Wallace McCurdie
Case Studies on Weed Management
Wallace McCurdie
Warwickshire
Farm characteristics
Farm size: 220 hectares (544 acres) in total
Farm type: mixed (cereal)
Altitude: 85 m (279
Rainfall: 679 mm (27
Soil type/aspect: soil type is variable from clay to alluvial medium loam on the river banks. Site is sloping generally S facing
Basic rotation: rotation has been simplified due to market now 3 years red or white clover ley, winter wheat, winter beans either oats and back to ley or wheat then oats
Enterprises: 55% grass (1/3rd permanent 2/3rd in rotational leys) 45% arable use. Have 1000 ewes and grow wheat, beans and oats
Prior land use: conventionally farmed arable and sheep farm with a rotational ley system
Weeding equipment: has a 12 m Einbok harrow and a 2.8 m Kuhn rear mounted mower
Business: 1 farmer and partner and 1 part time worker (50%).
Marketing: some lamb back to conventional market because cannot find market some to Premier, some to Wotton Organics. Just joined Grain Link so cereals will go to Dean Foods
Weed problems
Attitude to weeds
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