harvesting

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Potato growers are all too familiar with the threat of late blight and its various genotype guises. In the second of BASF’s Real Results Roundtables, CPM hosts an open discussion to explore where the disease could be heading and how a new...

Written by Daisy Bury from CPM Magazine Download PDF Can sugar beet growers successfully use reduced cultivations to reap the cost saving benefits and improve sustainability credentials? CPM learns about a trial comparing different approaches. By Mike Abram In most crops, reducing...

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 Stella Meehan from Agriland The 2024 World Farmers’ Organistion (WFO) annual meeting will take place from June 17 to June 21 at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) premises in Rome, Italy. The event will convene hundreds of farmers of all sizes and...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Cereals 2024 is being held in Bedfordshire this year and is little more than a month away, with John Deere being one company that is planning a strong presence at the event. Visitors to the event are promised their first look at John Deere’s new S7...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has put together its management tips for farmers as slurry tanks on many farms “remain full” following the prolonged wet spell. According to CAFRE, farmers in zones 1 and 2 of Northern...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland NFU Mutual is warning drivers and other road users to take extra care over the coming months as the “harvest rush” is expected to bring a spike in crashes involving agricultural vehicles. May to September is the busiest time for farmers...

worst I've seen here for years, reckon the rain made autumn sprays short lived and broadway star seems to have done very little this spring Rye grass and not blackgrass thankfully, but 2024 is certainly not a year where its easy to take a lot of pride in a farm Is it just me or are others...

Dad worked on farms in the 1950's-1970's. He bought his first house in about 1976 when no longer working on farms so at least he managed to get a foothold outside of tied cottages. Always a mixed blessing.

What is everyone thinking on this? I have winter triticale for AD being foraged in June, so was always planning to do a summer cover crop with legumes infront of the following wheat. There is now talk of SFI payments for this scenario which is another bonus. My initial thoughts were something...

RABDF Down to Earth, the regenerative livestock farming event, will be hosted at a housed cow unit for the second year in a row; cows milked 3x per day, I understand it to be "high input, high output". Not knocking confinement systems, but can this system really be regenerative? I believe that...

Got the email saying Groundswell tickets are on sale. Been to it since the start, but £250 for 2 days entry and camping is a bit on the steep side. Much though I love going probably going to give it a miss this year.

I have 90acres of 1st cut silage to sell to a dairy farm about 2 miles up the road, i have no idea what to charge him for it, what is the going rate per acre for silage? Its very good quality 2yr old lay, he will do all the contracting work so that wont be in the price

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland John Deere has just unveiled its latest forestry machines at a launch event in Helsinki. The new machines cover both the harvesting and forwarding of timber. Known as the H Series harvesters and forwarders, they are said to demonstrate higher...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Case IH is intending to return to Cereals 2024 on June 11-12 with a new stand that will showcase not only its latest machinery, but also its connected services. The stand will incorporate one of the largest working demonstration plots on the Cereals...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Pottinger released its Harvest Assist app in March of last year with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the harvest operation through better utilisation of the machinery, especially the transport portion. Over the last year, it has been developing...

Apply now for a water screening study Written by Andy Turner Climate change affects the amount and timing of water availability, as well as demand. We want to support farmers and growers to plan for and secure a more resilient water supply. So, from today, small groups of farmers in England...

This is the first year we are having a field of Maize on our farm to sell the standing crop. The only machine we don’t have is a shakerator (or similar) and I always see maize people shakerate the field before or after ploughing… is this necessary? The field is light and has been in an...

We had a small heap of linseed (4 or 5 tonnes) in the corner of the shed over winter and have just drilled some over the weekend, straight from the heap as it looked very clean (we like to take a scientific approach). Denny the drill-man said he had at least ten dead and mummified mice blocking...

Genuine question, and I know that I'll get a thousand different answers. What is a "standard" working day to you, or your staff, on your farm? How many hours? On a run of the mill day - not lambing/calving/harvest/silage etc For reference, I'm thinking 800ac, mixed beef/sheep/arable, modern...