agronomists

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Research aiming to explain the impact Avadex has on weeds from follow-up herbicide treatments has found how it links to its mode of action. CPM learns more about the science. By Mike Abram Any grower who’s used Avadex (tri-allate) over...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With many crop production input costs at historical highs, seeking the best deals is more important than ever. CPM finds out how independent agronomy linked to an independent buying group is helping growers. By Adam Clarke Whether it’s...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Hybrid barleys are well recognised for their high biomass potential. This is an evolving, good news story for Irish grain growers. This has significant benefits in terms of grassweed suppression, but new data suggests that it also has a benefit...

Apart from the aquaduct of course.

Make your own mind up https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/22/heart-deaths-rise-by-500-a-week-after-covid-19-pandemic/

The UK farming sector is well-placed to continue to mitigate against climate change, but there are areas the sector needs to continue to tap into and develop further, says ADAS Research Director James Clarke in June’s NFU British Farmer and Grower magazine. The farming community has been...

A new research project aims to explore the potential for domestic production and pump-prime the UK’s first chickpea breeding programme. ‘Cicero - developing chickpea as a novel source of domestic UK protein’ is a two-year, £500,000 feasibility study led by the crop science organisation NIAB...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF From quick wins to longer-term adjustments, change is coming for the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds. CPM delves into results from a recent large-scale public review to understand what this could mean for levy payers. By...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF One name has dominated the oat market for a prolonged period, with none able to compare, but that might be about to change. Cromwell, Senova’s new oat variety, has appealing yields, good agronomics and the all-important, grain quality. CPM...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The arrival of a new disease challenge in sugar beet has highlighted a gap in variety disease resistance information and has caused a rethink of fungicide strategies. CPM finds out more about the cercospora and how to control it. By Rob...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Growers and agronomists are being asked to contribute to a brown rust virulence survey by sending in samples. The work is part of the UK cereal pathogen virulence survey (UKCPVS) and follows a suspected shift in the population. AICC president and...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping (CHCx3), which represents a four-year, £5.9 million research project, has been officially launched. It has been established to help UK farmers and growers target net zero in the most efficient way possible...

A full picture of soil health can be captured by a new ‘scorecard’. Jason Pole investigates. Not everything that matters can be measured. Not everything that can be measured matters. Wise words. Nobody would dispute that soil health matters. Now it can be measured. For more than five years, the...

NIAB launched a free new outreach programme for the fruit industry at the 2023 Fruit Focus event in Kent. NIAB Fruit is a one-stop shop for the results of NIAB’s research projects, study tours, demonstration sites and best practice information, all available online on niab.com. Growers have...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Infections of early blight (alternaria) are already being reported as a result of this year’s challenging potato season. The disease is historically seen from mid to late July, but climatic weather patterns mean it’s hit early this year with instances...

WTF... As if I haven't got enough problems at the moment, today I received a package from NHS Wales asking me to scrape a turd and send it back in the bottle provided They tried this game when I turned 60 a few years ago but I "forgot" I fear I am now firmly on their radar Now my predicament...

As per title, we've to use BASIS/FACTS qualified person if we want to use IPM plan and Nutrient management Plan for SFI. Anyone on here offering this service? Any approximations of fees for doing these?

The need for integrated pest management (IPM) strategies to control pests, weeds and diseases in UK arable farming has become more pressing. Although IPM practices have been used for generations, the recent loss of key active ingredients, new government policies and an increased environmental...

NRoSO have changed the rule about collecting points. You now have to collect 10 every year, not 30 over 3 and you will not be allowed to roll spare points over to the next year. Yet another "straw on the camels back" of rules and regs. that have to be remembered, not just getting the points, but...

5 days and up Amazing what a bit of rain does The stones arnt as bad as they look