disease resistance

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new soft milling Group 3 winter wheat for the North and two new spring barley varieties with potential for malting have been added to the AHDB Recommended List 2024/25 from Senova. Winter wheat Almara, which comes onto the RL with a recommendation...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has added 11 new pea and bean varieties to its 2024 Descriptive List for pulses. A total of six combining peas, two winter beans and three spring beans have completed the requisite number of...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine AHDB has today (27 November) launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2024/25. With fewer new varieties added than in recent years, the latest edition has shorter lists for most major crops. However, highlights...

Why does wheat seed rot but blackgrass doesn’t?

Favourable harvest reports and trial results as growers, agronomists and seed specialists sense a winner With only a few weeks to go before the announcement of the new Recommended List (RL), new Group 3 Soft wheat Candidate variety Bamford continues to generate very high levels of interest...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Group 3 soft wheat variety, Bamford, continues to generate interest following a series of industry and on-farm trials. The variety, from independent breeder Elsoms Seeds, is currently the highest yielding of this year’s Recommended List Soft Group 3...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Chickens that had their genes edited to alter protein-producing DNA received partial protection from avian influenza (bird flu), new research has shown. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, and the Pirbright Institute (an...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With drier springs becoming the norm, could growers see a better return on investment by drilling spring crops in the autumn? CPM finds out more… By Charlotte Cunningham As the years go on, defining a “normal” season is becoming more...

Where did the bug eyed, big horned, little things come from?

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF Selecting the optimum crop variety takes careful consideration, but who decides what’s on offer in the first place? CPM takes a dive into the world of variety registration to understand the regulatory process. By Janine Adamson If...

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF Traditionally, phoma stem canker has been deemed a southern oilseed rape disease and light leaf spot a northern one, but evidence suggests these diseases are migrating. CPM digs deeper to find out what’s happening. By Melanie Jenkins...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A Group 2 winter wheat has bucked recent trends of low specific weights for milling quality to perform beyond expected for one Northamptonshire grower. Emma Bletsoe says she’s ‘delighted’ with her first crop of Mayflower and as a result, plans to...

The first ever Recommended Lists (RL) oilseed rape verticillium stem stripe data has been released. It follows nearly a decade of work to produce robust resistance data for the oilseed rape disease. Based on a mean verticillium disease index (0–100 scale), the preliminary results show useful...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Making small improvements is helping to keep a Norfolk farmer ahead of blackgrass. CPM learns more about his approach to grassweed control. By Mike Abram It’s the little things that matter when you have a grassweed problem you’re...

Winter hybrid rye SU Arvid posts excellent harvest results for Norfolk grower seeking higher gas yielding variety for AD contract Of the 50,000ha of hybrid rye currently grown in the UK, wholecrop for biogas production is still the biggest single market, accounting for around half the UK crop...

Stego Forage Rape Seed Stego is an extremely high yielding forage rape variety with excellent disease resistance, including mildew. The variety has extremely digestible stems, which allows complete use of the whole plant with minimal residual matter. Main uses • High energy grazing for...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that 202220/23 winter barley yield results are now available from four sites. These comprise three fungicide-treated and one untreated trials at locations in Devon, Lincolnshire...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF From quick wins to longer-term adjustments, change is coming for the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds. CPM delves into results from a recent large-scale public review to understand what this could mean for levy payers. By...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The days of selecting a wheat variety for its straight yield are over, and instead, the focus has moved to those that will provide consistent performance on farm, time and time again. CPM explores how variety choice can help mitigate risk...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Optimising crop health begins long before establishment – it starts with the seed. CPM explores how a biostimulant seed treatment can help plants to overcome challenging conditions right from the off. By Janine Adamson With plant...