by David Edwards | Sep 29, 2020 | blog
In spite of the scourge of Coronavirus currently sweeping the land, Bright Maize, one of the biggest UK suppliers of maize seed, managed to hold its Open Day on Wednesday 2nd September at Fovant, near Salisbury. This was a bold move, and one of the first farming...
by David Edwards | Jul 21, 2020 | blog
In part three of Farm Zone’s ‘pioneers in agriculture’ series, we cover the life of grassland scientist George Stapledon Previous articles in the series have looked at the lives of George Barham, founder of the Express Country Milk Company; and Tom Williams and the...
by David Edwards | Jul 8, 2020 | blog
Last year’s government report on the state of the environment for soil drew attention to a number of soil-related, including soil compaction, issues which particularly concern the farming community. At Farm Zone, we have produced this blog post to inform Bright Maize...
by David Edwards | Jun 24, 2020 | blog
An interview with Rod Crossley, Senior Technical Advisor at Bright Maize What is your day-to-day job at Bright Maize? I see my role as being a link between the farmer/farm manager and the maize seed producer. I spend a lot of time in the field, as it were, working...
by David Edwards | May 20, 2020 | blog
In this second part of Farm Zone’s ‘pioneers in agriculture’ series, we look at the life of George Barham – founder of Express Dairies Express Dairies was, in its day, one of the biggest names in the business. Back when milk floats did the rounds, its distinctive blue...
