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Tim Parton

@parker419

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Farm Manager interests no till,cover crops,healthy soils, FCCT soil farmer of the year 2017 Arable innovator of the year19 Sustainable farmer of the year 2020

south staffordshire
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Tim Parton
8 months
My new website is finally up and running for the whole new look of 2024 take a look today ready to take a new direction in the way you farm
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2 years
I had a pipe burst on the sprayer there 25 years ago .Back in the days of fungicides !!nothing as ever grown there properly since 😡just dead soil
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2 years
Lesser spotted woodpecker ringed on farm this morning( red data species), just showing how we can live in harmony with Mother Nature and produce healthy food at the same time ! #regenerative farming has to be the way forward for this world in which we live #biodiversity
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3 years
Mix variety milling wheat No soil applied N No Fungicides No insecticides No PGR Just nutrition and biology Nature has all the answers we just need to work together
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3 years
First white throat ringed on the farm this morning with 157 linnets and 87 yellow hammers ringed over the last few months all red data species, which shows how #regenerativeagriculture is helping to reverse the decline in birds by working with nature not against her
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Tim Parton
5 years
Crusoe wheat coming in yesterday at 14.5 moisture 11t/ ha No seed dressing home saved seed No insecticides Fungicide at T1 T2/3 biology and nutrition Total N 180kg/ha Well chuffed
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Tim Parton
4 years
Sights like this need to be a thing of the past imo we need to keep water and soil on the fields along with nutrients the more carbon sequestration we can achieve the more water we can retain there is no planet B together we can make a difference
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Tim Parton
3 years
DD OSR ( canola) drilled on the 4/9/21 the field was crawling with CSF beetle on the day of drilling but with the correct added nutrition the plant becomes unpalatable to the beetle ime nutrition and biology have all the answers for a healthy future
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Tim Parton
1 year
Last 55 acre of conventional wheat (group1 blend)today coming in at 9.2t/ha from 72kg/ha of N (50kg soil applied)plus amino acids no fungicides/insecticides or growth regulators, just nutrition and biology in what was a high septoria year makes for a content happy farmer😁
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5 years
Early drilled winter wheat no seed dressings no insecticides no herbicides other than #glyphosate hoping to be able to take this through to harvest without herbicides or fungicides just nutrition and biology
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2 months
A really enjoyable afternoon today filming with @tomheapmedia and celebrating his new book which is released on Wednesday featuring some brilliant farmers
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3 years
Winter wheat blend still going strong with no insecticides no fungicides 20kg of soil applied N 36 kg of foliar applied N just balanced nutrition and biology creating a very low carbon footprint crop on #WorldEnvironmentDay @TheGreenFarmCo1
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4 years
Direct drilled Zyatt/Crusoe winter wheat Brix21 ph 6.4 no seed dressings no fungicides just nutrition and biology enjoying the sunshine
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Tim Parton
2 years
Heritage wheat coming along nicely 😁 No slug pellets used now for 3 years once you get soil functioning and the plant has the right nutrition the garbage disposal unit is not needed😜 #intelligentfarming
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3 years
First go @OpenFarmSunday looking forward to giving our customers a chance to see where their food comes from and showing how we enhance wildlife on farm making for a healthy planet 🌎
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Tim Parton
1 year
Foliar fed wheat receiving some nice golden sunshine for a change ! It has been such a testing spring this year with very little sunshine and high disease pressure! But still no fungicides applied just the correct nutrition to keep the plant balanced and healthy 😁
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3 years
One of the positives of having a blocked drain...I get to see just how deep my worms are going down to a metre.what a brilliant dedicated work force, some of nature’s finest
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3 years
Direct drilled planet S Barley 20 kg of soil applied N 18 kg of foliar applied N no fungicides no seed treatments no insecticides is that carbon friendly enough @TheGreenFarmCo1 Just applied nutrition and biology nature has all the answers ( together we can make a difference)
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4 years
10 way cover crop mix enjoying the autumn sunshine taking co2 out of the atmosphere and converting it along with sunshine into sugars and carbohydrates to feed soil biology isn’t nature amazing
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3 years
Busy pollinators today on osr ( canola) No added insecticides No added fungicides 21kg of soil applied N Just foliar nutrition balanced out by leaf/sap tests and naturally occurring added biology making for a happy/healthy planet and farmer 😜
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2 years
Spring beans in August 😳 no insecticides/ fungicides or herbicides other than post drilling glyphosate not a bruchid beetle in sight 😜 averaging 4.8t/ ha which I am happy with considering the lack of rain this season ( anyone think I was storing more water these days 😁)
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4 years
Wheat enjoying the morning sunshine following OSR not a slug insight but beetles galore just amazing what happens when you work with nature
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2 years
Extase Wheat 50kg of soil applied N no fungicides no Pgrs no foliar applied biology just balanced foliar applied nutrition @TheGreenFarmCo1
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6 years
A corner missed with the roll while minus 4 so impressed with what can be achieved when working with nature
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4 years
Trying out @EdaphosAgronomy crimper roller applying a biological drench at the same time, cover crop to short in places but where it is a good size, the roll is doing the job
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Tim Parton
3 years
New crimper roller from TT Engineering Air pressure controlled to get the perfect crimp
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3 years
Winter wheat blend finally enjoying some sunshine with no synthetic inputs to date 😜
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Tim Parton
4 years
It’s alive 😜another brew of bacillus getting ready to treat fusarium in wheat
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3 months
Check out my latest blog in one of the most testing seasons how having healthy soil has shone through
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3 years
Nitrogen going into store well today ready for spring barley next year 😜
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1 year
First time ever cutting wheat in July😜 2nd wheat, first time in 8 years! coming in at 15.5 moisture foliar fed 50kg soil appliedN yielding 8.5 t/ ha
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4 years
Direct drilled osr no insecticides no fungicides nearly averaged 4 T/ ha but the headlands pulled it down way below our rolling average but pleased with that this season
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4 years
Love days like these 😁dd Extase no herbicides no insecticides just drilled with added biology to work with nature not against her
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Tim Parton
3 years
56kg of applied N wheat coming in from 8.2/ha on the light ground 9.2 / on the heavier parts it is the lightest field on the farm but happy with that in reflection from the spring it had to endure 😎
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3 years
Keeping the soil covered this spring has allowed me to retain moisture and keep these beans growing
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5 years
First picture just treated with biology and nutrition second picture untreated just nice to see the effect of biology
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2 years
Cover crop destroyed just with frost alone this year leaving a nice thatch ready for spring beans to go into
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4 years
Cover crop destruction working with nature
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Tim Parton
5 years
It’s so nice to see my drains running clear but sad to see neighbouring drains loosing soil with nutrition
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Tim Parton
2 years
Made my day Biology and nutrition working with nature has to be the way forward 😁
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Tim Parton
4 years
W wheat going into green cover along with applied living biology to fix nitrogen and release phosphorus and fight off disease. Lovely conditions a real treat
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2 years
Drilling Beans today with the new air cushioned crimper roller from TT engineering Radish still flowering which early pollinators have enjoyed on the warmer days ! @TheGreenFarmCo1 #biodiversity
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Tim Parton
4 years
New life emerging still gets me every year wheat planted with brewed biology to fix nitrogen and release phosphorus no seed dressing just working with nature
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Tim Parton
2 years
You can always depend on the plough 😜🤣winter wonderland today 😁
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Tim Parton
3 years
@wheat_daddy No insecticides used here for 6 years and no problem growing OSR once the soil and plant are functioning/balanced correctly insecticides are just not needed
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2 years
Winter wheat very grateful of some rain just 50kg of soil applied N plus foliar N/ nutrition and nothing else as nutrition has all the answers imo
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Tim Parton
3 years
Thanks ⁦ @chrisseabridge1 ⁩ for a lovely night out and what a lovely trophy Just one planet all farmers working together have the power to rejuvenate it for generations to come
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1 year
Four days after planting and the system is working ! Biology in action ! A system that has worked so well for millions of years until human kind thought they new better… How wrong we were
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4 years
My first attempt at a compost bio-reactor 😜
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1 year
Spring Barley finally getting planted with a good biological brew ! Been a long wait 😜
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Tim Parton
4 years
11species cover crop providing late food for pollinators and wildlife fixing carbon into soil holding available nutrients and cultivating the soil what is not to like and working 7 days a week in return for nature’s sunshine air and water
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6 years
My topping/ recycling/biological machines are now installed and working very nicely
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3 years
First attempt at applying Johnson-Su compost slurry going on well so far looking forward to the results
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Tim Parton
4 years
Planet s barley coming in around 2t/acre destined (hopefully ) for #carling with no insecticides used or fungicides and only 40 kg of soil applied N yielding on par with the rest of the s barley grown on farm
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8 months
@ChrisGPackham @RichardAyoade @DefraGovUK @TheAHDB You should read The Great Plant Based Con by @JayneReesBuxton which has won best investigative food book of the year! Grass fed animals are not only good for us but also have a positive impact on the planet in which we live
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2 years
Supplementary feeding has been welcomed by our feathered friends over the last few weeks
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6 years
One week after rolling on a frost destruction without glyphosate
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4 years
My worst field of wheat due to the wet winter ( I don’t always get it right) but on a positive no herbicides other than post drilling glyphosate no fungicides no insecticides home saved seed so should leave a margin after nutrition and biology applications
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Tim Parton
2 years
Another House Sparrow ringed this morning,yet another red data species thriving on the farm due to a complete change to farming practices
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2 years
Spring malting Barley 40kg of soil applied N grown on with foliar applied Organic amino acids, no fungicides etc just balanced nutrition giving growth and natural protection from disease and pests
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5 years
Profitable arable farming working along side profitable conservation a win for the whole planet working together
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2 years
Just can’t beat Sunday evening combing Nice carry over of burseem clover 😜no fungicides or insecticides just nutrition and biology 😁
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2 years
Cover crops really motoring today putting #carbon back where it belongs @TheGreenFarmCo1 @TrinityNCM
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5 years
Crusoe winter wheat looking well the only fungicide it has had was at T1 all the rest done with nutrition and biology Well chuffed
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Tim Parton
1 year
All set up for a day with @IntegratedSoils on foliar feeding
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Tim Parton
3 years
Lupins really starting to motor now @SoyaUKLtd why import protein from around the world burning carbon when it can be grown here creating a much lower carbon footprint @TheGreenFarmCo1
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4 years
Before and after rolling still my favourite way to terminate a cover crop at the moment
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2 years
Good hatch of lapwings this year, with many pairs on farm @TheGreenFarmCo1 #biodiversity #wildlife
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2 years
Corn Marigold today for seed going really well 😁
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1 year
Privately sold natural capital in the form of wild native flowers sold through @TheGreenFarmCo1 busiest restaurant in town 😜 wild flowers are so vital for our native pollinators
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1 year
Boys and their Toys
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3 years
Applying biology today to some OSR ( canola) to eat any sclerotinia forming on fallen flowers no fungicides or insecticides used here just working with nature and natural predators
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5 years
Dd osr really getting going now with no insecticides used and a healthy working eco system
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5 years
Lynx spring beans No herbicide other than glyphosate post drilling No fungicides No insecticides Just how nature intended
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5 years
Companion crop osr with burseem and white clover nodules just forming nicely enabling me to reduce N inputs
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2 years
7mm of rain has really revived this cover crop up😁
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2 years
Corn flowers being grown for seed ! I can see my dad shaking his head in disbelief if he were still with us 🤣
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5 years
Crusoe winter wheat has made it this far with Zero seed dressing Zero insecticides One T1 fungicide 190kg of N Plus added biology and nutrition with a big helping hand from Mother Nature
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5 years
Wheat finally coming through not much top growth yet but roots down 6-8 inches absolutely incredible
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1 year
Can any one guess which side is grown with amino acids and which side is grown with foliar Nitrogen!
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5 years
Osr just waking up for another day but already full of life with no insecticides used this year or last
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4 years
40 skylarks ringed in one night here by @Belvide_Ringers wild life is positively blooming here since moving to a regenerative system the whole ecosystem is working how nature intended proving food production can work in harmony with nature what is not to like
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3 years
A new day emerges on plant earth…how lucky we are !
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4 years
Wheat enjoying the sunshine brix reading of 18 today
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5 years
I bought a couple of bags of new seed this year with a single purpose dressing on can you guess which side of the picture is home saved with no dressing
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4 years
Direct drilled Spring wheat still coping with the dry conditions aided by retaining as moisture as possible after many years of putting carbon back into the soil no fungicides or insecticides just biology and nutrition working with nature
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4 years
Planet spring barley enjoying the morning sun just 40kg of soil applied N no insecticides and no fungicides pretty chuffed with how it’s looking on the year
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2 years
Winter wheat with a companion crop of clover enjoying some sunshine after all the cold weather
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2 years
Volunteer oil radish in canola covered in csfb canola clean ? Proof that my nutritional/ biological seed drench works ?? Or do beetles just prefer radish 😳🤣
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4 years
Nothing else for it, It’s back ploughing 😜🤔
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4 years
Osr with a companion crop of beans, burseem clover and white clover
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7 years
Beans and vetch cover nearly at lab 1.5
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4 years
Planet spring barley still finding moisture due to be direct drilled biology interacting well in the root zone due to applied biology and healthy soils
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3 months
@Kenya_Agron Interesting David Always nice to see nutrition rather than fungicides! As I have proved many times if you get the nutrition right plants do not get ill , all coming back to having a healthy soil! Which is key to healing the planet and its inhabitants 😁
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4 years
Planet sbarley still hanging on but needs a drink no fungicides just biology and nutrition
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1 year
Looking to be a fantastic day speaking @VicNotill conference Australia
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6 years
Spot the difference one side full fungicide and nitrogen programme one side grown with halved n and biology
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4 years
What a beautiful morning
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5 years
Last of the spring barley going in with a biological consortium tea to fix n and release phosphorus what a kind spring so far !
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6 months
Spring has finally sprung osr/canola enjoying some sunshine
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