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  1. CPM RSS

    Clubroot: Mitigating migrations

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With wet weather and flooding commonplace during the past few months, clubroot zoospores are at high risk of migration. CPM looks at the importance of crop husbandry and on-farm hygiene in preventing the spread of the disease and how this...
  2. CPM RSS

    Clubroot: Mitigating migrations

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With wet weather and flooding commonplace during the past few months, clubroot zoospores are at high risk of migration. CPM looks at the importance of crop husbandry and on-farm hygiene in preventing the spread of the disease and how this...
  3. News

    Growers advised to reconsider conventional varieties when planning future oilseed rape strategies

    Leading independent seed breeder Elsoms Seeds and United Oilseeds, one of the UK’s largest national agricultural co-operatives, are advising growers and agronomists to reconsider new conventional rape varieties in variety selection planning based on their targeted special traits, Agronomic Merit...
  4. Agriland RSS

    Study: Companion plants can reduce pest damage in OSR

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The presence of cereal volunteers or companion plants with oilseed rape (OSR) could lead to a marked reduction in damage caused by cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB). This is according to a recently completed Rothamsted Research study. The results...
  5. R

    Longevity of autumn residuals

    We applied avadex and generic liberator at full rate during the first ten days of October, due to rain most days since the crop isn't worth keeping, we want to put some grass in some bits and possibly some of the sfi options, obviously neither probably going to get drilled till beginning of...
  6. jackrussell101

    Defra now looking at capping SFI

    https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/business-management/agricultural-transition/defra-minister-hints-at-elm-cap-to-maintain-food-production?utm_source=hometopstories
  7. P

    Remedies for month old catarrh/feeling lethargic?

    My wife and I have had a cold( catarrh) and feel so lethargic for over a month now, every thing is such an effort. Just wondering if any other TFF members have had or suffering with the same symptoms. We’re taking paracetamols etc but very little effect. Life goes on but at two speeds , slow...
  8. Grass And Grain

    GFC disgrace: Here's what NFU, AHDB and RT have signed us up for

    I'm livid about this, and I hope British Farming Union will hold NFU, RT, AHDB and the other farming unions to account over it. Read on.... According to F Weekly article, Red Tractor planned to introduce the GFC to help several supermarkets meet their “WWF basket” commitments to source 50% of...
  9. CPM RSS

    Weed control: Companion conservation

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Is it possible to successfully companion crop oilseed rape to help control cabbage stem flea beetle and claim SFI payments, while keeping weeds firmly under control? CPM investigates. By Janine Adamson Planting a companion crop...
  10. Corteva Updates

    Corteva 2023 OSR Survey results and findings

    Corteva 2023 OSR Survey results and findings Growers have indicated a preference for longer rotations and a stronger focus on either early drilling, or a flexible approach which prioritises sowing seeds into moist soils wherever possible. Corteva Agriscience’s survey received 250 replies and...
  11. Agriland RSS

    Harvest 2023: Grain harvest coming to an end – AHDB

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that the 2023 grain harvest in Great Britain (GB) is coming to an end, from a cereals perspective. Only a few crops of very late spring barley and oats in Scotland and the...
  12. CPM RSS

    OSR survey indicates importance of drilling practices

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A survey of UK farmers, contractors and agronomists has shown resilience among oilseed rape growers, as risk management strategies continue to evolve. During the survey, which was conducted by Corteva Agriscience, growers indicated a preference for...
  13. 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.
  14. Flintstone

    Thinning thick rape

    I’ve read various suggestions over the years, but wondering if there is a reliable way to thin out thick and forward rape. The forwardness doesn’t worry me so much, but it is quite thick. It’s conventional, and the seed rate was kept up to allow for CSFB/slug losses etc, but it ended up all...
  15. Laggard

    Winter Beans

    Never grown them before, recovering OSR grower. Which is a good winter variety and what seed rate if ploughing or Claydon drilled please? Any other advice welcome.
  16. Farm TV

    Winter #OSR establishment

    Latest video added to Farm TV: https://thefarmingforum.realms.tv/bayer/streams/660eebed-1c6d-4dcd-b901-a58ffefaa4d4 Philip Wright, independent soil management expert, meets Phil Vickers, farm manager at Raby Estate, County Durham, one of the largest estates in the UK. The estate is looking to...
  17. D

    It’s a weird and alien attitude that now pervades our industry.

    Anybody else feel the above? We aren’t to be problem solvers or wealth creators any more. No, sit back and let nature take back control. Let it rewild essentially. Wait for some mystical beneficial force of nature to right all the worlds wrongs. Wait for “beneficial” insects etc to reduce pests...
  18. CPM RSS

    Oilseed rape: A place for pyrethroids?

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The questions around applying pyrethroid-based insecticides aren’t new, with many feeling their use is severely limited and, in some cases, detrimental. CPM discovers whether they still have a place on farm. By Melanie Jenkins and Rob...
  19. B

    OSR this year ?

    So is Osr still part of your plan, with some decent rain around conditions good. Is osr worthwhile, bit weary of slugs and csb...
  20. N

    SEED PRICES

    Fitzroy £499 Per ton DK Exsteel winter rape seed 1.5 mil Pack £252 Miscani Oat Seed £510 Per ton
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