biostimulants

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s sometimes regarded as a compliance ‘tick box’ exercise, yet creating a nutrient plan can deliver tangible benefits on the bottom line for a business, with new technology set to make the task even simpler. CPM reports. By Rob Jones...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Where better to visit than the birthplace of GM crops, Ghent, to learn about research coming out of its world-leading plant science research facilities 50 years later. CPM reports. By Mike Abram It was in 1974 that two Belgian...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Rather than look back at times gone by, CPM marks its 25 years in the business by exploring what the future could hold for crop production – sharing the valued viewpoints of those at the helm now, as well as the next generation of industry...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The role microbes play in plant growth and nutrient acquisition is a relatively recent discovery. CPM talks to researchers about endophytes and rhizophagy. By Mike Abram Just how plants are fundamentally linked to and rely on microbes...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Could including a biostimulant seed treatment when sowing cover crops be the key to better establishment and increased soil health gains? CPM accesses the latest trial results to find out more. By Janine Adamson and Rob Jones...

Written by Administrator from Farming Monthly National Outdoor field event held on 20 hectare site; Machinery demonstrations, trial plots, techniques, varieties and farm inputs; Some 100 exhibitors at the launch event, 4 and 5 September, 2024 in Nocton, Lincolnshire, UK – Agritechnica-organiser...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Two years on from our last visit, CPM catches up with Overbury Enterprises’ Jake Freestone to find out about his latest endeavours to ‘supercharge’ soils. By Charlotte Cunningham Long-standing readers of CPM will be familiar with seeing...

Direct Driller Issue 28 - July 2024 https://directdriller.com/issues/issue-28/ Inside this issue: Welcome to the Groundswell 2024 Issue How will AI change farming? Farmer Focus – John Cherry Revolutionise Your Farm: How Trinity AgTech’s Sandy Empowers Farmers to Master Natural Capital The...

TV programme last night showed sea weed being used as a "organic" fertilizer and could be a new idea/product for commercial growers? Well yet again school boy history shows that sea weed has, was used as fertiizer for many hundreds of years, in fact there are photos of horse and carts on beaches...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Although often revered for its crop nutrition portfolio, a series of strategic acquisitions has led FMC to significantly expand its biological product offering. CPM joins the team at their site at Pentre in Wales to learn more. By Janine...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The increase in biostimulants available on the market has given farmers and agronomists much more choice while delivering exciting new technology, however, the number of products on offer can be confusing. CPM investigates whether the...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Late planting and slow emergence of potatoes in cold wet conditions could leave crops exposed to the effects of stress at tuber initiation, warns Syngenta’s Andy Cunningham. “Research has shown that tuber initiation is a key stage for when potato...

As part of the TRUTH project, the root structure, microbial activity & AMF will be studied for areas treated with biostimulants against untreated areas. This morning, we sprayed on our trial biostimulant, Itaka's Fixio, in four 48m wide strips across the field. The soil is maybe a little cold...

Unsurprisingly our winter wheat is struggling. It has poor root development and has being suffering from manganese deficiency which we don’t normally get. It’s had manganese and NPKS this spring all ready. T0 is approaching and was contemplating some phosphite in as well as PGR and trace...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Advanced chlorophyll enhancing technology backed by science and proven in the field, is now making its way through European CE validation and looks set to shake up the UK biostimulant market. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Findings from new trials have shown that it’s possible to increase wheat yields, despite reduced nitrogen, when the right biostimulant is used… CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham There’s no denying this season has been...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With an exceptionally slow and difficult start to the season for farmers across the country, CPM seeks advice from the experts on how to address some of the biggest spraying challenges on the horizon and how to make every spray as...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Safeguarding yield and quality will be pivotal in what could be a competitive spring barley grain market this harvest, is the message from agronomy experts. This includes proactively minimising stress on the crop after the wet winter. “Spring barley...

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Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland As calf sheds begin to fill on farms this spring, pneumonia can begin to become an issue on many dairy farms. Pneumonia and scour are the two biggest killers of young calves, so prevention of these illnesses should be of high priority. Pneumonia is...