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  1. Laminated

    Sugar beet price 2024

    What do you think the price will be for next year. Following at 48% increase for this harvest how big a drop are we expecting.
  2. CPM RSS

    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...
  3. CPM RSS

    Septoria remains an unwanted guest

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With previous warnings of an impending ‘sea of septoria’, how are crops faring as the season continues? CPM joins the Bayer Crop Doctor team for an update on the sites and tips for next steps. By Janine Adamson For many, a lack of spray...
  4. CPM RSS

    The ultimate backstage pass

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Engaging in oilseed rape trials is giving Shropshire farmer, Rob Morgan, risk-free insight into how upcoming varieties could work on his farm. CPM finds out more. By Janine Adamson Taking a leap of faith away from a tried and tested...
  5. Agriland RSS

    Tillage: Controlling septoria tritici in winter wheat

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Septoria tritici is the most important and damaging foliar disease on winter wheat crops grown in the UK and Ireland. The pathogen acts to reduce green leaf area for photosynthesis. It causes significant yield loss every year. It also affects grain...
  6. TFF

    Speed the plough – or the direct drill and sprayer?

    One of the key questions for farmers today is whether to continue using a plough. Land has been ploughed to grow crops for thousands of years. Arguably, urban societies and civilisation itself, owe their existence to the plough. But ploughing can damage soil structure and biological life. Soil...
  7. CPM RSS

    Setting up for a sea of septoria?

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF After successive years where March has seen the ground begin to dry out after the winter downpours, 2023 appears to have bucked the trend. CPM met up with the Bayer Crop Doctor team to survey sites around the country and get a feel for the...
  8. CPM RSS

    Finesse through fine-tuning

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A leaf sampling service is supporting Herefordshire farmer, Mark Wood, to live by his mantra of only treating a crop with what it needs. CPM unpicks the challenges this is helping to tackle. By Janine Adamson Sitting in the farm office...
  9. Trinity AgTech

    Drivers in Regenerative Agriculture

    Written by Robert Patten B.Eng. MBA from Plantworks and Smart Rotations We can define regenerative agriculture in many ways, indeed many have, but for the sake of a grounded definition let us agree it begins with a focus on the soil being an asset and not a commodity. This is a good start, as...
  10. CPM RSS

    Precision Breeding Bill gains Royal Assent

    Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act passed into law, with Defra calling it ‘a major step’ in unlocking growth and innovation in new technologies. The Act will set in motion changes to allow farmers to grow crops which are drought...
  11. TFF

    The science and strategy of increased yields—no matter where you farm, no matter what you grow

    Thirty years ago, Ben Rentsche’s 16,000-acre Iowa operation yielded 150 bushels of corn per acre. Ten years later, yields had grown to 180 bushels. Since 2012, Rentsche has averaged 200 bushels per acre, with his best crop coming in at 226. It’s a pattern seen on farms all over the world. Each...
  12. Agriland RSS

    CAFRE crops update confirms impact of high fertiliser prices

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The latest crops update from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland has confirmed the high cost of fertiliser relative to current grain price. According to CAFRE crops advisor, Leigh McClean, this means that...
  13. Precision AG RSS

    Bayer, Microsoft Launch New Cloud-Based Solutions for Agri-Food Industry

    Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag AgPowered Services from Bayer in combination with the new Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture provide ready-to-use capabilities. The post Bayer, Microsoft Launch New Cloud-Based Solutions for Agri-Food Industry appeared first on Global Ag Tech...
  14. CPM RSS

    One strategy, many different parts

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Cabbage stem flea beetle management now requires a multi-pronged approach. CPM reports on an ongoing AHDB project that’s uncovering the best tactics to deploy. By Adam Clarke The distress surrounding cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) as...
  15. M

    Grassweed attack!!

    I’m sure like many we’ve used luximo as pre em and now needing to spend more of the profits !!!! On a contact Used in the past Atlantis -good whilst it worked Broadway star- now no good here as we have black grass as well as Italian Proverb- didn’t see much diff if any to Atlantis Monolith -...
  16. CPM RSS

    Grassweeds: Application matters

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF When grassweeds survive post-emergence herbicides, it’s often assumed that the spray hasn’t worked and resistance may be at play. But recent research shows that application matters just as much. CPM reports. By Lucy de la Pasture Two...
  17. CPM RSS

    Disease control: Back to basics

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A relatively warm and dry February saw field work resume in earnest. With yellow rust already at uncomfortable levels in some regions and the T0 timing on the horizon, CPM gathers thoughts on disease control at a roundtable event hosted by...
  18. Agriland RSS

    Probing for weaknesses in wheat septoria genomes

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland A new study has compared genomes across 18 strains of the septoria leaf blotch fungus zymoseptoria tritici. The work has revealed a core set of genes that may offer clues for improved control of this important disease. These ‘core biology’ gene sets...
  19. TFF

    Genome Boost for Nature-Friendly Pest Control

    A new database of 19 insect genomes encompassing some of the most damaging pests of crops worldwide has been made publicly available. It includes some of the most common pest threats faced by UK farmers including wireworm, cabbage stem flea beetle and pollen beetle, as well as other globally...
  20. CPM RSS

    Lightening the N footprint

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Matching nitrogen rates to defined soil variability is an obvious route to optimise nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) but when that variability exists throughout the field, it’s a more demanding exercise. CPM investigates. By Lucy de la...
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