FARM ZONE

Bright Maize’s Business Manager, Charlie Dolphin, observes that the maize crops doing best this year are those which were drilled into well prepared seed-beds which held sufficient moisture to support speedy germination and establishment. Such is the importance of...

Demand for forage inoculant has increased year on year since Bright Maize introduced its own range of tailored products ten years ago. Business Manager, Charlie Dolphin, looks at how the story has unfolded over the last decade and why the sceptics have been proved...

Bright Maize Business Manager, Charlie Dolphin, looks at this this year’s maize season so far, and comments on the trends and challenges. He also observes that those who grow maize are becoming more discerning in their attitude towards the crop and how it is grown....

A couple of months into her journey, we look at how Amy Hart is tackling the job and the workload she has taken on... Amy Hart has joined Bright Maize to cover sales in East Anglia and Wales. She joins the company having had experience in the seed and equine sectors;...

Roger Evans writes his diary early in the morning, before breakfast. He has a fine view through his Shropshire farmhouse’s kitchen window: a pond in the middle distance, Canada geese, a far-off row of trees which Roger himself planted years before. Gomer the dog - and...

In the year of his 75th Birthday, we look at the major contribution David Bright – founder of Bright Seeds – has made to UK agriculture, particularly in the field of maize production and the environment This year marks the 75th birthday of one of the leading lights of...

On Monday the UK government and the European Union announced The Windsor Framework, a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol. Bright Maize has put together a question-and-answer briefing pack to explain what the Protocol is, how it has impacted UK farmers, what is in...

We are in the middle of a process of change that will have a major impact on almost every farmer in the United Kingdom over the next five years. What is it? The introduction of new systems for government support to farmers. In England, most payments will be made...

Those worried about overindulging during the festive season might take solace from discovering the opulence of their forbears. Bright Maize takes a look at the culinary splendours enjoyed by some in the Regency period As Christmas comes around once more, it brings...

When a sales advisor tells you to place your maize seed order early, you will do well to heed the advice this year. The shortage of maize seed in 2022 – not least because of the 40% yield reduction experienced last year – is real. It is true that suppliers always like...