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I’ve a few lawns round the house that have turned to spongy poor grass after years of mowing and constant mole attack. I’m fed up of spending a gallon of fuel and half a day mowing them. Despite my complaints they look nice but the...
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As a long-standing member of the chemical armoury, there’s still great value in using phenoxy herbicides. CPM gets advice from the experts on what exactly they are and how growers could be using phenoxies this season.
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Arable Soil Farmer of the Year - A farm walk with David Miller
Written by Emma Adams on behalf of The Farm Carbon Toolkit
The second in our series of farm walks was with David Miller in Hampshire. This year’s Arable Soil Farmer of the Year, David is keen to demonstrate how a regenerative...
Applied 4 weeks today onto rape been cold and frosty since har,a,walk over it this morning and no sign of any weed kill how long for it to show,as weeds dieing
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With growing interest in pulse crops, breeders have been working hard to bring forward varieties with better agronomic traits. CPM looks at the additions to PGRO’s Descriptive List, which was unveiled last month.
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Moisture has been the defining difference between healthy and forward oilseed rape crops and others falling foul of cabbage stem flea beetle. CPM looks at how weed management should be tailored to crop growth this autumn.
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So have managed to establish a decent (ish) osr. First time for about 4 years.
What is the current thoughts on Autumn treatment.
Had no pre-em just volunteers removed.
Combine swaths a little thinner than the rest (only 17ft header), in betweens looking strong.
Agron is starting to talk pgr...
Diverse weeds - sustainable broad-leaved weed management
Much of the focus in recent years in weed management has been on aggressive grassweeds but changing farming systems towards conservation agriculture will be reflected in changing weed management issues and priorities.
One change already...
Just got a few mayweed and nettle getting through on some headlands. Is it too late now to tidy up with an SU ?
Any other products as wheat now in ear!!
Tried zypar last year but didn't touch mayweeds once they got to certain size
For those who have experience of the crop, call it quits and replace, or keep it ?
Looking like pigeons have hammered it, a small area in the corner is a lot taller 😢
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Weather data at your fingertips to optimise timing of AstroKerb and Kerb
Corteva Agriscience will be providing weather data by postcode on their website and on Farming Online, as they have done in the past, but now with greater ease of access through their popular Arable App. Designed for both...
Yield-topping PT279CL is leading Clearfield variety again
Pioneer’s PT279CL winter oilseed rape has proven to be the highest yielding Clearfield® variety in independent AHDB Recommended List trails for the second year running.
Provisional harvest data shows that the variety has returned a...
Controlling thistles in grassland
Fields filled with 10% thistles produce 10% less grass to feed to livestock says Corteva Agriscience’s weed biology specialist Dr Nicola Perry.
“As early grass growth has been poor in many parts, forage supply might not meet demand coming from the cattle and...
Controlling tall weeds and potato volunteers in sugar beet
Sugar beet has now been planted and is starting to grow away. This year the crop is showing a wide range of growth stages from 4 to 5 leaves to emerging plants at cotyledon stage. Sugar beet remains an important crop in the UK...
The first and only UK recommended Clearfield OSR
The UK’s oilseed rape growers have been through a number of significant challenges in recent seasons.
Weather, pest and weed pressure have all played their part in frustrating farmers’ ability to grow consistent, profitable crops.
But...
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