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  1. TFF

    Managing Uncertainty: The value of vigour 2023-07-08

    Download PDF From grassweed suppression to improved NUE to early entry for oilseed rape to flexible end use, hybrid barley has cemented its value to growers over the past two decades. CPM discovers how the crop offers both resilience and yield stability. By Lucy de la Pasture By its very...
  2. Janet Hughes Defra

    Sustainable farming incentive - handbook for 2023 has been published

    Afternoon all, Today we've published a handbook containing all the detailed information about the sustainable farming incentive offer for this year. The handbook is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfi-handbook-for-the-sfi-2023-offer An overview blogpost is here...
  3. colhonk

    Harry`s Farm AB6

    Whats this AB6 he was on about, leaving stubble over winter and get £522 pounds a hec. Been trawling through dozens of gov. uk pages where they say a lot but typicaly tell you nothing. :rolleyes: :facepalm:
  4. M

    Hybrid barley v wheat

    Hi Never grown hybrid barley and wondering in a first cereal position if the yields would be comparable but cost less to grow and be a better bet against grassweeds using lower N ,lower fungicide, possibly lower drying costs ? what’s others thoughts ? cheers
  5. CPM RSS

    Raising the mast

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A new winter feed barley has sailed onto the scene, with a strong tail wind docking it securely at the top of the two-rows for yield and rounded performance. CPM explores what’s making Limagrain’s latest variety LG Caravelle turn heads...
  6. CPM RSS

    Making easier work of establishment

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF At Agritechnica 2019, Sky revealed multiple revisions to its EasyDrill direct disc drills. CPM visits an Oxfordshire farm with experience of both pre- and post-upgrade models, to discover what influenced the decision to stay with the maker...
  7. CPM RSS

    Taking away the stress

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Stress is arguably the single biggest risk factor for any barley crop. CPM attended a BASF roundtable to discover why preventing stress in the crop is important and how this can be done while facing numerous challenges. By Melanie...
  8. P

    Costing a sprayer out

    How does everybody view this subject? Possibly the most important machine on a farm so how much are you willing to pay? I bought my existing machine brand new 14 yrs ago. It cost £32,000 on farm. I’ve being having some ongoing problems with it basically due to its age and liquid fertiliser. To...
  9. CPM RSS

    Farmer ‘Seed Scouts’ wanted

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine 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...
  10. Andy26

    AB6 Mid tier, Enhanced Overwinter Stubble, Grass weeds and Glyphosate

    AB6 Mid tier, prescriptions says: apply pesticides to the stubble, except herbicides to control problem grass weeds by spraying the affected area from 15 May https://www.gov.uk/countryside-stewardship-grants/enhanced-overwinter-stubble-ab6 It's impossible to spot spray whole fields, so if...
  11. S

    AB15 2 year legume

    Have 6 weeks from when you can destroy in 2nd year to hopefully drilling wheat - last year presumably like toast & you could bale up for bedding. In a wet year topping off a 2ft high mass could leave a thick mat & long stubble under the tyre tracks. What have people done
  12. Adeptandy

    Blackgrass 23

    Been on T1’s today so been getting a look at how things are ref BG Anyone else suffering from a spring flush ? Admins delete if I’ve missed an active thread
  13. bobk

    Online agronomist

    Amazed no one has done this , winner winner , agro could do 100,000 acres a day and make a fortune , farmer gets non serviced / unbiased (hopefully ) advise My golf coach lives in Arizona , send him vids , have a chat on zoom , golf is harder than growing crops
  14. S

    Wheat T1 choice

    What are folks planning to use for wheat T1 fungicide? Feed wheat, Extase and Dawsum.
  15. CPM RSS

    Traits for the future?

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Insights into breeding research on a gene edited milling wheat variety and understanding how blackgrass thrives in waterlogged conditions were two of the topics discussed at a recent conference organised by the Association of Applied...
  16. Dolomite

    Agronony- claims and expectations

    Parting ways with our agronomist and the parent company which is a well known, supposedly well respected and reviewed farming/ management service company. Long story short, lack of agronomist visits, agronomy done on timings rather than in field situation, non existent weed control this season...
  17. casemx 270

    Getting behind with spraying

    Due to the lack of spraying weather starting to get behind with it . Still have some Atlantis type products to put on winter wheat then all the wheat will need T0 very soon. Agronomist saying leave the herbicides very soon and move on to the T0 s . Weather is driving me crazy two nice days then...
  18. CPM RSS

    Production matters

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF On highly fertile soils, a Yorkshire farmer is firmly committed to producing high yields ahead of chasing stewardship funds. CPM finds out how he’s achieving a balance between pushing productivity and environmental considerations. By...
  19. M

    Grassweed attack!!

    I’m sure like many we’ve used luximo as pre em and now needing to spend more of the profits !!!! On a contact Used in the past Atlantis -good whilst it worked Broadway star- now no good here as we have black grass as well as Italian Proverb- didn’t see much diff if any to Atlantis Monolith -...
  20. A

    The emperor has no clothes….

    Not for the first time have I read of a direct drill comparison and found the best margins were obtained by quite a large percentage by a more conventional approach. ( This weeks FW ) Is it possible that DD and cover cropping can work and can be successful but if you are not bothered about being...
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