agronomy

  1. TFF

    Potatoes in for a roasting due to poor PCN and FLN control

    From cover crops to clean seed to nematicides, it’s all part of an IPM approach to nematode control. CPM reports For all the problems created by higher energy and input costs or the pressure to reduce carbon emissions, it is potato cyst nematodes that many advisers consider to be the...
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    • Category: Integrated Pest Management
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    Herbal Leys, Are They Worth The Cost?

    I am becoming very disenchanted with growing Herbal leys. Maybe I am doing something wrong, but I cannot get them to last. I have a feeling that growing them on heavy wet clay land is not suitable. They start off very well and we try not to overgraze and fence in blocks. We rest it during the...
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
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    Typical forage yirlds

    A local dairy farm has asked us if we’d think about growing some whole crop rye and forage maize for their dairy herd which they want to expand but don’t have the land to provide the forage needed. So what could we expect yield wise (realistic please say 6 yr average) if built into an arable...
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  4. Precision AG RSS

    BASF Venture Capital Invests in Agritech Company WayBeyond

    Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag WayBeyond is a digital agronomy solution combining crop sciences, data and AI to increase crop yield and quality for protected fresh produce growers. The post BASF Venture Capital Invests in Agritech Company WayBeyond appeared first on Global Ag Tech...
  5. Lallemand Animal Nut.

    Three important things to remember ahead of the 2023 silage season

    Dairy and beef farmers are being encouraged to start forage planning now ahead of the 2023 silage season. Lientjie Colahan, technical sales support at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, outlines three important things farmers need to consider for the silage season ahead: 1.Develop a plan with your...
  6. CPM RSS

    Protect, prevent, and prosper

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The early bird catches the worm – so the saying goes, and this is no truer than when applied to getting ahead of disease in cereal crops. CPM explores how targeted early season agronomy can make all the difference. By Melanie Jenkins...
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  7. CPM RSS

    Potatoes in for a roasting?

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF From cover crops to clean seed to nematicides, it’s all part of an integrated approach to nematode control. CPM digs into the detail but finds there’s far from an oven-ready strategy across the industry. By Rob Jones For all the...
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    • Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
  8. Grass And Grain

    Where to source lupin seed?

    Fancy trying lupins in AB9 mix. Any suggestions of who might sell a few for about 10 acres? Egg timer style dusty sand land. That OK for lupins? Do pigeons bother them? Anyone know full seed rate? Want to mix with oats and some small seeds.
  9. CPM RSS

    Tried and tested

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As a long-standing member of the chemical armoury, there’s still great value in using phenoxy herbicides. CPM gets advice from the experts on what exactly they are and how growers could be using phenoxies this season. By Charlotte...
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  10. TFF

    Skeptical Farmer Burns Ag’s Playbook, Steers Turnaround On 2,000 Acres

    “People think I’m crazy,” says Roy Pfaltzgraff. “They’re right, I am crazy, but I’m also the owner of a farm that is working great.”(Photo by Erik Makic) By CHRIS BENNETT Roy Pfaltzgraff piled farming’s traditional playbook and recommendations on the turnrow and tossed a match on the heap. What...
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    • Category: On-farm Projects
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