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Download PDF Water companies are working with farmers to reduce the amount of oilseed rape herbicides that find their way into drinking water supplies. CPM reports on a new study involving clethodim. Farmers are the guardians of the catchment. As long as they’re fully aware of the risks, they’ll take good care of it. By Tom Allen-Stevens New research suggests field rates of residual oilseed rape herbicides may be cut without loss of overall efficacy on blackgrass when used in...
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Download PDF Slugs left unchecked can have a devastating impact on crops, affecting both yield and quality. With current pesticide control options under ever increasing environmental scrutiny, growers must continue to demonstrate best practice as well as follow current IPM protocols. Avoiding a slugfest The danger from slugs is ever present so it pays to think about lowering risk before the next crop goes into the ground. CPM picks up the slime trail to find how to defend...
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Download PDF A new insight into the behaviour and movement of slugs begs the question whether overall molluscicide treatments are sometimes more what’s actually needed to suppress pest numbers. CPM explores where this research may lead in practice. 80% of slugs stayed very close to their release point. By Lucy de la Pasture You could say changes to management practices to control slugs have been about as sluggish as the pest itself – with very little in the way of innovative...
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Download PDF While oilseed rape crops are more than likely to be besieged by ‘the beetle’, given the right conditions slugs can be just as dangerous during establishment. CPM looks at balancing risk with IPM. Nobody wants prophylactic applications of molluscicides. By Lucy de la Pasture and Rob Jones Researchers at Harper Adams University and in a collaboration between CHAP and the Small Robot company envisage a future where slugs are targeted by precision-applied control...
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Download PDF With just over 60% on the national oilseed rape crop making it to harvest, a multipronged strategy will give the crop its best chance and varietal choice is one just part of the puzzle. CPM talks to DeKalb about the characteristics of hybrids and how these may help combat CSFB attack. Too often speed of development is confused with vigour. By Rob Jones Varietal choice is central to most IPM strategies, maintains leading oilseed rape breeder Dekalb, and it’s...
Written by Agriland Team
The cost of rural theft in Northern Ireland rose 18% to £3.3 million in 2019 as organised criminal gangs targeted farmers’ high-value tractors, quad bikes and livestock.
In its 2020 Rural Crime Report, published today (Tuesday, August 4), leading rural insurer NFU Mutual reveals that rural crime cost the UK £54 million in 2019; an increase of almost 9% on the previous year.
While there have been some reductions in crime under lockdown, the insurer said it had...
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Download PDF Oilseed rape is a crop that still has a lot to offer if the CSFB problem can be overcome, but many of the growers sticking with the crop this autumn will be hoping fortune favours the brave. CPM investigates the role of natural predators. There’s a big opportunity to develop biocontrol measures. By Lucy de la Pasture With the realisation that chemistry no longer cuts it as far as reliable cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) control is concerned, all eyes are on the...
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The US-based company Elanco has announced it has closed the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health.
The transaction, valued at $6.89 billion (€5.84 billion), expands Elanco’s scale and capabilities, positioning the company for the long term in the animal health industry, the firm claims.
Jeff Simmons, president and CEO of Elanco, said:
“Nearly two years into our journey as an independent company, we have made significant progress in creating a purpose-driven...
Written by Agriland Team
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has plummeted following the conclusion of the latest auction, to mark back-to-back drops.
The most recent tender – event 265 – concluded this afternoon, Tuesday, August 4, with the GDT Price Index down 5.1%.
Lasting two hours and 29 minutes, today’s event saw 164 bidders participate across 19 rounds with 132 winning bidders recorded.
A total of 32,696MT of product was sold on the day.
Key results:
AMF index up 3.0%, average...
Written by John Swire
Case IH has announced that Cornwall Farm Machinery, based in Trispen, has been appointed as a new Case IH dealer, covering the whole of Cornwall.on the development, Paul Harrison, Case IH business director UK & ROI, said: “We are really excited to be adding Cornwall Farm Machinery to our dealer network. Case IH has been growing market share in recent years and this well-known and respected local business is well-placed to serve our growing customer base effectively...
Written by John Swire
Hartpury has been allocated £1.25 million in Government funding to help create a Digital Innovation Farm, to further enhance Gloucestershire’s position as a leader in agri-tech.
It follows a successful bid by Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, GFirst LEP, to the Government’s nationwide Getting Building Fund.
The Digital Innovation Farm will include the National Centre for Agricultural Data Management and Interpretation, to assist the industry in its...
Written by Paul Schrimpf
Veris Technologies' Eric Lund is one of the recipients of the 2020 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence. Here he shares how he got started in precision and helped pioneer a solution for soil sensing.
The post Eric Lund: Revealing the Truth About Soil appeared first on PrecisionAg.
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Written by Paul Schrimpf
Illinois farmer Grant Strom is one of the recipients of the 2020 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence. Here he shares his thoughts on technology, soil health, and collaborating with others.
The post Grant Strom: Becoming a Better Farmer Through Hard Work and Soil Health appeared first on PrecisionAg.
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The latest on rural crime as part of the 2020 Rural Crime Report
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Will is joined by Rebecca Davidson, NFU Mutual’s Rural Affairs Specialist, to talk through the results of the report and Detective Constable Chris Piggott from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service to talk about the latest trends. Rebecca and Chris talk about crime under Coronavirus, what is being done to tackle the problem, and offer tips and advice to prevent rural crime.
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Testing waste water for coronavirus
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Today there has been further coverage in The Sun and BBC News about the Defra-led project to research whether genetic material (RNA) from coronavirus can be detected in sewage. It is hoped this could be used to detect the prevalence of the virus in the population, including those who are asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic.
While sampling is underway across 44 sites in England, we will be only be able to fully assess if the...
Chancellor and Richmond MP, Rishi Sunak visits £3.7m Stokesley Flood Alleviation Scheme
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On Friday 31 July, the Chancellor and Richmondshire MP Rishi Sunak visited Stokesley, in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, to learn more about the town’s new £3.7m Flood Alleviation Scheme. This generated positive regional coverage including pieces in The Yorkshire Post, The Northern Echo, the Evening Gazette (Gazette Live) and Hambleton Today.
During the visit...
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Farm families in counties Down and Cavan have been announced as the Lakeland Dairies Supreme Milk Quality Award Winners.
Describing the winning of a milk quality award as a “truly excellent achievement”, Lakeland noted that the winners emerged from among 3,200 farm families across 16 counties who produce milk for the 1.85 billion Lakeland Dairies milk pool.
For the first time in the history of the Lakeland Dairies Milk Quality Awards, joint supreme champions of...
Written by Rachel Martin
MSD Animal Health has completed its $55 million acquisition of the worldwide rights to Vecoxan (diclazuril), an oral suspension for the prevention and treatment of coccidiosis in calves and lambs, from Elanco Animal Health.
Vecoxan can be used on lambs, against coccidiosis caused by Eimeria crandallis and Eimeria ovinoidalis, and on calves, against coccidiosis caused by Eimeria bovis and Eimeria zuernii. The brand is sold in Europe, South Africa, South Korea and...
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Kelso father and son team Jimmy and Willie Thomson, have been awarded this year’s prestigious Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) Sir. William Young Award.
The award recognises outstanding contribution to livestock breeding and commemorates the service to Scottish agriculture by the late Sir William Young.
Jimmy and Willie Thomson
Based at Hownam Grange, a 1,650ac hill farm on the Roxburghe Estate which the family has tenanted since 1941...
Written by John Swire
The new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) must be flexible and have farming at its heart, the NFU said today, as the government consultation draws to a close.
The scheme is due to be rolled out in 2024, replacing the existing environmental schemes currently available under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Tom Bradshaw
NFU Vice President Tom Bradshaw said: “The consultation on the new ELMS has given us a great opportunity to get a range of views from...
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Tractor Chat #01 - with Direct Driller Magazine Farmer Focus writer Phil Rowbottom
Discussing direct drilling wheat, Oil seed rape growing in the UK, Fendt 724 tractor and his Sky Easy Drill.
Discussing direct drilling wheat, Oil seed rape growing in the UK, Fendt 724 tractor and his Sky Easy Drill.