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Winter linseed trials: Survival of the fittest
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Trials suggest that when managed correctly, winter linseed has the potential to thrive even in Scotland’s challenging climate, achieving some of the highest trial yields in Europe. CPM reviews the findings. By Janine Adamson Even as...- CPM RSS
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- agronomy animal feed break crop break crops cabbage csfb desiccation development diquat disease drilling flea flea beetle glyphosate harvest harvesting herbicide investment management market nitrogen oilseed oilseed rape osr parts pre-emergence premium trading varieties variety weather yielding yields
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How windy is too windy
I’ve got a lot of acres of very tall maize to cover and the window is getting smaller and smaller. Spraying all says that but could really do with getting on today if we can. bbc saying 15-16 mph but seems gusty. running hypro nozzles. Can get the pressure fairly low to help with droplet...- Headless chicken
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- adjuvants agronomists agrovista ahdb black-grass blackgrass boom buffer cereals cultivation diquat drift fire gold grass grassland herbicide hypro maize nozzle nozzles sprayer t3 teejet testing trading weather
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- Forum: Cropping
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Spray contractor hasnt triple washed containers
I've just been removing lids and crushing empty spray containers to send for recycling and have realised the contractor hasn't triple washed most of them, but only after I've crushed a load of them. I've got my PA tickets and am sure he should have been washing each empty can back into the tank...- SpottedFlycatcher
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- bateman bedding brother carbon cattle cereals death diesel diquat docks fire health herbicide loader nozzle nozzles nroso operator pdm pesticide plough pollution ppe quad red tractor roots roundup seed silage sprayer storage syngenta t1 t2 technology thistles training weather wheat
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Paraquat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68215777 I can think of two sprayer operators who got to early 60s but no longer with us, both with chemical related body conditions, is this a national wide scandal? -
BP2023: Further blight complications
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Once every two years, anyone with a serious interest in the potato industry heads to the Yorkshire Event Centre for a specialist trade show. CPM attended BP2023 in Harrogate for insight into the latest sector developments, including what’s...- CPM RSS
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- application basf blight certis continental corteva desiccation diquat disease fluxapyroxad fuel fungicide fungicides herbicide management market multisite parts platform potassium potato potatoes roots sdhi seed storage syngenta tuber variety weed control
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- Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
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BP2023: Further blight complications
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Once every two years, anyone with a serious interest in the potato industry heads to the Yorkshire Event Centre for a specialist trade show. CPM attended BP2023 in Harrogate for insight into the latest sector developments, including what’s...- CPM RSS
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- application basf blight certis continental corteva desiccation diquat disease fluxapyroxad fuel fungicide fungicides herbicide management market multisite parts platform potassium potato potatoes sdhi seed storage syngenta tuber variety weed control
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- Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
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Real Results Pioneers: An honest approach
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The risks of growing specialty crops like potatoes are on the rise and the mitigations available are decreasing, meaning tools to help growers maintain yield and marketability of crops are vital. CPM finds out how a Scottish grower is...- CPM RSS
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- agronomist agronomy application basf diquat disease drought fluxapyroxad fungicide harvesting health management market nozzle performance potato potatoes sdhi seed seed treatment tuber tubers varieties variety water logging
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Should we be worried about pesticides on food?
Should we worry both as consumers and producers? Glyphosate on oats is the obvious one.Recently highlighted by tim Spector on one of his zoe podcasts. Do we know if glyphosate is toxic in any way. Is it messing with our microbiome? Also as a strawberry grower I am well aware of the very short...- einstein
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- agronomist anthelmintics antibiotics aphids beans beef beet blight boots bydv carbon cereals children cultivation dairy death diquat docks dressing drilling drone environmental family fertiliser fertility fire fungicide fungicides glyphosate grass handling harvest harvesting health herbal herbicide hse immune insecticide insecticides learning market milk minerals moddus monsanto mrl nitrogen nutrition oats oilseed oilseed rape operator orchard organic osr parts performance pesticide pesticides pig pollution potatoes poultry ppe premium rainfall rapeseed red tractor roundup rust seed seed treatment sfi sheep soya sprayer storage supplement technology thistlex trailed sprayer triazole variety weather wheat wild oats wormers
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Kyleo equivalent
How many l/ha Glyphosate & how many l/ha 2,4D do you need on rape stables pre-drilling We’d normally use 3 l/ha glyphosate but some rape volunteers are strong Thanks- Bruce Almighty
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- adjuvant adjuvants application atlantis beans cleavers cover crop dff diquat drilling fmc glyphosate grass groundsel hedge maize nettles osr pdm pesticides pre-em residual speedwell stubble thistle thistles wheat
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- Forum: Cropping
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sfi you can now apply
5.45 am this morning rec email from defra saying as youve registered your interest you can now start your application. ok thinks me will try . First thing to do will be go get some more ink and a couple of reams of printer paper as will have to download the 40 pages of the new guidance of how...- 4course
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- agronomist agronomists ahl2 ahl3 aphids application bank account beans beef beet biodiversity blackgrass break crop brome buffer bydv carbon carbon capture cattle cereals combi cover crop cover crops cultivation death defra dff diesel digital diquat direct drill direct drilling disc docks drainage drift drilling drought elms environmental establishment fertiliser fertilizer finance financial fire flea fodder forecast fuel fungicides gate gates glyphosate gold gps grain store grass grass leys grassland grassweed grassweeds grazing harrow harvest harvesting hedge herbal herbicide hoof hrw1 hrw2 hrw3 igl1 igl2 igl3 insecticide insecticides ipm ipm1 ipm2 ipm3 ipm4 lambs learning legumes liberator lig1 maize management mapping market methane milk mor1 nematode nematodes nettles nitrogen num1 num2 num3 nutrients nutrition oats oilseed oilseed rape online organic osr parts peas pension pesticide pesticides pests pig platform plough ploughing pollinator pollution poultry premium reseed residual roots roundup rpa rye ryegrass sam1 sam2 sam3 satellite seed seeding sfi sheep silage slugs software soil management plan soil sampling soil test spring beans storage stress stubble sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive technology thistles tillage trading training triticale varieties variety vra weather weed control wheat wild oats winter wheat woodland yields
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- Forum: Tenant Farming, Subsidies, BPS & Legal Issues
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More Roundup bad PR
I'm not savy enough to supply a link , but big piece on the Daily Mail website regarding Roundup and cancer- No wot
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- adjuvant agronomist antibiotic application asbestos bayer beans boom cereals defra diesel diquat disease drainage drilling environmental family fire flea gas glyphosate grass harvest health insecticide insecticides liability minerals monsanto mrl nozzle organic pesticide pesticides pig quad regenerative agriculture roundup seed seeding sheep soybeans sprayer stress stubble variety weed control wheat
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Harvest 2023
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!- APJ
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- 750a adblue agrii agronomist agronomy ahdb ammonium analysis anglian animal feed application atlantis autosteer avatar axial backload baling baling grass baling hay banking beans beet blackgrass boom break crop break crops brewing brome brother bydv carbon carrots cattle cereals chainsaw chickens chickweed children claas clamp claydon cleavers cnh co2 combi coulters cover crop cover crops cows cranesbill csfb cultivate cultivating cultivations dairy death deere defra diesel diquat direct drill direct drilling disc disease distilling dressing drift drilling drills drought dual purpose dual wheels early drilling electricity establishment ewes family fat hen feed wheat fendt fertiliser fertiliser spreader fertility fertilizer financial fire first cut flail flea flock flooding fodder fodder beet foliar forage forecast front tyres fuel fungicide fungicides fusarium futures gas gate gleam glyphosate gold gps grain dryer grain store graindex grass grass leys grass weed grassland grassweeds grazing handling harrow harvest harvesting hatra haulage health hedge hybrid rye injury insecticides insitor insurance jd 6215 kerosene kws lambing lambs laureate learning lexion lloyds loader maintenance maize malting management mapping market massey mchale milking miscanthus moddus mower needle nettles new holland nitrogen nozzle nutrients oats oilseed operator opico organic organic matter osr parasites parts peas pedestals pension performance pesticides pgr pickup pig plough ploughing pod shatter podstick potash potato potatoes poultry pre-em premium pto quad quadtrac rain gauge rainfall rapeseed rapid rejections repair repairs resilient roots round bales roundup rpa rust rye ryegrass sandy satellite seaweed second wheat seed seedbeds seeding sencrop separator septoria sfi shabras sheep silage skyscraper slug slug pellets slugs soya soybeans sprayer spring bean spring beans storage storm stress stubble su sulphate t0 t1 t2 t3 taurus thistles trading training transport trinity triticale turnout typhoon urea vaccinate varieties variety warranty weather weaving weed control weighbridge wheat wild oats winter wheat woodland worms wosr yellow rust yielding yields
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- Forum: Cropping
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Sunflowers
G'day everyone! I am from Australia and we have had a horrifically wet start to our cropping season I have been unable to plant 300ha or there about of my annual program. I am now looking to grow something in the early spring instead on those unspent hectares. Sunflowers seem like a good one to...- Nickbrain120
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- agronomist agronomy cargill compaction coulters cows cultivations diesel diquat direct drilling drilling drills establishment grass irrigation management market oilseed plough ploughing potatoes seed seeding stock feed stubble tillage weed control
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- Forum: Cropping
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Settings for combining beans
I know drum open and slow , drive as fast as possible , Anything else ? change bottom sieve ? tia -
New information about what Environmental Land Management schemes will pay for
Moderator notice OK we have done this now in the resource section to try separate he questions and answers from the general chat - we will update it as new questions and answers are added to this thread...- Clive
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- accident agrii agronomist agronomists agronomy ahdb analysis anthelmintic anthelmintics antibiotic antibiotics aphids application atv avatar baling bank account beans bedding beef beet biodiversity blackgrass boots break crop break crops buffer bydv cabbage calf calving campsite candidate carbon carbon capture carrots cattle cereals children co2 combi compaction cover crop cover crops cows cpd cranesbill cross cutter cultivating cultivations dairy death defra dff diesel digital diquat direct drill direct drilling disc disease docks drainage dressing drilling drills drone drought early drilling earthworms electricity elms environment agency environmental establishment ewes fat hen feed wheat fendt fertiliser fertility fertilizer finance financial fire flail flock flooding fodder forage forecast fungicide fungicides gas gate glamping glyphosate gold gps grass grass leys grassland grassweeds grazing groundswell gusto hail handling harrow harvest harvesting health healthy soils hedge herbicide hoof horticulture injury insecticide insecticides insurance integrated pest management inventory ipm lambing lambs learning legumes liability lig1 liming loader magnesium maintenance maize malting management mapping market mart methane milk milking minerals miscanthus natural capital needle nettles nitrogen nutrient use efficiency nutrients nutrition oats oilseed oilseed rape opico organic organic farming organic matter osr paddock parasites parts pcn peas peat peaty pension pesticide pesticides pests pig platform plough pollinator pollution potash potato potatoes poultry ppe premium pto pulses rainfall rapid red tractor renewable energy renewal repair repairs reseed residual resilient roller mill roots round bales rpa rust rye ryegrass sandy satellite savings seed seedbeds seeding sequester sfi sheep silage slurry software soil assessment soil carbon soil health soil testing soya soyl storage stress stubble supplement sustainability sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive syngenta telehandler thistle thistles tillage trading training transport triticale tup urea vaccination variable rate varieties variety vra warranty water management water quality weather weaving weed control wheat winter wheat woodland wormer wormers worming worms yara yielding yields
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Gatekeeper stock take
Fresh produce audit tomorrow, printing out stock sheet on gatekeeper, does anyone know how to stop the feckin thing including products with zero quantity in the stock sheet? My stock report runs to 6 pages, where it would all fit in one and a bit. Sure there used to be a check box for “ignore...- melted welly
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- diquat gate gatekeeper plough
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Effect of Pesticides on Farmer Health
Hi all, I'm conducting research for an article (for a leading UK media platform) about the impact of pesticide exposure to farmer health. I'm also interested in how pesticides may affect the health of those living in close proximity to farms. Is anybody experiencing any physical / mental...- ClaudiaLi0103
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- antibiotic application asbestos dairy diesel diquat disease drone fire gate glyphosate groundswell handling harvest health insecticides insurance ipm milk oats parts peas pesticide pesticides platform plough potato ppe red tractor registration roundup rye seed sheep sprayer stress supplement syngenta vaccination varieties variety wheat
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- Forum: Holistic Farming
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Does combining grain maize play havoc with the combine?
I ask the above after picking a maize cob today, and I believe the crop is destined to be combine harvested with a maize header on the combine. I guess one has to have the concave wide open to get a Maize cob through it. Also I imagine the grain maize might cause one grief as regards getting it...- Pilatus
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- axial beans cereals claas clamp cultivating death diquat drilling dual wheels fertiliser fire forage gas grass handling harvest harvesting irrigation lexion maize market parts peas pig plough rainfall roots rtk seed seeding soya soybeans stock feed varieties variety weed control weighbridge wheat
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- Forum: Machinery
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Desiccating wheat
Have 800 acres of lodged wheat in various stages of maturity. I’ve swathed 220 acres yesterday and today but the rows are very heavy and will take a serious amount of drying out. Hoping to be picking it up by the weekend as it’s a decent week ahead. chemical rep reckons roundup won’t do much fir...- Flatlander
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- agronomy ammonium boron diquat glyphosate harvest herbicide oats roundup seed t0 t1 t2 tubers wheat
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Desiccating mown ryegrass seed crops 2022-08-04
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...
