grassweed

  1. M

    Wheat pre em

    Morning Presumably most are still planning on planting wheat in the next month or so. With current prices and profitability what’s everyone’s thoughts on pre em choices and rates ? cheers
  2. Agri Spec Solicitor

    Unwanted grass in barley.

    I hope an arable farmer can please give me a clue about this problem before I speak to Luke Cropwalker. Ploughed out grass in spring. It was a great job, and the herbicide seemed to work. Barley looked good. Suddenly after the summer went sour and it rained so much, all the grass suddenly...
  3. M

    Stubble Cultivator

    Hi just wondering what is the minimum power requirement for a 4m stubble cultivator at 7 to 8 inches deep, the likes of a vaderstad cultus or kuhn cultimer or horsch terrano please.
  4. S

    To plough or not

    Taking out 50ac of grass for wheat but don't really want to plough. Grass has been down 6 years, heavy ground, realistically do i have any other options? All cultivation work normally done by contractor but looking for independent advice and take work back in-house.
  5. CPM RSS

    Real Results: Little measures

    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...
  6. CPM RSS

    Redekop: Same weeds, new thinking

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF During a particularly intense year for grassweed pressure, what learnings can be shared by three growers who’ve been investigating a novel method of control at harvest? CPM finds out. By Janine Adamson Although well-proven across the...
  7. CPM RSS

    Grassweeds: Switching the narrative

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The hot topic this season has undoubtedly been grassweeds and the challenge they’ve become. CPM collates some of the latest expertise to help reinforce the message that best practice will eventually prevail. By Janine Adamson and Rob...
  8. Farmer mk1

    Owning and old combine

    Evening folks, Just wondering on a wet evening, how many people own and old combine like a 1990 machine to an early 2000 machine so like 20/30 year old machine. Do you find them reliable or just a pain as they are on the period when electrics started to come into the agriculture sector fast...
  9. P

    Do stewardship payments etc set a base rent tenant farmers can pay?

    I ask as land agents know that tenants can get “x” amount if they put their tenanted farm into “y” scheme. Not good🤦🏻
  10. Agriland RSS

    Hybrid barleys – improved nitrogen use efficiency

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Hybrid barleys are well recognised for their high biomass potential. This is an evolving, good news story for Irish grain growers. This has significant benefits in terms of grassweed suppression, but new data suggests that it also has a benefit...
  11. Grass And Grain

    NUM3 - Legume Fallow, now rotational

    Latest SFI update has now given option for NUM3 Legume Fallow to be rotational. See screenshot of the guidance. Non-rotated we have to establish within 13 months of agreement start date, so say we start agreement 1st Sept 2023, then we'd need to establish by 31st Aug '24, then leave it there...
  12. G

    Sfi versus crop

    Just jotted some rough figures down i could be miles out please discuss
  13. skye @ bofin

    Farmer ‘Seed Scouts’ wanted

    Growers struggling with grassweed control are invited to take part in a new farmer-led project. The call is for ‘Seed Scouts’ – farmers who’ll monitor and sample grassweeds in their crop as harvest approaches. Those interested should register for a webinar, hosted by the British On-Farm...
  14. skye @ bofin

    Farmer ‘Seed Scouts’ wanted

    skye @ bofin submitted a new resource: Farmer ‘Seed Scouts’ wanted - CPM Article 16/05/2023 Read more about this resource...
  15. skye @ bofin

    Welcome to The Seed Circle

    The Seed Circle is the BOFIN Knowledge Cluster around this project of those with special interest, including scientists and representatives of machinery manufacturers who have opted in, share experiences and knowledge and help shape the project. It currently has 143 members, if this sounds like...
  16. CPM RSS

    Grassweed survey: The year of the grassweed

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Word in the field this season is grassweed pressure has caught some off-guard despite deploying a range of control methods. CPM draws on insight from growers to help unpick the reasons why and understand whether IPM is having a positive...
  17. CPM RSS

    Grassweed control: A challenging year

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF There’s no disguising the fact that grassweed control isn’t as good as it should be in some fields this summer. CPM attends a BASF briefing to hear why it’s been a difficult season and the lessons that can be drawn from it. By Mike Abram...
  18. CPM RSS

    Grassweed control: A challenging year

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF There’s no disguising the fact that grassweed control isn’t as good as it should be in some fields this summer. CPM attends a BASF briefing to hear why it’s been a difficult season and the lessons that can be drawn from it. By Mike Abram...
  19. CPM RSS

    Pushing Performance: The strongest start

    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...
  20. czechmate

    Field bean - leaf and pod spot

    For myself, leaf and pod spot is the biggest problem of growing field beans - maybe made worse by slightly early sowings, pushed by some wet autumns. is anyone growing a variety with resistance/tolerance? Is it effective? Does it come with different issues (like no yield?🙄) Or does it reinvent...
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