrong place for large-scale solar on farmland. Today I joined @sarah_bool MP and locals at Downing Street to deliver a petition - standing up for our community 🌱

@TWBFarms I saw this and wondered whether it was for me , AI fascinates me but I cant see what it will do for my business ,

Only 30 places out of 80 taken on this free event so far Interesting to see how uninterested in using Ai in their business farmers clearly are, I can't help but think this will inevitability result in our industry getting left even further behind ☹️ Without doubts its already become the most powerful tool in my farm tool box eventbrite.co.uk/e/unlocking-ai…

@ClarksonsFarm1 A good harvest doesnt always follow a bad one

What’s one hard truth about life you’ve accepted?