Sweethope is a family run farm in the Scottish Borders, mainly arable growing cereals & oilseed rape & also finishes Aberdeen Angus cattle. #BFA18 arable winner
Joined March 2013
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
24 Apr 2025
Meet Tim - @Tim_kingsclere farms organically in North Hampshire and is trialing a new natural fertiliser treatment 'Woodland Grow' in his 2nd yr as a Root Ranger as a comparison to the farm standard. Find out more below 👇
Meet the other Root Rangers: thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.…
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
23 Apr 2025
Join us at one of our BOFIN Inspiration Days🚜🤩
These events are hosted by BOFIN trialists & offer an opportunity to network with other farmers, learn from on-farm trials & explore cutting-edge agricultural practices🧑🌾
Scan the QR code - limited spaces left!👇
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
13 Apr 2025
We’re now unearthing some fascinating findings in @_truth_project @bofinfarmers
“As well as healthy populations of mycorrhiza, @TomThirkell analysis of the Root Rangers’ samples has also uncovered some “unidentified foreign organisms” (UFOs).”
12 Apr 2025
🧑🏻🔬 Farmer and scientist collaboration helps to unearth soil secrets written by @tomallenstevens
Read more here 👉🏻 directdriller.com/farmer-and…
Issue 31 Tech Farmer Magazine
#DirectDrillerMagazine #RegenerativeFarming #OrganicFarming #SoilHealth #SustainableFarming
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21 Feb 2025
Not long left to register for the @SoilCapital farmer platform
youtu.be/_HEvJhvsw34
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
21 Jan 2025
And finally we move onto #YENAwards Innovator of the Year. David Fuller-Shapcott @Sweethopefarm, a longtime YEN member, is recognised for his innovative ideas and trials to enhance yield, nutrient management, & crop sustainability. Thank you David 👏👏
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16 Oct 2024
#harvest24 is a wrap.
Thank you to staff, family and friends for a final push to finish #Harvest24. Merlin and Isobel spring oats producing a very pleasing finale.
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3 Oct 2024
After last night's #HIH24 awards, today is officially #BOFIN day at Sweethope, with the laying out of our #SLIMMERS trial over the hedge from drilling the #TirosMax @bofinfarmers Truth project trial plots, with @uniumbioscience
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30 Sep 2024
Thank you to Wayne and the mobile seed dressing plant @AgriiUK for another excellent job applying @InteragroUK Newton to @Limagrain Tapestry seed, including @bofinfarmers trial of Tiros Max from @uniumbioscience, overseen by @SusieRoques at ADAS. #bofin
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
27 Sep 2024
Considering a #biostimulant #SeedTreatment this autumn to get crops up & away fast? 🤔
Stimulating plants to thrive, NEWTON is a chemical-free solution that will help unlock the potential of seeds.
Download our guide for a resilient start to your crop bit.ly/3ZAwnLc
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
22 Jul 2024
🌾Could you be next to join our team of on-farm trialists? We need forward-thinking farmers to join our projects for the 2024-5 season. Get paid for playing a part in the next agricultural revolution!
Visit bofin.org.uk/getinvolved to find out more and register your interest😁
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
12 Jul 2024
📲 Download our 2024-25 NEWTON #biostimulant #SeedTreament guide - packed full of trials data, #farmer case studies and more.
So, stimulate your plants to thrive this autumn.
DOWNLOAD NOW ➡️ bit.ly/3WjNM8L
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
4 Jul 2024
Excellent piece by @Mike__Abram in @FarmersWeekly on the potential for gene-editing discussed by @gilesedoldroyd & @farmingGeorge @Groundswellaguk. @bofinfarmers will bring lines to commercial farms with these novel traits for eval by farmers in <2yrs fwi.co.uk/arable/why-gene-ed…
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
17 Apr 2024
Looking to better understand your crops & enhance your yields for free?
Thanks to the support of our sponsors, we have several sponsored places available so new growers can join one of our crop Yield Enhancement Networks in 2024.
Read on if you're up for giving YEN a go! ⬇️
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We're working with @SimpsonsMalt and their growers to reduce the carbon footprint of world leading whisky brands🥃🌾
#Yara #KnowledgeGrows #LowCarbon #Fertiliser
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
2 Apr 2024
📢LATEST BOFIN BUZZ EPISODE📢
Join us as we interviewed some of our farmers at the @lowcarbonagri show about on-farm trials & gov incentives 🤔⬇️
Episode host: Skye Melita
Special guests: @Sweethopefarm, George Renner, Rhys Jones @slimersproject
open.spotify.com/episode/3xe…
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
24 Jan 2024
Now onto our final panel for the day - Megan from @ADASGroup is joined by @Sweethopefarm, @OriginFert, and @drkindred from @AngloAmericanUK to discuss how #arable industry could cut #carbon #YEN2024
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Sweethope Farm retweeted
25 Nov 2020
Gold for best potential yield at 87% of 11.1 t/ha goes to Peter Chapman, sponsored by @LGSeedsUK @NickersonUK. Brilliant results from our Scottish YEN members! Raising a dram to you all.
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6 Nov 2020
A rare November sight of the lesser spotted green munching bird enjoying a field of spring wheat! Excuse the dusty flatulence but this is 600ft above sea level! #harvest2020 rolls on
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10 Jul 2020
Photos of 21st March sown #LGSpotlight receiving its T3 spray last night @reglimagrain @Limagrain #dontpanicmrgranger!!!
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