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Got sun burnt yesterday watching rugby. What is a good comfortable hat to keep the sun off please? Unfortunately caps don’t protect my ears or back of head.

Be interesting to see how much of a jump in price others have seen when changing like for like models in the last few years. New Claas Arion 530 bought in 2018, exact same tractor bought in 2023. 26k/38% increase. Are other brands similar ?

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Oilseed rape growers looking for an alternative control mechanism for cabbage stem flea beetle will have a new option available this autumn. The solution is based on a unique companion/cover crop blend, adjusted to suit an individual farm’s needs...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Could an emerging pest be responsible for many of the oilseed rape losses often attributed to cabbage stem flea beetle? CPM takes a closer look at rape winter stem weevil, what’s known of this pest and what can be done to tackle it. By...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Oilseed rape selection is no longer just about gross output and high oil content, loaded agronomic traits are now just as important. Cue, the first commercial variety from KWS’ new hybrid breeding programme, KWS Granos. CPM gets the scoop...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Growing pressure to farm more sustainably and in-line with the environment has meant the buzz around biostimulants has only got louder. CPM takes a look at what some of these claim to do to enhance plant health and crop yields. By Rob...

Hi just wondering if anyone else has had or is having a sh!t lambing this year

I've recently bought a second hand Case IH 733 4WD and am trying to source a front loader for it. It's also known as the International 733. Can anyone help me out? I live in North Spain. Most loaders here are Tenias brand and there's quite a few secondhand, but need to work out which one will...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A mild autumn enabled crops to establish well and develop quickly but a cold, dry winter has reduced some early gains, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). In its latest crop development update for England...

Hi everyone, Happy Sunday! I’m currently investigating three more businesses in relation to food fraud/food hygiene breaches and I’m after any further tip offs you may have. Please do get in touch with me via private message if you have any intelligence you want to share (don’t do it on the...

On 27 March 2023, the IPM Decisions platform was updated with even more Decision Support Systems (DSS) for Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The IPM Decisions platform is a “one stop shop” for decision support in IPM. It contains DSS for major pests, weeds and diseases in a variety of crops...

With oilseed rape crops in such varying levels of growth and development across the country, clear decisions ought to be made on how to manage the crop, or in some cases decide if it’s worth further investment, according to the latest advice from Hutchinsons. Alice Cannon, regional technical...

Crop modelling is a useful tool in agriculture to improve our understanding how a crop grows in interaction with all external factors, including environmental interactions and the crop management practices in place. The idea is that by modelling cropping system factors as a mathematical...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine With oilseed rape crops in such varying levels of growth and development across the country, clear decisions ought to be made on how to manage the crop, or in some cases decide if it’s worth further investment, according to the latest advice...

Please can anyone advise,point me in right direction for some spare parts for a super prefer planter. Or a breaker..just after some spacer cogs... Been a long time since I needed some bits n bobs. Many thanks for any help

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...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Arguably the biggest cause of financial losses in vining peas, bean seed fly can also decimate beans, but little is known of this pest’s behaviour and there’s no chemistry to curtail it. CPM investigates research putting this fly under the...

We at PFFA are keen to support farmers and producers in working more directly with community (like the Hardwicke Alliance model), rather than directly with supermarkets. Any thoughts or ideas?

As the global farming community tackles the challenge of feeding the world’s booming population while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact, scientists and farmers see help arriving from an emerging technology: genome editing. Genome editing, also known as gene editing, works with a...

While in New Zealand recently I came across a number of different crops for feeding livestock that are not available here. One especially useful was "Pallaton Raphno", or just known as Raphno, this is a Kale / Radish hybrid which is very fast growing and re-grazeable up to 4 or 5 times in a...