cover crops

Over the years have you noticed much difference in slug damage, between,min till,ploughing, and direct drilling .

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Adama Agricultural Solutions UK Ltd. has appointed Michael Farr as the company’s regional agronomy manager in the South West of England. In his role as regional agronomy manager for Adama, Farr will provide technical support and advice to...

Why don't we see more of these used in the uk?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF How can growers cut greenhouse gas emissions on farm? Agronomist Chris Taylor’s Nuffield scholarship looked at how regenerative farming could help. By Mike Abram Enough carbon footprints have been carried out on arable farms over the...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Can maize shrug off its reputation of being a much-scrutinised crop that damages the environment and poses a flooding risk? CPM joined growers at Severn Trent’s Stoke Bardolph AD site to learn how to maximise yields in a sustainable way...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Following optimum wet conditions, slug numbers are high and pose a particular threat to newly sown cereal crops, warn experts. Populations have increased significantly after a wet summer and for many, continued moist conditions throughout September...

We are taking on our arable operations ourselves, having been in CFA for 12 years (we are livestock/grass farmers historically). We have 90 ha of cereals, 60 ha of GS4 herbal ley in the arable rotation. We have subsoiler, discs, basic tine drill but not really set up for arable, plus grass...

It's chuffing windy I want to go drilling. I have some big weeds (groundsel, thistles) but not many grassweeds in the seedbeds yet. From memory you're only allowed 1.5lts of 360 post drilling. Is gly with pre-ems a waste of time? Thanks!

Hello, Arable manager looking to incorporate a minor amount of livestock into the rotation, mainly by grazing store lambs on stubble turnips over winter, to then put into a spring crop. Currently have good amount of stubble turnips which are ready to go & look exceptionally well due to the...

Like the thread title? No, me neither but now I’ve got your attention, read on I would like you to read the following extract from Jeremy Clarkson’s article in yesterday’s Sunday Times magazine…. ”In my first year of farming I made a profit of £114. That will look like a dream result when I...

We have taken our arable operations back in-house and I am costing up sprayer options as the contracting bill is likely to be £7k-£8k per year and I have my PA quals, having been using a simple 12 m mounted for all our grass and stewardship stuff. We have 90 ha of cereals in 3 blocks of 29-32...

Under request from @Bokey I have decided to dedicate a thread to the trials and tribulations on the farm, I shall endeavour to splice the good with the bad. A bit about us, 600 acres all told, 450 cropable, 8 years into organic, mainly arable with a few wooly critters, an impatient old man and...

At the VDMA press event this week, we launched the all-new Seed Hawk 600-900C, designed specifically for the European and International markets. The machine will be on display during the Agritechnica exhibition in November. Seed Hawk 600-900C has a large hopper with three compartments, offering...

Thinking about starting drilling wheat next week. This early drilled stuff is going in mainly after early potatoes and some overwintered stubble that has been ploughed and pressed. We have subsoiled and disc & pressed after the potatoes. All seedbeds are really good and the nice bit of rain has...

Went organic 8 years ago, that got rid of fertiliser spreading and spraying, which I enjoyed, but the figures work. Now looking at sfi which will likely fill in more gaps again... soon I won't much be needed for 3/4 of the year, ultimate streamlining maybe, and probably offensive to stock...

Starting to get a little worried now. Spring seed might be short... Weather doesnt look great on the forcast - given how sh!t harvest was, could we be in for just as bad an autumn?

Has anyone ever autumn established SFI AHL2 after a crop off winter wheat, grown fast seeding crops such as mustard and then gone into a spring barley late March early April? Probably a good reason why it isn’t being done!

Starting a thread with solutions to application please keep it to practical solution there are other threads for rants and complaints

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF A large-scale Canadian potato grower is seeking to minimise the farm’s impact on the environment, while operating within a challenging landscape. CPM went to visit. By Mike Abram The team at Perry Farm are having their weekly agronomy...

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF Increasing awareness surrounding soil health has meant many farmers and contractors have taken the decision to change their drill. CPM hears how tine drills have made soils more workable in the South West. By Rob Jones and Melanie...