barley

Anyone done one yet with Feb/mar born lambs? Just started to notice the odd mucky bum, need to do a FEC count tomorrow to check levels of nemo as wells guess.

Hi all, my winter barley never received a pre em and there is now meadow grass in areas of the field. Will anything touch it? Will need spraying for wild oats, will axial pro just knock the meadow grass and it will recover? Tia

The rainfall and flooding that has hit the UK recently have posed farmers up and down the UK with unprecedented challenges setting usual progress back immeasurably. Grant James, Business Development Manager at Sea2Soil says regenerative farming - which harnesses the natural capabilities of fish...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The UK is seeing fewer and fewer ‘perfect’ spray days, so being ready to utilise any weather window that comes along is increasingly important. CPM speaks to a farm manager whose investment in a new self-propelled sprayer with pulse width...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops specialist, Leigh McClean highlighted a number of priorities for arable farmers in Northern Ireland. His advice reflects the prospects of high pressure building and the weather improving...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The right cover crop mix can help improve nutrient management and provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical pest control. CPM speaks to two growers who are making the most of Severn Trent’s funding scheme. By Rob Jones...

We’ve always grown s barley for wholecrop, but last year‘s efforts were horrendous. Sodding wet spring (after dusty Feb/March), followed on by many weeks of no rain. Barley got sown late, established then gasped for water. None of it managed to get over 12 inches high. This year’s heading the...

We’ve always grown s barley for wholecrop, but last year‘s efforts were horrendous. Sodding wet spring (after dusty Feb/March), followed on by many weeks of no rain. Barley got sown late, established then gasped for water. None of it managed to get over 12 inches high. This year’s heading the...

It’s been a hell of a wet time. We have some seriously slumped soils. What are people planning to do to alleviate the damage? Leave it to natural processes? Deep rooted cover crop? Deeper loosening tine? Plough? A lot will depend on the weather this summer but just wondered what general...

What would Wolverine or Librax same chem one or the other with Elatus Era say 1 litre of each plus pgr, Clormaquat and some Trinaxapac Ethyl for aT1 application?

Laureate on heavy land, aiming for 7.5t/ha and malting sample. Previous cropping either wheat or failed OSR. How much nitrogen would you give in total please? Had 40kg/ha N in seedbed @ drilling.

A bit hypothetical , but if it goes really dry how would you cope ? I'd be fine as I've written off this year .

so Its looking like I’m not going to get all my Spring barley in this year. What’s the best to plant end of April/may. Don’t mind if it’s to just graze lambs or to cut it. wondered about vetch and cutting it then grazing lambs on it over the winter. Any better ideas?

Reports the 970 acre 'Sibleyback farm' on Bodmin has been sold to rewilders....£10 million to turn it into native woodland and bog. Where does this all end?

As a farmers son, almost 40 I do feel stigmatised by my farming friends and family for actually wanting to go home in the evening and weekends to my family. Quite a few of the farmers I know work constantly (12-16) hours a day 7 days a week and do nothing else. Of course they talk they have...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF New malting barley varieties capable of producing more litres of alcohol per hectare could not only reduce the carbon footprint of beer and spirit production, but they could also deliver significant benefits for growers. CPM finds out...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Sugar beet researchers from across Europe and USA convened in Brussels recently to discuss the latest research on key topics for the crop. CPM joined delegates at the IIRB congress to find out more. By Mike Abram Virus yellows...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF For this month’s topical cereal disease and agronomy feature, CPM reviews insights from AHDB’s re-run Early Bird Survey coupled with added reflections from agronomists and farmers. By Janine Adamson One thing’s for certain – this year...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Achieving resilient disease control relies on many independent factors coming together under the stewardship of growers and agronomists. In the first of BASF’s Real Results Roundtables, CPM hosts an open discussion to understand the...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It might be one of those years where it’s sorely tempting to tighten the belt where input spend is concerned, but this could be a false economy. CPM explores the benefits of a well-timed T2. By Melanie Jenkins Variability, not just...