desiccation

Has anyone got experience cutting OSR without either a header extension or side knives? First time growing it and only got 30 acres. Would my header losses be so high it would justify buying a header extension or getting a contractor/neighbour to cut it ?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF There’s little doubt that 2022 has been a memorable season and particularly challenging for those growing potatoes. CPM takes a look at how this season is stacking up. By Lucy de la Pasture There’s an old adage that life can only be...

I have had a red tractor non conformance for "no documented system in place to ensure statutory harvest intervals for PPP's are complied with" What are they wanting?

A situation had arisen and got me thinking. If your flock is resistant to certain categories off wormers and u have to use the other categories instead. Will there become a time where no wormers will work on your flock ?

Previous work in the United Kingdom has evaluated diquat and glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant for direct heading. In perennial ryegrass with two cultivars, Roberts & Griffiths (1973) reported a high percentage of abnormal and low germination rates when diquat was applied and the crop...

Harnessing electricity to destroy weeds is not especially new, but the challenge has always been how to make the technique viable for field-scale work. From tractor-mounted solutions to robots, several manufacturers are looking into the technology including CNH Industrial (parent company of...

The value of data and of small gains added together has caught on with farmers. Utilising digital farming technology can bring value to farmers through effective data capture and evaluation, improving crop performance and strategic insight with the move to a sustainable future. After only...

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF Over the past couple of seasons it’s been a steep learning curve as the industry gets to grips with desiccation in the post-diquat era. CPM gets the gen on how to use PPOs to best effect. Planning and patience are the key to effective desiccation...

Anyone close to putting roundup on there rape? Ours is turning rapidly.

Keep getting the urge to get a stubble rake, slugs have hit with a vengeance this year and one of the reasons for going DD 2 & 1/2 years ago was to help with BG. Been looking and they’re not cheap enough unless they’re really worth having. Current drill Weaving GD, do still have 6m short discs &...

Hi With current glyphosate prices high and static what sensible rates does everyone use of a generic 360 to get control. When it was £50 a tub it was ok to put a ‘bit’ in for good measure but at £150 a tub it’s adding possibly £15-20 acre if you add in a wetter! Thoughts on everyones rates...

we’ve got a field of W barley that’s got a bad brome problem, I knew it was there in the wheat last year as it had a few bits that had been waterlogged and killed the crop but I’d no idea it would be as bad as it is the field hasn’t had brome in before 3 years ago and was permanent grass till...

While potato planting is only just getting underway, growers are being reminded to put crop haulm destruction plans in place now. With decisions made based on variety choice, end market and storage requirements, this will ensure only small tweaks to strategy are needed ahead of spraying and...

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF Blight strategies have become increasingly complex over the past decade or so. CPM looks at the latest changes in the blight population and how best to design blight programmes in light of them. In some situations it can be easier to plan backwards...

With glyphosate prices so high shall i just let the rape ripen naturally? I have the combine capacity to do it which i haven't in the past. its conventional so more at risk from rain and wind. crops looks good and even at the moment, are growing quick. Would probably still roundup any pigeoned...

Cousins introduce Crop Check⢠Crimper Roller Cousins of Emneth have introduced a new crimper roller with helical blades to roll, break and bruise cover crops ahead of the drill. Rolled down in the direction of planting, the cover crop forms a dense weed suppressing mat on the soil surface...

Top 10 tips for growing peas We asked World Record combining pea grower, Tim Lamyman what his top ten tips are for growing a successful crop of peas. No stranger to high yields, Tim Lamyman of Worlaby Farms in Lincolnshire holds the world record yield for combining peas of 6.47 t/ha, with a...

NUCROP â HYBRID ELECTRIC CROP PROTECTION Nufarm and Crop.Zone Launch new brand for alternative weed control Düsseldorf / Aachen, 20 January 2021 – Australian crop protection and specialty seed company Nufarm and German ag-tech start-up CROP.ZONE are announcing the launch of NUCROP – Hybrid...

Cousins introduce Crop Check⢠Crimper Roller Cousins of Emneth have introduced a new crimper roller with helical blades to roll, break and bruise cover crops ahead of the drill. Rolled down in the direction of planting, the cover crop forms a dense weed suppressing mat on the soil surface...

Top 10 tips for growing peas We asked World Record combining pea grower, Tim Lamyman what his top ten tips are for growing a successful crop of peas. No stranger to high yields, Tim Lamyman of Worlaby Farms in Lincolnshire holds the world record yield for combining peas of 6.47 t/ha, with a...