insecticide

JUst had a play around with a SFI application and cant find the no insecticide option , any one done this?

I've run a couple of these polls previously and now some of the detail has been released and it's all getting a bit closer, I thought it would be interesting to gauge opinion again and see if anything has changed. Same question as before: Based on your current understandings of the scheme...

Download PDF Wheat bulb fly is a pest that’s been in slow decline over the past 10 years but, given the right conditions, it can still pack a punch in cereal crops. CPM looks at some new research that will better predict seasonal risk and how to manage it without insecticides. By Adam Clarke...

Since its 1st March tomorrow, thought I'd start the next year's worth of sugar beet fun and games 🤦‍♂️ @Breckland Boy have you started....or finished!! drilling yet?

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Co. Down cereal grower Allan Chambers will not be applying bagged phosphate (P) and potash (K) to his winter cereal crops in 2023. “It’s the cost for one thing,” he told Agriland. “P and K remain extremely expensive. But the decision taken can also be...

I was talking to a farmer in India, he the owner of a large estate would never get too closely involved with work on the ground as they have staff for everything I was talking to him about his rose garden, which was superb. Knowing as I do ( my wife has a large collection) the difficulties of...

Following Defra’s policy paper announcing how the revised Sustainable Faming Incentive (SFI) will operate, ADAS and SRUC have responded to say that, while it is a useful step to encourage further Integrated Pest Management (IPM) adoption, there is considerable technical scope for further action...

I know I know, its too early for linseed yet by about a month and a half, on normal metrics. But what would happen if.... Slow emergence? Flax fb problems? Poor weed control?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With rising input costs putting a hardened focus on maximising the efficiency of nutrients applied to crops, biological aids could prove to be an important tool in the armoury. CPM speaks to the experts. By Charlotte Cunningham and Lucy...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Wheat bulb fly is a pest that’s been in slow decline over the past 10 years but, given the right conditions, it can still pack a punch in cereal crops. CPM looks at some new research that will better predict seasonal risk and how to manage...

Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management (IPM) combines a range of tools to more efficiently target the application of plant protection products thereby reducing the risk of pesticide resistance. Completing an IPM plan can help farmers comply with their legal requirement to take...

DEFRA have set out a scheme with 280 options (and counting) to replace BPS few of which appear to have any measurable outcomes to demonstrate public money for public good and do not provide adequate compensation for government interference in food production. This forum provides an information...

Having read whats on offer for grassland farmers in the new english sub system the governments intentions are now clear in black & white, they want to shut down the UK livestock sector, There is nowhere to go now for these farms margins are already incredibly tight, taking away their bps which...

Morning all, (edited to include links) I'm sorry not to have been here for a while. Today we've published some information about what we'll be paying for in the Sustainable Farming Incentive this year, and everything else we'll be paying for through Environmental Land Management schemes. Here...

Who else is seeing scab mite resistance to injectables, yet manufacturers are confident and insure it does work I’m told. Scab is serious in parts of north wales

Hi xxxxx I hope you are well and thank you for reaching out to us. We value very much your feedback among many farmers that are currently involved in shaping our new schemes. Following my visit to your farm earlier this year, we discussed that permeant grassland covers a very broad church...

Moderator notice OK we have done this now in the resource section to try separate he questions and answers from the general chat - we will update it as new questions and answers are added to this thread...

What is required to get certificates, to be able to do your own sheep dipping, on farm with an in ground dipper?

No-Till, Cattle & Diverse Cover Crops Mix Well Written By Sarah Hill and originally published by No-Till Farmer in the USA The combination of a 3-way crop rotation, covers and grazing is resulting in big savings by reducing the number of tillage passes, increasing yields and improving soil...

De-risking OSR establishment Farmers are reporting positive benefits of drilling primed seed Despite 37 years’ industry experience, Agrii agronomist David Vine readily admits that growing oilseed rape successfully year-in, year-out can still be a huge gamble for many growers with significant...