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I would like others views on the reduction of Bps payments and the un fairness of this when Scottish farmers are seeing no change in their payments aswell as European countries. I am getting really annoyed at the lack of any union that is really standing up for us. The Nfu may as well be called...

how did all the farms and gardens do in 2022? record highs? record lows? average? too wet? too dry? please share.

It has been highlighted most recently by the Red Tractor apples thread and the words "abusive relationship" have been raised by a few posters on here. Whether it's the government bodies (DEFRA, Environment Agency, Natural England, Forestry Commission etc.), local councils, supermarkets, Red...

Can someone elaborate about being able to sell carbon credits through regenerative farming. Does that mean you are carbon negative and supposedly locking up more C than you are producing?

Has any one sold or bought grain from Cefetra what are like to deal with

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Brew-only spring barley varieties don’t come along that often and although it’s only currently provisionally approved by the Malting Barley Committee (MBC), Skyway appears to be carving a path for itself. CPM finds out what elevates it...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The AHDB’s updated Recommended List for cereals and oilseeds was revealed as last month came to a close. The new varieties across the different crops are delivering large yield increases, especially in barley and oilseed rape. CPM takes a...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Growing beans has a multitude of known benefits, be it improved soil health or retained nitrogen for the following wheat crop, but what about replacing soya in laying hen feed to produce a carbon neutral egg? CPM investigates. By Melanie...

Whats folks doing as in approx costs for every arable field you plan too put in this? one quote ive had is £90 for every field. Which is pretty much going to wipe out 80% of my first years payment So thats deffo not happening. Looking for a cheaper way of gathering this info. I allready soil...

thinking of buying a few tonne. would be interested if anyone has grown it a how it got on with it. I’m getting that I’ve had enough with planet and would like something different. Would grow as feed from now on!

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Research into a biological seed treatment is suggesting it could both increase yield and potentially help farmers reduce nitrogen requirements. CPM finds out more. By Mike Abram Finding ways to cut synthetic nitrogen requirements, or...

I was wondering what you guys/girls would think about a farming strike. I'm a beef man myself and obviously I can't stop feeding stock but we can stop selling stock for say 2 weeks. Surely it would cause enough chaos to get powers above to take notice. Apparently to Therese coffey statement the...

The area of spring cropping in 2023 is likely to be down on previous years given favourable conditions for autumn drilling, however it remains an important option for many farms... This is especially true where maize and spring barley are grown for animal feed, and where planned winter sowing...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has published the online edition of the recommended lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2023/24. It features new varieties that deliver large yield increases, especially in barley and oilseed...

Ergot seems to be a problem again this year. I've seen it mentioned that Boron deficiency can cause this and increased SDHI use (with the loss of CTL?) can contribute to Boron deficiency. Can anyone add to this? Doesn't seem a correlation between other factors like variety or cultivations?

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine A total of 28 new varieties have been added to AHDB’s Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2023/24, including the first new winter malting barely and winter oat varieties for several years. Launched today (28 November 2022), the...

I was looking at some photos on Twitter of a big operation in America 8 great big John deere combines cutting massive fields of wheat. For some reason it made me wonder what sort of spec wheat are they producing from these sorts of operations. They always say they don’t get the yields we get...

NFU specialists have answered questions on this technical subject, following the publication of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill. Are there trade implications if the UK starts growing gene-edited crops and the EU doesn't? Could gene-edited crops be grown alongside conventional...

Earlier today, AHDB published the first official UK supply and demand estimates for wheat, barley, oats and maize for the 2022/23 season. Heavy wheat balance leading to substantial exportable surplus In 2022/23, total availability of wheat is forecast to rise 8% on the year to 18.735Mt, driven...