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  1. bobk

    What is your sowing system ?

    Just a glimpse in to the favoured technique
  2. snipe

    Most bang for Buck pre em?

    Luximo + stomp £26/ac 1.4 litres. Generic liberator (dff & flufenacet) .6 and generic stomp 2litres £25.50 ??
  3. CPM RSS

    OSR weeds: A CCase of control

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With talk circulating of a severely low planted area of oilseed rape going into autumn, industry experts are highlighting why it’s a vital break crop – namely, the opportunity it provides for grassweed control. As such, CPM looks closer at...
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    Harvest: A season in review

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As another harvest draws to a close it’s not only worth looking back at the past year, but also casting forward to what’s ahead. CPM assesses the results while considering the potential for 2024/25. By Melanie Jenkins This season has...
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    Innovation Insight: A unique approach

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Tyres are always more than they appear, acting detrimentally to soil health or, when the correct wheels, tyres and pressures are used, in a way that can minimise compaction, improve operations can cut costs. CPM speaks to a farm manager...
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    Forward-thinking farmers: Keeping glyphosate going

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With glyphosate remaining a stalwart in crop protection programmes – despite being more than 50 years old – CPM seeks advice from the experts on stewardship to keep it in rotations. By Charlotte Cunningham For most farmers, glyphosate...
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    Direct drills: Direct seeding tech evolution

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As CPM’s first issue dropped onto doormats, Suffolk farmer Jeff Claydon, already a successful yield-monitoring equipment manufacturer, was beginning to rethink his crop establishment to address falling returns. CPM reviews the evolution of...
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    Cereal weed control: Bolstering control

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Grassweeds are going to have to put up an even bigger fight to conquer chemistry thanks to the recent registration of a new active in cereals. CPM finds out more about Isoflex. By Charlotte Cunningham Two years on from CPM’s first look...
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    Real Results: Patience prevails

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Understanding that consistency year-on-year is the cornerstone of effective grassweed control is helping one mixed farmer to manage resistant ryegrass populations, despite testing seasonal set-backs. CPM finds out how he remains focused on...
  10. Brisel

    Wholecrop oats yields

    There might be an AD plant set up locally & I would grow a break crop in an arable rotation for them. I do have a blackgrass problem. Maize is not an option due to a game shoot on the farm I run. Rye is a delicacy for the French partridge, as we've found out in the past! Rye isn't a take all...
  11. D

    Where are the volunteer cereals

    Even after early harvested winter barley the fields are mostly white, some greenery on the headlands. Is it just the fecking Canada geese?
  12. farmbrew

    Anybody planting wheat yet?

    I didn't get much planted last season, don't want to get it wrong again Mine is ready to go, thinking I'll go after the weekend,16th Sept at 100 kg. Choice is Dawsum, Skyscraper, Champion. Toying with the idea of blending and adding some Gleam in too. Kind-ish land, good seedbeds, 1st wheats???
  13. News

    Grantham grower delighted with first-time Bamford crop

    High-yielding winter wheat smashes 5 year farm average despite challenging growing season Despite a double whammy of tough autumn establishment conditions and high Septoria disease pressure, Lincolnshire farmer Alex Jasinski was delighted with a first-time crop of Bamford that produced an...
  14. PI Stsker

    Cover crop managment

    How do you manage residuals with your over winter cover crop cultivations? We are putting in a cover crop overwinter before spring barley, how do you manage the crop before cultivations? Simply spray and cultivate in or will the topper need to come out etc?
  15. N44CKL

    Establishing SFI legume fallow

    Wondering what success people have had with different methods this year. I personally chose to lightly disc followed by Cambridge rolls with my stocks fan jet mounted to my front weight spreading at 8m to match my rolls. This was a cheap way for me to establish the legume fallow. The ground had...
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    Lamport AgX: Maintaining a balance

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s back to Lamport for Agrovista’s flagship AgX event, during a year when balancing environmental stewardship with weed control is more topical than ever, plus the added temptation of drilling early. CPM visits the site for this year’s...
  17. minnowyy

    Would you guys consider using IWM methods for weed control?

    I am a science communication student and today I would like to discuss some issues about IWM with you, here is an article and factsheet about the latest research written and I look forward to your reading. Weed Wars: Sustainable Strategies for UK Farms A silent battle is emerging now and then...
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    On-farm opinion: Healthy soils on the horizon

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Moving into a regen farming system requires both time and patience with the drill playing a fundamental role in this transition. CPM speaks to a farmer who’s aiming to reinvigorate his soils using his latest investment. By Melanie...
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    Potatoes: Potato virus prevention

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The 2022 spike in aphid numbers has resulted in a significant impact on the production cycle for seed potatoes, despite populations decreasing since. CPM investigates the steps industry experts are taking to combat the most prevalent...
  20. redsloe

    Kingbarn 6 row W Barley

    Thinking of trying some to help smother a light population of Brome after W Wheat. It's probably not the best as it has no BYDV resistance out of the choices but the other varieties are sold out allegedly. Anybody grown it this year?
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