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David White

@rtkfarmer.bsky.social

Farmer/environmentalist, turning CO2 into soil carbon and food with plants & photosynthesis. BASE-UK, co-founder RTKFnet, Camgrain member, Wildfarmed grower.

161 Followers  |  52 Following  |  25 Posts  |  Joined: 17.11.2024  |  1.901

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Plough Sunday. Lovely start to the day.

12.01.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is it a biscuit? is it a decoration?
I suspect it will be both #Wildfarmed.
Hung high out of reach of the dogs.

23.12.2024 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New hedge session 5 (I think). The end is in sight, yey πŸ™Œ

12.12.2024 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t judge me. It needs to be warm when I come in from working outside πŸ₯΄

12.12.2024 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you ready for the responsibility? 😬

12.12.2024 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had my #Wildfarmed farm audit today. Pleased to pass, hope I get something nice againπŸ…

12.12.2024 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The new wood has arrived, 300 trees in 2 boxes!
Sign ordered too, best get digging πŸ˜“

11.12.2024 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MERCI: a simple method and decision-support tool to estimate availability of nitrogen from a wide range of cover crops to the next cash crop - Plant and Soil Background and aims Cover crops can efficiently increase nitrogen (N) recycling in agroecosystems. By providing a green-manure effect for the next crop, they allow reduced mineral fertilisation. We de...

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01.12.2024 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No but I am aware. Thanks for the reminder.

01.12.2024 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Assessing cover crop nutrition values this morning to get a handle on potential nitrogen and other elements being recycled to the spring cash crop. 1 mt/sg harvested βœ‚οΈ, weighted green and will be dried for dm/ha calc. Green sample to lab tomorrow for analysis. Labrador assistant for scale.

01.12.2024 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I sort of feel that when my steps count is more than 10k but in reverse. You’ve accumulated, I’ve expended πŸ˜„

01.12.2024 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the many reasons we enjoy a Waitrose shop πŸ˜‹.

28.11.2024 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Having signed up on here I realise I haven’t posted much as it’s a bit slow on farm ATM and days have been admin heavy ☹️.
To put this right I’ll post this as a reminder of why we take our farm custodian responsibilities seriously. Generations 4&5 #familyfarmtax

27.11.2024 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Done πŸ‘

23.11.2024 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a splendid day @GWCT @allertonproject today with fellow @wildfarmed growers.
Tacky underfoot but sunny. The Rutland area is very beautiful.

21.11.2024 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Jono, it’s nice here but am missing the full screen experience on a tablet. Must check my settings or faqs.

21.11.2024 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😬 not heard of that before. Last year the linseed had gone over so wasn’t a problem.

20.11.2024 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two best pics of the day from the #FarmersMarch The view from the stage must have been amazing. Proud to have been there to be counted

19.11.2024 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not quite everything will get to the #farmersmarch food bank. You’ve got to love the appetite of a Labrador.

18.11.2024 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🫑

18.11.2024 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@rboldan.bsky.social
2/2
Please bring a pair of boots or wellies to wear in the field and some clean footwear to wear inside.

18.11.2024 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@rboldan.bsky.social

The day will be split into 2 starting at 9am. We will spend the morning in the fields, then take a lunch break, followed by a presentation from Frederic going into more details on cover crops, soil fertility and regenerative agriculture. We estimate the finish to be at 3pm.

18.11.2024 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ you know they make sense. You need a trial πŸ˜‰

18.11.2024 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pleased to be on the panel for my 7th+ viewing @sixinchessoil last week. I still get something new from it each time. Buzz went around the room when they released it’s the same farmers market room seen on film. Proud to be a credited supporter of @DragonLFilms alongside @baseuk

18.11.2024 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Going great guns here too. This is ready for some πŸπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

17.11.2024 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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