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    Grassweeds: What’s in the stack?

    Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF A stack is no longer viewed as simply which active ingredients are in a programme, it includes cultural control methods too. CPM shares thoughts from grassweed experts. By Rob Jones Choosing herbicides for the autumn programme is an...
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    sfi you can now apply

    5.45 am this morning rec email from defra saying as youve registered your interest you can now start your application. ok thinks me will try . First thing to do will be go get some more ink and a couple of reams of printer paper as will have to download the 40 pages of the new guidance of how...
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    Green bridge data highlights BYDV risk

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Trial data suggests a short gap between spray off and drilling can leave a green bridge for aphids to survive and spread barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) to emerging crops. The trials, conducted by Bayer, show lower infection rates from a nine-day gap...
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    Insecticide resistance a major concern facing tillage sector

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The threat of insecticide resistance is one that all tillage farmers should be taking very seriously, according to scientific experts in this field. Rothamsted Research’s Dr. Steve Foster told Agriland: “The banning of neonicotinoid seed treatments...
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    "The Era of Cheap Food is Over"

    Britain’s era of cheap food is over, say economists Prices likely to keep rising for forseeable future despite food inflation peaking BySzu Ping Chan3 August 2023 • 8:17pm Britain’s era of cheap food has come to an end, economists have said, as the Bank of England warned grocery price...
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    Wasps!

    My last tunnels of strawberries are being attacked by wasps. Lots of them. Any suggestions for deterrents or solutions? The obvious one is to find the nest...whats the best insecticide for the job.?
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    Brown rust survey calls for samples

    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...
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    Tillage: How to test for take-all using a plastic cup

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Take-all is a disease that is becoming a major challenge on Irish cereal farms. Black patches in stubble can be an indicator of the problem’s existence. However, Seedtech’s Tim O’Donovan outlined a much more definitive test for the disease at the...
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    Poor weather stymies start of NI winter barley harvest

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Farmers in parts of east Down sprayed-off crops of winter barley last week, in the expectation of having their earliest fields harvested by now. The Ards Peninsula, for instance, is one of the earliest regions of Northern Ireland, where the growing of...
  10. Clive

    BYDV resistant wheat ?

    Anyone growing Grouse this year ? how's it looking ? given our long term lack of insecticide use this BYDV (and OBM I think ?). resistant trait makes a lot of sense to mitigate against damage in future years ? Is RAGT's Grouse the only variety with this trait or are there others ...
  11. Janet Hughes Defra

    Sustainable farming incentive - handbook for 2023 has been published

    Afternoon all, Today we've published a handbook containing all the detailed information about the sustainable farming incentive offer for this year. The handbook is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfi-handbook-for-the-sfi-2023-offer An overview blogpost is here...
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    BYDV

    I would just like to thank those who told me last autumn that BYDV was a figment of my imagination and that a insecticide is a waste of time . Only Problem is that I'm looking now at major harm to my bank balance . BYDV is absolutely rife in my unsprayed wheat but mainly controlled in my...
  13. Vader

    Sycamores

    Anyone noticed how much sticky stuff they producing this year? Never seen so much. Actually pavement is sticky under them and gravel on tracks sticks to tires. Means LOTS of aphids. So more bugs on the crops?
  14. Martin Holden

    Flies and Bugs are back?

    Seen to remember somewhere it was noted a couple of years ago that the number of flies and bugs adorning windscreens and vehicle fronts had dramatically decreased, something I’d noticed too. Yesterday on a trip to SW Wales and back again I can report “they are back”. My car was covered in them...
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    Agronomist T3 prescription!

    Hi All, For those who use an agronomist to help with work load who’s got a rec for T3? Its very dry and wheat of our sensible varieties here very clean (Siskin /Extase etc) Is teb/prochloraz the general go to in this rusty weather?Will it be needed? For those that prescribe for themselves...
  16. kevindb880

    Winter Beans no pods!

    Our winter beans look really good at a distance but when you look closely there’s loads of flowers just finishing but very few pods in fact I’ve never seen so few pods! Could it be the cold or lack of sun and bees or a bit of everything?
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    Is Verydor causing tipping?

    T2 went onto Graham about a week ago , crop was lovely and green, it's slowly turning yellow after 4 days. Is anybody else seeing it? 1 l verydor + epsomicrotop. Extase has also tipped a bit. I've got some insitor to have T2 still but I'm a bit cautious.
  18. Bigjon44

    BYDV or cold/stress!!!

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    Playing catch up?

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A late season and favourable pest and disease conditions may make 2023 a challenging potato season. CPM gathers some sage advice on blight and virus control. By Lucy de la Pasture The wettest March for 40-years and regular showers...
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    Protection from day one

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF What if growers never needed to worry about BYDV ever again? CPM explores whether that dream could soon become a reality. By Janine Adamson Farmers care about the environment and how they’re perceived so resistant varieties are a way...
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