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FiPL spotlight: the Central Dartmoor Farm Cluster Written by Mark Ward Dartmoor is a distinctive landscape. Open, windswept moorland sheltered woodland valleys, enclosed farmland, varied geology and unrivalled opportunities for recreation are just a few reasons why it was designated as a...

Does anyone know the spreader settings for: Origin 21 N 60 SO3 Origin 46 P2O5 I have just bought myself a second hand Kuhn Axis 40.2 fertiliser spreader which im trying to set up with my fertiliser. I've got the SpreadSet app and found the data for my Nitram, but I'm struggling with my Origin...

Does anyone have a table or something with the different wall loadings to compare. Such as Muck store Slurry Grain Silage I know of muck stores now filled with silage and wondered if slurry was a lot more loading? We want a muck store but want to leave it ready for future uses which could be...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The impact on soil biology of a small deviation from target Ph levels can have a significant effect on the environmental as we move to a more sustainable future, CPM investigates By Rob Jones Maintaining soil at optimum pH will be an...

Download PDF Achieving sustainability requires a multi-faceted approach from farm businesses. CPM explores how growers can build resilience into their rotations over the coming years. By Charlotte Cunningham Delivering longer terms sustainability objectives demands more forward planning than...

Download PDF Making every bit of nutrition count is the name of the game. Results of a five-year study reveals some of the nutritional pitfalls when using averages to predict crop requirements. CPM finds out more. By Lucy de la Pasture The UK’s soil has far greater variability in its structure...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Agrii agronomist Tom Land has confirmed that the variety and structural make-up of fertiliser is changing. He spoke at a recent farm workshop, hosted by Lemken, at the Ballymoney premises of John McElderry Tractors in north Co. Antrim. According to...

Not for the first time have I read of a direct drill comparison and found the best margins were obtained by quite a large percentage by a more conventional approach. ( This weeks FW ) Is it possible that DD and cover cropping can work and can be successful but if you are not bothered about being...

This post has been jointly written by Daniel. L. Evans, Jim Harris, and Sacha Mooney. When we visit the doctors for a regular health check, we rarely depart holding a single-digit scorecard. For years, however, that’s exactly how we’ve attempted to assess soil health. As pressures on global...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Soil might be being discussed left, right and centre but, rather like an iceberg, there’s so much more going on under the surface that is yet to be unearthed and understood. CPM attended AHDB’s Agronomists’ Conference back in December to...

There are many characteristics and indicators of soil quality, including bulk density, good soil pores and water-holding capacity, good infiltration rates and overall tilth, and high levels of organic matter and beneficial soil organisms. Tillage can negatively impact almost every one of those...

Kristjan Hebert rejects the popular, romanticized notion that farmers should wear plaid shirts, run small operations, “and maybe even have a piece of wheat sticking out of our mouth.” It’s an image that runs counter to both reality and Hebert’s own decision to go big on the vast prairies of...

The NFU's livestock board chair Richard Findlay tested three carbon calculators to offer some practical advice on how they can be used. It's a priority for the NFU's Livestock Board to help members understand how they can play a part in the journey to net zero. To get started, it helps to...

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Woodland creation is a core consideration for both UK and global greenhouse gas mitigation strategies and is set to increase in the foreseeable future Despite the environmental benefits of woodland creation, its active management via machinery...

The rice-maize (R-M) system is rapidly expanding in Bangladesh due to its greater suitability for diverse soil types and environments. The present conventional method of cultivating puddled transplanted rice and maize is input-intensive, decreases soil health through intense ploughing, and...

Highlights • No tillage, compared with conventional tillage, increased the faba bean grain yield by 23%. • The tillage system had no significant effect on soil ammonia emissions. • Total nitrous oxide emissions and denitrifying enzyme activity are higher in no till plots. • Long-term no tillage...

One of our over-arching pieces of current research is the Morley Soil and Agronomic Monitoring Study (SAMS). We have put together this explanation of what it is, does and hopes to discover and share. In the last decade, yield mapping (especially for combinable crops) has been rolled out across...

By Tanja Folnović Sensors are a modern agricultural technology, developed to help farmers obtain faster and better results, assisting in the determination of various soil characteristics. They can be used to measure in real-time thus controlling the variable rate application. It can also be used...

any one use it and does it deliver what they claim nutrient wise

RESOURCE EXPLAINED: Growing food and fibre crops requires soils to be maintained in a way that provides optimal soil structure, water retention and nutrient availability. An integrated approach that combines assessing the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil is needed for...