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I'm drawing up an on-farm system that facilitates a continuous production of parasitoids for use in IPM using artificial hosts such as wax worms and rice moths. Waxworms etc are not the natural hosts for many parasitoids, and although they may not give the parasitoid yields that companies such...

As a young(ish) farmer and agricultural contractor the new SFI schemes are making me feel like new oppertunties for farming land will not be there. Land agents will advise farmers close to retirement to enter these schemes as opposed to letting someone else have a go and looking at the increased...

https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/04/environmental-land-management-in-2024-details-of-actions-and-payments/ This has just landed, on a quick skim it looks like they have listened.

I have been drawing up an on-farm system that automates production of easily scalable parasitoid hosts such as waxworms, rice moths and mealworms, for rearing of beneficial parasitoids. Waxworms etc are not the natural hosts for many parasitoids, but although they may not give the parasitoid...

Arable and Horticulture webinar follow up Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Bs0u10e0 We recently held a webinar for arable and horticulture farmers. Our aim was to go through the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for those farm types and answer your questions. You can watch a...

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 Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Orion FT has said it welcomes the government’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) providing an income of £45/ha to farmers taking an integrated pest management (IPM) approach. Biostimulant specialist James Kennedy of Orion FT said these...

Well isn’t it? If you can grow 4t per acre of wheat then isn’t the carbon footprint per ton less by virtue of the fact you’ve spread the fixed part of the carbon cost in growing the crop over more tons. This fact begs the question of what to do with marginal land. It would suggest it should be...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland An agronomy roadshow hosted in Lauder by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to explore approaches to productive and sustainable arable systems. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, from 9:00a.m...

I have been asked to put a tender in for 65 acres on a 5 year FBT but the landlord will not allow Glyphosate to be used . The landlord wants to see the land farmed and not entered into SFI It is heavy land best suited to winter cereals and grass has BG and is over the hedge from me I...

Could the current weather, Flea Beetle and Slug issues be described as Biblical? I’m not religious in any way. But looking around some drilled Wheat earlier in the week and the amount of Slug damage, I found Myself describing it to someone as Biblical. Can we draw any parallels to the stories of...

What are people doing for the various soil, pest and nutrient management plans for SFI?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Is it possible to successfully companion crop oilseed rape to help control cabbage stem flea beetle and claim SFI payments, while keeping weeds firmly under control? CPM investigates. By Janine Adamson Planting a companion crop...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Blackgrass is a particularly persistent weed of winter wheat. Its success is largely due to widespread, multiple-herbicide resistance. A new study has shown that whether or not blackgrass will be herbicide-resistant depends on more than just what is...

Starting to get a little worried now. Spring seed might be short... Weather doesnt look great on the forcast - given how sh!t harvest was, could we be in for just as bad an autumn?

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF Biostimulants are currently being pushed to help facilitate a reduction in fertiliser inputs as well as to offset the impact of pest and disease pressure, but do they actually deliver? CPM learns how two products can unlock tangible...

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF It might be desirable to imagine a world where fungicides aren’t necessary, but the fact is they’re a fundamental pillar supporting effective crop production. CPM explores the value of independent oilseed rape fungicide trials. By...

Has anyone ever autumn established SFI AHL2 after a crop off winter wheat, grown fast seeding crops such as mustard and then gone into a spring barley late March early April? Probably a good reason why it isn’t being done!

Starting a thread with solutions to application please keep it to practical solution there are other threads for rants and complaints

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF A recent survey suggests that understanding modes of action and resistance management is already important to many farmers when it comes to weed control strategies, however, there’s room for improvement. CPM finds out more. By Janine...