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  1. Brisel

    Second wheat varieties

    As a distraction to the soggy non existent spring drilling programme, I'm looking ahead to the autumn and want to reduce my spring cropping area, currently about 1/3 of the farm thanks to blackgrass. Winter barley for feed isn't really any good for blackgrass control in terms of herbicide...
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    BBRO BeetTech: Yield lag closing

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Growers learned about progress being made to find solutions to virus yellows in sugar beet at the recent BBRO BeetTech 24 event. CPM joined delegates to hear the latest updates. By Mike Abram The yield penalty from sugar beet varieties...
  3. P

    Fertilizing winter cereal

    Whats everyone elses position. The wheats looking really hungry now and its so wet wondering whether just go and make a mess or be patient?! Must be loosing yield surely.
  4. T

    IPM4 - Over 2 cropping years?

    Morning all! With an SFI start date of Jan 1st, do my declared IPM4 insecticide-free parcels actually now fall over 2 cropping years i.e. I am now unable to apply insecticide on that parcel for the 12 months? Or does it only apply to the crop in the ground on the agreement start / anniversary...
  5. Agriland RSS

    AHDB adds 2 new winter barley varieties to recommended lists

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has added two new winter barley varieties to its recommended lists (RL) for 2024/2025. These include LG Capitol and SY Buzzard. Capitol is a two-row feed variety from Limagrain, while Buzzard...
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    AHDB Recommended List: Ring the changes

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s that time of year again – Christmas is fast approaching and therefore AHDB releases the latest iteration of its Recommended List for cereals and oilseeds. CPM reviews the changes including a BYDV-tolerant six-row hybrid winter barley...
  7. Agriland RSS

    New Syngenta winter cereal varieties added to AHDB Recommended Lists

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Two new winter cereal varieties from breeder Syngenta have been added to the latest Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Recommended Lists for 2024/25. Both are winter cereal varieties, with one being winter wheat and one being...
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    AHDB: New Recommended Lists of cereals varieties

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published the online edition of its Recommended Lists (RL) of cereal and oilseed rape varieties for 2024/2025. They feature shorter lists for most major crops. Specifically included...
  9. CPM RSS

    Milestone varieties from Syngenta

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Two new milestone winter cereal varieties from Syngenta have been added to the latest AHDB Recommended Lists for 2024-25. SY Cheer New on the winter wheat RL is the Syngenta quality wheat, SY Cheer. Rated as a provisional UKFM (UK Flour Millers)...
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    Streamlined Recommended List

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine AHDB has today (27 November) launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2024/25. With fewer new varieties added than in recent years, the latest edition has shorter lists for most major crops. However, highlights...
  11. W

    BYDV spray

    Anyone doing an aphid spray? Agronomist thinks I should on the early stuff (drilled end of Sept), but I think only to cover his arse. I’m not convinced, especially with all this rain, wind and now cold we’re getting. Be hard enough to find a day to even spray it.
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    Tillage Focus: Crop of Spearhead winter wheat in Antrim

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The dry spell at the end of September and early October allowed contractor, Darren Russell, to plant a 20ac crop of Spearhead winter wheat on behalf of a local dairy farming client. The ground is situated in the townland of Killead, close to Belfast...
  13. snipe

    What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed

    What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?
  14. czechmate

    Winter barley in January?

    It’s now very wet here and another 8 days at least of rain forecast, barely is not drilled and no hope before bonfire night. I have dressed seed… so, if (I know unlikely) we had a beautiful January is there any reason why drilling winter barley then would fail/make an unviable crop?
  15. N

    How's drilling going?

    Has everyone given up hope yet?
  16. W

    RIGHT OR WRONG DRILLS

    With this extreme weather bursts we get now, its got me thinking what is the right drill for all weather conditions? We have all been led to believe direct drilling or min till is the best for your ground? but what is best for your income? After all this wet all us direct drill boys are now...
  17. B'o'B

    Slimers field drilled

    My Slimers field got drilled today with RGT Goldfinch (upcoming BYDV and OBM resistant milling wheat) into an accidental clover and trefoil cover crop. Hopefully I’ll get the pre-em done on Sunday, then Clive Blacker can come and lay the Slug traps out. Lots of beetles roaming about which is...
  18. skye @ bofin

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    BYDV-resistant wheat as aphid threat increases

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Numbers of aphid vectors that transmit barley yellow dwarf virus are significantly higher than this time last year, increasing the chances of a disease epidemic if mild weather continues, warn experts. The bird cherry-oat aphid is the main carrier of...
  20. T

    Going insecticide free

    Is £45 per hectare from SFI enough to take the risk of not spraying for BYDV ? Appreciate any thoughts on this.
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