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.... sadly going into liquidation. As a (very) small investor I think this is a pity as they have come such a long way, but some big money didn't come through for them so they have had to pull the plug.

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A tough few months has resulted in a huge variation in crops across the country, posing numerous management headaches including weed control, warn experts. At one end of the scale are crops sown relatively early in September, that established well in...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new tool is being developed to help growers to fine-tune herbicide timings this spring. The development comes from Bayer and originated in Denmark as the Cossack Tool, created to support a product containing mesosulfuron and iodosulfuron. Weed...

Below you can find the key results found from the 2nd year of the HWSC project. Data was analysed by weed scientist Will Smith at NIAB after receiving weed samples from BOFIN member Seed Scouts. Let us know your thoughts...is this what you expected?

As the title, we’ve been advised that we can use Kerb on winter beans as long as there’s no frost looming and they have 2 leaves or more! Anyone done it or planning to do it? Did it work?

I've got a couple of stubble fields with some volunteer spring barley that would be difficult to bury completely with the plough as they are my brashiest, thinnest soils. I don't want to have to spray it, and have no sheep now. I was thinking about rolling it in the frost. Has anybody done this...

Is this feasible if we have a 1st March agreement start date. SAM 2 multi species winter cover of grass, legumes and herbs. Leave cover in place to provide the SAM3 from 1st March. Drill with wheat beginning of Oct. Also either use the the grazing/silage, or in my case, probably sell the...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With wet weather hammering autumn-sown crops and ground travel remaining limited, spring planting may seem more appealing than ever. CPM looks at different options. By Janine Adamson and Rob Jones The Met Office first started naming...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s that time of year again – Christmas is fast approaching and therefore AHDB releases the latest iteration of its Recommended List for cereals and oilseeds. CPM reviews the changes including a BYDV-tolerant six-row hybrid winter barley...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Two new milestone winter cereal varieties from Syngenta have been added to the latest AHDB Recommended Lists for 2024-25. SY Cheer New on the winter wheat RL is the Syngenta quality wheat, SY Cheer. Rated as a provisional UKFM (UK Flour Millers)...

Is there much ergot about this year? Thought we were better this year but just had two loads of spring barley rejected.😢😢

Hello all, Apologies if this is a stupid question... but just wandering if there is any need to join NROSO and what the benefits of joining are? I've only recently got around to doing PA1 and 2, we've had a contractor do the spraying for the last 20 odd years. Looking at potentially doing a...

Taken on a lump of heavy land it’s been barley after barley after barley and I’m sure is sick of the stuff. It’s also as tight as and needs a good pull up. OSR I’m not impressed with the returns or the risk any more, And never got control of it till it was too late. Spring oats?. Nah too much...

What's the procedure ? same as autumn sowing or different , appreciate it's going to be high seed rate

Has everyone given up hope yet?

With this extreme weather bursts we get now, its got me thinking what is the right drill for all weather conditions? We have all been led to believe direct drilling or min till is the best for your ground? but what is best for your income? After all this wet all us direct drill boys are now...

Do we have a seed drill mindset? Some years ago Clive Bailye arranged a trial of 10 or so different direct drills on a level uniform 50 acre field. There was a spare plot which they seeded with a fertiliser spinner and then scratched over the surface. It performed far better than expected...

Corteva Agriscience has launched a new Propyzamide Knowledge Hub for oilseed rape growers which contains the latest information and advice ahead of the key season for applications. Among a suite of new and updated resources, a Propyzamide: Back to Basics website and video has been created...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new knowledge hub to help support propyzamide best practice in oilseed rape has been launched, ready for the key window for applications. Developed by Corteva Agriscience, the hub offers a suite of new and updated resources which aim to get more...

Hiya, Who has found the cheapest supplier of SFI-compatible legume fallow seed then? That will do a decent job for a full three year period. tia.