Below-average yields and low prices this harvest underline the importance of maximising efficiency across every aspect of crop production, emphasises […]
November
14
2025
Category: Claydon Farm News
July
17
2025
Precision RTK Guidance Is Taking Inter-Row Hoeing to the Next Level on the Claydon farm
Precision RTK Guidance Is Taking Inter-Row Hoeing to the Next Level on the Claydon farm At our arable farm in […]
June
03
2025
TIME TO FOCUS ON KEY PRIORITIES
SUMMER 2025 – Cutting per-tonne costs, boosting yields, maximising income and building healthier soils; these should be key priorities given […]
February
21
2025
Make time to plan the best way forward for your farming business
Spring 2025 – The time has come to assess how you will be able to farm in the future and […]
January
13
2025
How Do You Keep Your Soil Healthy?
Soil is where life begins, that’s why it is so important to keep it healthy. Without a health base, how […]
March
23
2023
SOIL HEALTH IS A PRIORITY
Spring is the ideal time to check your soils and consider how to improve them, says Jeff Claydon, farmer and […]
February
20
2021
Exceptionally wet winter highlights benefits of good soil structure and drainage.
Following another extremely wet winter Jeff Claydon talks about the importance of good soil structure and drainage. Following the extremes […]
January
29
2021
Jeff’s Journal – January 2021 – winter wheat
Jeff has taken advantage of 10 minutes when it’s not been raining to walk his crops. He is carrying out […]
January
29
2021
Jeff’s Journal – January 2021 – Oilseed rape
It’s 29th January and Jeff takes a look at his oilseed rape crop establishment, seeing how it’s coming through winter. […]
November
27
2020
Field Trials Show Benefits of Stubble Management and Cover Crops
We have been trialling cover crops on our farm with agronomy company Hutchinsons to assess the interaction between different stubble […]
July
16
2019
Harvesting begins with good early yield indications
Since 2002, when he designed the patented leading tine drill, Jeff Claydon became aware of the importance of looking after […]
July
05
2019
How healthy are your soils?
At this year’s Claydon open days, we hosted a talk by Dick Neale, Technical Manager, from crop production specialists Hutchinsons. […]