disease resistance

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The latest in a line of new UK fungicide launches, Miravis Plus, which features the long-awaited Adepidyn technology, is finally here. CPM learns why it’s hailed as a step-change in disease control. By Janine Adamson The last time CPM...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In an era where growers are looking to cultivate sustainable rotations which combine farm practicalities with economic returns, experts believe winter barley may increase in importance. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham While...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Large-scale on-farm testing of oilseed rape varieties is providing the best possible crop resilience intelligence for growers across the country. CPM reports on the programme behind the trials. By Rob Jones With oilseed rape in...

MAY MADNESS!! – "Nolwen" Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (Tetraploid) Ideal for overseeding worn pastures. This competitive price will only be available for seed ordered during MAY 2024. Currently listed in the RGCL 2023/2024 Good early growth from this very dense and winter-hardy variety...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Having invested the time and money required to successfully nurture an oilseed rape crop through to flowering, taking an eye off the ball at this stage in the game isn’t an option. CPM investigates the work behind a new management tool to...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF New malting barley varieties capable of producing more litres of alcohol per hectare could not only reduce the carbon footprint of beer and spirit production, but they could also deliver significant benefits for growers. CPM finds out...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Achieving resilient disease control relies on many independent factors coming together under the stewardship of growers and agronomists. In the first of BASF’s Real Results Roundtables, CPM hosts an open discussion to understand the...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) has just published a crops update for Northern Ireland. It relates the continuing impact of the poor weather on winter cereals, while also reflecting on the 2024 spring planting opportunities...

Leading independent seed breeder Elsoms Seeds and United Oilseeds, one of the UK’s largest national agricultural co-operatives, are advising growers and agronomists to reconsider new conventional rape varieties in variety selection planning based on their targeted special traits, Agronomic Merit...

As a distraction to the soggy non existent spring drilling programme, I'm looking ahead to the autumn and want to reduce my spring cropping area, currently about 1/3 of the farm thanks to blackgrass. Winter barley for feed isn't really any good for blackgrass control in terms of herbicide...

Any thoughts on this new group 1? Anyone been growing it?

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Gene editing, under the auspices of a new research project, looks set to fast-track the impact of potato breeding programmes. TuberGene will be funded as part of a United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) National Engineering Biology Programme...

"Nolwen" Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (Tetraploid) New 2024 seed Currently listed in the RGCL 2023/2024 Good early growth from this very dense and winter-hardy variety Excellent disease resistance Delivered price: £3.08 per kilo Packed in 25 kilo bags Minimum order 150kgs (6 x 25kg...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Last year was more of a septoria year than a yellow rust year for winter wheat but what could 2024 bring? According to the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) winter wheat yellow and brown rust pathogen populations can be...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A sunflower marketing pool has been launched in response to increased interest in the crop from growers looking for spring alternatives. Although only 400ha is currently grown in the UK, seed supplier Grainseed has confirmed demand could in fact...

The perfect storm of continued volatile input costs, and challenging drilling conditions, have put even greater pressure on grower margins. However, alternative biological options, in combination with reduced chemical inputs, can offer cost-savings, yield and sustainability benefits. With the...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is currently listing six new malting barley varieties. All are under evaluation by the organisation’s Malting Barley Committee (MBC) – three for brewing only, two for brewing and malt...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has added two new winter barley varieties to its recommended lists (RL) for 2024/2025. These include LG Capitol and SY Buzzard. Capitol is a two-row feed variety from Limagrain, while Buzzard...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s that time of year again – Christmas is fast approaching and therefore AHDB releases the latest iteration of its Recommended List for cereals and oilseeds. CPM reviews the changes including a BYDV-tolerant six-row hybrid winter barley...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Modern wheat breeding is constantly advancing, bringing yield and agronomic improvements to the table every year, but could looking back at old varieties bring something new to the table? CPM explores at how one scientific project is doing...