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  1. CPM RSS

    Two new varieties added to the 2024 sugar beet RL

    Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine Two new varieties have been added to the 2024 sugar beet Recommended List. Published this week (1 April), the new additions to the RL are are Osprey from SESVanderHave UK and Smart Vesnica KWS from KWS UK. Five varieties were withdrawn which...
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    Liquid fertiliser on grassland

    Liquid fertiliser on grassland Hi all , seen an add on DoneDeal IRE for liquid fertiliser. It was a mix of Nitrogen+Sulphur+Humate+Seaweed Didn’t look too bad in my opinion. I rang them up and it’s going to cost a bit to get it delivered to mainland UK. Was wondering if anyone else is using...
  3. Agriland RSS

    ProCam calls for growers to maximise oil content despite falling OSR prices

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Agronomy business ProCam has called for growers to maximise oil content to optimise bonuses paid on top of yield despite the falling of UK oilseed rape (OSR) from the previous £600/t. ProCam agronomist Daniel Hatchett said, if an oil bonus pays...
  4. Grass And Grain

    Mark Spencer wanting better assurances for urea stewardship

    Old news, but seems to have resurfaced this week. DEFRA want firmer assurances on urea usage to help reduce ammonia emissions (if you think ammonia emissions from urea are a problem in UK climate). They're saying expect legislation unless industry offers a solution. They seem to want Red...
  5. willyorkshire

    N controls

    Read FW Editorial today. There's an idea that Red Tractor could be used to vet urea use, dates, use of inhibitors. Surely the easy solution to this is to only manufacture N fert of any kind with inhibitors. No auditing necessary, job done. TBH I can't see any disadvantage. Maybe a little extra...
  6. Tarw Coch

    Spring Whole crop mix

    When should such a mix be drilled? Planning on trying some for the first time this year, spoke to the agronomist about it a couple of months back and thought the job was sorted. When he rolled up here about 3 weeks ago, turned out it wasn’t. Ordered and still hasn’t rolled up, spray to burn the...
  7. TFF

    Biologicals boost health of Yorkshire potatoes

    A Yorkshire farmer believes biologicals have played a key role in boosting the overall health of his potato crop. Richard Smith from Bamburgh Grange Farm near Doncaster has been applying calcium phosphite to his 320ha of potatoes for the past five years to help his crop cope with fluctuating...
  8. TFF

    Agroforestry Species Switchboard 2023-03-22

    Link Access Type Databases Related Science Domain Tree Productivity and Diversity Suggested citation: Kindt R, John I, Dawson IK, Graudal L, Lillesø J-P B, Ordonez J, Jamnadass R. 2022. Agroforestry Species Switchboard: a synthesis of information sources to support tree research and...
  9. CPM RSS

    Biologicals boost health of Yorkshire potatoes

    Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine A Yorkshire farmer believes biologicals have played a key role in boosting the overall health of his potato crop. Richard Smith from Bamburgh Grange Farm near Doncaster has been applying calcium phosphite to his 320ha of potatoes for the past...
  10. TFF

    Potatoes in for a roasting due to poor PCN and FLN control

    From cover crops to clean seed to nematicides, it’s all part of an IPM approach to nematode control. CPM reports For all the problems created by higher energy and input costs or the pressure to reduce carbon emissions, it is potato cyst nematodes that many advisers consider to be the...
  11. Bigjon44

    T0

    When are folks going if at all and with what products.?
  12. Agriland RSS

    Workshop: Variety and make-up of fertiliser is changing

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Agrii agronomist Tom Land has confirmed that the variety and structural make-up of fertiliser is changing. He spoke at a recent farm workshop, hosted by Lemken, at the Ballymoney premises of John McElderry Tractors in north Co. Antrim. According to...
  13. Agriland RSS

    CAFRE crops update confirms impact of high fertiliser prices

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The latest crops update from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland has confirmed the high cost of fertiliser relative to current grain price. According to CAFRE crops advisor, Leigh McClean, this means that...
  14. Agriland RSS

    Arla invests €2.9m in major solar power plant in Poland

    Written by Megan O'Brien from Agriland Multinational dairy company Arla Foods has opened a new solar power plant in Tychowo, Poland, which will produce 1,620MW/h of energy per year, which will be used to power its repackaging plant in the region. Comprised of 2,596 solar panels, the power...
  15. Agriland RSS

    Foliar feeding grassland swards – is it an option?

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Farmers attending a recent meeting in Co. Armagh were briefed on the benefits of foliar feeding grassland swards. The technology has been widely used within the tillage sector over a number of years. However, the potential to use foliar feeding as a...
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    Granular Fertilizer with Trace Minerals

    Hi Is there a granular fertilizer available in the UK that has Trace Minerals inc Copper ? Able to be sown by a fertilizer spreader Thanks
  17. CPM RSS

    Potatoes in for a roasting?

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF From cover crops to clean seed to nematicides, it’s all part of an integrated approach to nematode control. CPM digs into the detail but finds there’s far from an oven-ready strategy across the industry. By Rob Jones For all the...
  18. CPM RSS

    Making more of nitrogen

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Deciding how to get the most from expensive nitrogen fertiliser is at the forefront of many minds this spring. CPM talks to two growers at the cutting edge of applied farm research to see how the knowledge they’re gaining from this is...
  19. TFF

    AHDB's Strategic Cereal Farm in Scotland reports on results from harvest 2022

    Farm manager David Aglen hopes to improve the arable productivity of his 1,300-hectare mixed farming business through the testing and demonstration of innovative practices. Balbirnie Home Farms, host of AHDB's Strategic Cereal Farm in Scotland, near Cupar, is currently in the third year of a...
  20. Home Farm

    Trace minerals

    Does anyone replenish their soil with any of these minerals: calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, vanadium, zinc or boron?
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