How do you manage for your next crop if you chop a biggish crop of wheat straw i am ploughing will it plough down ok or will it be a night mare to manage the following crop never done it before have plenty straw baled for myself now with last years carry over could sell it but if if this dambed...
I have winter barley cut and baled. Some lime to go on one field. Plenty of soil moisture but free draining land. North Oxfordshire on shallow brash.
Drill next week or delay until later? For those of you who have drilled osr at the end of July, how has it worked out please?
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Establishment of oilseed rape has been pushed earlier and earlier as growers seek to overcome adult cabbage stem flea beetle, but there’s more to it than just moving the date. CPM explores the implications of drilling early and what should...
Let’s start a harvest 23 thread! So how far do we all think we are from starting? Winter barley rapidly ripening here early start is on the cards. First week of july maybe, rape just starting to lose its greenness also!
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Murray, the latest oilseed rape variety from LSPB, has shown promise in the East and West and could potentially draw the eye of those beyond these regions. CPM learns more about what this new variety has to offer.
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Oilseed rape breeding has become integral to managing the risks associated with growing the crop and is helping farmers deal with the challenges they face. CPM explores how stacking multiple traits in single varieties has value on farm...
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Engaging in oilseed rape trials is giving Shropshire farmer, Rob Morgan, risk-free insight into how upcoming varieties could work on his farm. CPM finds out more.
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Taking a leap of faith away from a tried and tested...
What percentage of autum sown osr has everybody got that they are going to harvest. I’ve lost 10% to dry weather and fleabetle. Just wondering about cropping for next year and if it’s worth attempting to grow osr this autumn.
We've had most of 5.5 ha of spring wheat eaten by leatherjackets, after 4/5 yr grass and clover leys and are going to plant a summer forage crop before re-establishing GS4-type herbal leys again. We realise this is risky if we can't reduce the leatherjacket population.
The spring wheat was...
I stuck a few haof linseed in 10 days ago, if only to convince myself that I shouldn't grow more of it. Its on land that hasn't grown linseed in as long as anyone can remember.
Just coming through now and getting absolutely smashed by flax flea beetle.
Where do they come from, what are they...
The idea is that in trials certain varieties attract more flea beetle damage than others so if a small percentage of the attractive types are mixed with your seed they become a target for the insects that then leave the main variety alone. Is anybody promoting these in the UK? KWS who happen to...
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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...
We’ve never really seen it before but what started as a small patch on an environmental strip has now swamped 4 acres of crap OSR. It’s a carpet of small yellow flowers atop a small dark green plant that looks like a tomato plant type leaf.
I think I will glypho the 4 acres soon as the OSR isn’t...
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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.
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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...
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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...
He obviously got out of the bed the wrong side (as my Mum would say).
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As a cereal grower I home-save and also buy-in seed. Almost without exception the home saved is better quality, mainly due to fact that it has been over a...
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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.
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The distress surrounding cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) as...
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