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Covid - 19 Update 29/04/20

Covid - 19 Update 29/04/20

  • 29 Apr 2020
  • Business Hints and Tips, Clubs and Activities, Education, Gardening, Out and About, Overbury Businesses, Overbury Church of England First School and Grasshoppers Nursery, Overbury Estate, Overbury Farms, Property Showcases

How Overbury Enterprises is supporting the Community.


International World Curlew Day

International World Curlew Day

  • 21 Apr 2020
  • Overbury Estate, Overbury Farms

On International Curlew Day we want to share awareness of this beautiful bird as well as ground nesting birds on farms such as Overbury's.


EARLY BIRD COUNTS THE WORMS

EARLY BIRD COUNTS THE WORMS

  • 5 Mar 2019
  • Overbury Farms

During the week starting on the 4th March the BBC Radio 4 program ‘Farming Today’ is covering soil. It’s a fascinating topic and one we are very proud to have at the heart of our farming strategy at Overbury.

 


PLANTING FOR THE FUTURE

PLANTING FOR THE FUTURE

  • 28 Jan 2019
  • Education, Out and About, Overbury Estate, Overbury Farms

Organised by FWAG with saplings purchased from the Woodland Trust, last weds 23rd January 2019, we welcomed over 20 members of DHL Supply Chain’s project management team to Overbury.

 


DOWN ON THE FARM

DOWN ON THE FARM

  • 7 Dec 2017
  • Overbury Farms

There are just 4 days left (expires on Monday 11th December 2017) to check out Farmer Jake showing JB how we use Drones at Overbury on CBeebies ‘Down on the Farm’.

Click here to watch now.


CRIMPER ROLLER

CRIMPER ROLLER

  • 30 Nov 2017
  • Overbury Farms

There is so much public awareness of the perceived issues with Glyphostate at the moment even though 3300 studies have shown it to be a very benign chemical when used correctly in the field.  With any potential restriction on its use being enforced on us I wanted to have a look at an alternative method of killing a cover crop before we plant our harvestable, or cash crop, into the field.  To me a cover crop can only enhance the soil and the wider environment.  It shields the soil from rain, reducing runoff and erosion; it feeds the soil biology with carbohydrates and encourages the development of below ground microbial populations; provides winter feed for our sheep; increases soil organic matter to hold more nutrients and water - it’s a no brainier for the farm and the wider environment.


GREAT COMPANIONS

GREAT COMPANIONS

  • 22 Nov 2017
  • Overbury Estate, Overbury Farms

For the last 3 years we have been experimenting with companion crops in our oilseed rape fields, that is growing more than one species of plant together.  The companions are mainly based around legumes to try and increase the amount of atmospheric nitrogen that we can capture and then make available to our farming system, and why wouldn’t we?  The atmosphere is 76% nitrogen, yet our cereal and brassica plants cannot use any of it.  But legumes can-and they do it very quickly. 

 

 


END OF HARVEST 2017

END OF HARVEST 2017

  • 29 Sep 2017
  • Overbury Estate, Overbury Farms

We are finally approaching the end of Harvest 2017.

We had been waiting for some more sunshine and so, between the showers, we have managed to harvest all the Linseed.  The harvested seeds should hopefully be used by other farmers next spring to plant in their fields.


MIDDLE BARN DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

MIDDLE BARN DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

  • 20 Mar 2017
  • Overbury Farms

Middle Barn Grain store is progressing well and we are on schedule to get it completed before harvest which is a huge relief. All of the steel work is now erected and most of the roof is on. Currently the machinery installers are building the grain drier itself and installing some of the cat walk, conveyors and elevators that will carry the grain through the plant and safely into store.


DORIS VISITS OVERBURY

DORIS VISITS OVERBURY

  • 8 Mar 2017
  • Out and About, Overbury Farms

With so many trees and so much property here at Overbury Enterprises, Storm Doris has kept us rather busy.

Several of the properties have had tiles blown off so the Maintenance Team have been repairing and replacing to keep our tenants nice and dry!