Farmer Jake

Farming, of all kinds, is my passion. I started my career at Seale-Hayne Agricultural College in Devon, and have managed farmland, crops and livestock ever since. I am now the Farms Manager at Overbury. Fanatical about the education of everybody about, growing healthy crops, farming, food production, using technology, conservation and rural life. No-till Conservation Agriculture farm, 2013 Nuffield Farming Scholar and member of the Global Farmer Network

Friday, 20 November 2020

Crimper Roller

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Jake Freestone N.Sch Farm Manager - Overbury Enterprises www.twitter.com/no1farmerjake www.farmerjakef.blogspot.com www.y...
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Thursday, 19 November 2020

Microbiome Results

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Jake Freestone N.Sch Farm Manager - Overbury Enterprises www.twitter.com/no1farmerjake www.farmerjakef.blogspot.com www.y...
Friday, 22 February 2019

Farming in Amazement

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Ewes Grazing Cover Crops Farming never ceases to amaze me! This time last year we were gripped in the clutches of the 'Beast from th...
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Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Cover Crop Benefits

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Catchment Sensitive Farmers Meeting I had a really fascinating day in Dorset today, exploring the use of cover crops to capture nutrie...
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Monday, 14 January 2019

Inter-Cropping Insight

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Inter-cropping Sprayed Off Back when we planted the oilseed rape crops in August we also planted their companion crops. This year we use...
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Thursday, 20 December 2018

Conservation Cattle

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Red Poll Cattle Grazing Old Grassland This winter we have an exciting new project on the summit of Bredon Hill. At about 950ft above s...
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Sunday, 16 December 2018

Aphid Alert

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Wheat Drilled into Oat Stubbles I think this could have possibly been one of the best autumns for establishing winter crops I can remem...
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Jake Freestone
Tewkesbury, England, United Kingdom
A 2013 Nuffield Farming Scholar who's study topic is about increasing the UK wheat yield. I was runner up in the Farmers Weekly 'Farm Manager of the Year' competition in 2010. I manage a 4,000 acre farm growing wheat, oilseed rape, barley and beans. We also have potatoes and salad onions. We have a sheep flock and sell lamb all over the place. We are members of LEAF, (Linking Environment and Farming) to promote British farming and to tell people about what we do as responsible land managers. Come along to one of our Farm Open Days and see for yourself how it all happens! We were awarded the LEAF Marque in July 2007 for our lamb and in 2012 for our Oilseed Rape.
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