Crop rotations have been at the center of agricultural systems throughout history. The right rotation can improve soil nutrition, breaks pest and disease cycles, and improves weed control. They can also be used to minimize a field’s average rate of erosion. AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Paul Hill says: “There’s nothing new about looking at rotations … Continue reading How fieldmargin can make rotation planning more simple
Tag: farm management
How Deepdale Farm has moved from conventional, intensive production to agroenvironmental farming
Deepdale Farm is an arable farm on the North Norfolk Coast. The farm has sandy loam soils and overlooks Brancaster Staithe Harbour, Scolt Head Island and the salt marshes. They produce wheat, barley and beans and also have a tourism business and retail units as well as hosting music and other events such as outdoor theatre. … Continue reading How Deepdale Farm has moved from conventional, intensive production to agroenvironmental farming
Recording crop storage checks with fieldmargin
Successfully harvesting a crop and getting it out of the field and into the store is a huge relief but maintaining quality once it is in the store is just as important to get the best price and avoid deductions. Data monitoring sites can be used to record and track crop storage checks such as … Continue reading Recording crop storage checks with fieldmargin
NEW: Improved field job records with weather and start/finish times, plus easier editing and operator view
Farm records are about more than keeping track of work progress and being able to look back on what’s been done to analyse performance. For an increasing number of farmers they are also a requirement to be able to access certain markets through things like assurance schemes, or even a regulatory requirement. That’s why we … Continue reading NEW: Improved field job records with weather and start/finish times, plus easier editing and operator view
Coming soon: Updates to Field Jobs 🚜
We want to make it quick and easy to update farm records on the go. That is why we are working on some updates that will let you record key details to field jobs as you complete them. Continue reading to learn how! Tick the boxes for records ✅ We know that there are essential … Continue reading Coming soon: Updates to Field Jobs 🚜
Get your farm set up for the season ahead
Our tips for preparing for the new season to make it as successful as possible. Includes, adding cropping to your farm map, planning work, sharing with your team, tracking data and using NDVI imagery.
Seasons greetings!
Thank you for using fieldmargin this year. It has been a pleasure working with you all. This week we have released some updates to notes and tasks. The mobile note creation flow has been improved so it is even easier to add notes on the go and attach them to your fields. On the web … Continue reading Seasons greetings!
Using fieldmargin to plan work on your farm
Use fieldmargin to streamline farm management by planning work across the season and tracking progress as you go. Visualise how you will use your fields, jobs that need to be done (as well as when and by who) and record when they have been completed.
Cereals 2016
Although not exhibiting this year, the fieldmargin team made the trip from London to Cambridgeshire for Cereals 2016 last week. It was a particularly exciting trip for the newer members of the team, and was a great opportunity to talk to farmers and agronomists about the fieldmargin app. Our new recruits were particularly enthralled with … Continue reading Cereals 2016









