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WHEAT could flourish throughout the Ribble Valley — thanks to a product produced by a local feeds firm which is already being used by three local farms.


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wheat to be harvested earlier than normal and, equally importantly, allows the stalk, as well as the ear, to be used as animal feed. To say it will


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comment to make, according to director Mr Roger Dugdale. The product breaks new ground, he explained — for the first time it means a fanner can easily grow a cereal crop in traditionally wet areas like the Ribble Valley.


revolutionalisc farmers’ attitude to feeds is a fair


harvest it easily without the expense of using combine harvesters — the . grain does not have to be separated or dried and the stalks do not need to be disposed of. And it can be stored easily anywhere on the farm — no special con­ tainers are needed.


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which means a cereal crop grown with it (which would be about pH 8) can counteract the acidity of most silage (normally pH 4). The two combined could provide a neutral pH feed, or could be used in different ratios to adjust feed to any required level of acidity or alkalinity.


The product is alkaline,


Dry, has environmental benefits, too. It avoids the need to burn waste; it is


The product, Home ’n


harmless in dry pellet form (it uses natural moisture to release enzymes and bacteria-inhibiting ammonia) and, because it yields a 50% dry crop, it removes the problem of disposing of juice.


means a farmer can get more feed value from one crop of cereal than he could from three grass crops, said Mr Dugdale.


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too: Dugdale’s technical manager, Mr Alan Sayle, has drawn up comparative costings which indicate harvesting costs of £67.50 per acre for whole crop . cereal using Home ’n Dry, compared with £98.50 per acre for grass on a four-year ley.


It is said to be cheaper, “It gives the farmer two


continuously looking at ways of growing their own feeds on their own farms. “Grass means slurry and


slurry is such embarrassing stuff— what do you do with it? — whereas, with our product, you can plough it back in. “ICI is advocating the


great opportunities,” said Mr Dugdale. “One is to grow more feed of more value on his own farm, the other is to provide his cows with something other than the acid diet they get. “Farmers are


the case, said sales manager Mr Howard Blackburn. “Home ’n Dry provides


us with new markets throughout the western side of the UK,” he explained. “We see farm­ ers using it alongside silage.” In time, however, it


use of urea, straight, but there are a lot of problems with that — Home ’n Dry goes one better, as it’s urea combined with enzymes and produces an efficient release of ammonia.” At first sight the pro­


duct might seem to compete with feeds and silage-enhancers sold by Dugdale’s, but that is not


F KEEPING an eye on" his growing wheat is farm 1 ; rriamagertMr,Nlcklln)(l«^ plcture) — and this x


I; (right); Islthe! end; r&ult,' with Dugdale’s sales 'A t vl manager. Mr; Howard Blackburn and director; H t iJ


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man visitor and also readers with another story about life down on the


TAKING what seems to be a big risk on bringing wheat back to Gislmrn Park Kstnl.es after a gap of nearly 50 years is farm man­


ager Air David Nicklin. But while others might he wary of introducing a cereal iced


crop, David (above) has every confidence that the 112 acres now dedicated to wheal will succeed — thanks to a new product from a local feeds firm, which will enable the wheat to be harvested three


dalc’s Home ’n Dry. Although it promises to be a cheaper crop than grass, the main reason for trying wheat has been the need to de-acidify the feed


investigating the product’s use in farms in Cheshire. Ten years as a farm manager in Norfolk and Lincolnshire, as well as Lanca­ shire, has shown him what differences there are between the east and the west of Kngland and what the benefits of wheat can be. Lengthy talks with Dugdale’s technical expert have also con­


weeks earlier than normal, while slightly green. Air Nicklin took the plunge with Dugdalc’s Home n Dry after


vinced him that the wheat crop will be a success. So far it is all going very well, he said. The crop is growing healthily and should he harvested in August, after applying Dug-


used on the farm, he said. He is hoping the wheat crop will neutralise the 3.8 pH silage on


from the new chairman of Lancashire NFU — also page 16.


the estate, bringing it up to around 5.5 pH, as some experts feel a slightly acid feed is better than a neutral one. “The feed problems in this part of the world arc mind-bog­ gling,” he said. “I’m hoping that this crop will reduce some of


them.”He knows only too well what those feed problems are, for the estate covers some 700 acres and has over 1,000 ewes, plus a herd of cows recently reduced from 220 to 100. If all goes well, the wheat could be a good solution to those feed problems. Now Mr Nicklin hopes he will get a clear three days in August,


______________ © Kaye Moon entertains both a Ger­


farm — page 16. • Advice on how to weather the storm


explained — page 17. ©A young Ribble Valley man who is


©The mysteries of dry stone walling


making a name for himself as farmers flock for his unusual service — page 18.


when the rain holds off long enough to harvest and there are no strong west winds . . .


for themselves the wonders of farm life — also page 18.


• And a group of local youngsters see X'. «*-.-»...K-V-'l'


could make silage a much less important factor of the farmer’s feed systems Tests being conducted by Dugdale’s in Shropshire show that dairy cattle fed on Home ’n Dry cereal crops are fit and healthy and suffering none of the side-effects that silage acidity can produce, said


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Mr Dugdale. “Helping to keep farm­


ers in business helps us stay in business, too,” he commented. Dugdale’s is holding an


open meeting on the topic of less acid diets for cows at Mytton Fold Farm Hotel on April 10th. Contact Mr Blackburn for details (Clitheroe 27211). ■


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