microbial

As part of the TRUTH project, the root structure, microbial activity & AMF will be studied for areas treated with biostimulants against untreated areas. This morning, we sprayed on our trial biostimulant, Itaka's Fixio, in four 48m wide strips across the field. The soil is maybe a little cold...

The rainfall and flooding that has hit the UK recently have posed farmers up and down the UK with unprecedented challenges setting usual progress back immeasurably. Grant James, Business Development Manager at Sea2Soil says regenerative farming - which harnesses the natural capabilities of fish...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The right cover crop mix can help improve nutrient management and provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical pest control. CPM speaks to two growers who are making the most of Severn Trent’s funding scheme. By Rob Jones...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF For this month’s topical cereal disease and agronomy feature, CPM reviews insights from AHDB’s re-run Early Bird Survey coupled with added reflections from agronomists and farmers. By Janine Adamson One thing’s for certain – this year...

Anyone know if these are available yet in the UK? I heard rumours someone had imported embryos in 2022? Vowed i would never touch sheep but having seen them delivering superb results in Albury Wodonga when visiting if i can get my hands on some here ill swap some of my cattle for sheep. They...

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Why not? We all seem to have them and with all the current new "farmer subsidies" such as SFI in England & SFS in Wales, I have come up with a doozy that may well apply to all you boys piling in to SFI herbal leys and flower meadows etc And it is this: Once you have signed off & planted your...

Apologies if this has been posted previously, but just posting for information. Aberystwyth University seem to be moving over to the 'dark side' and are going to be helping delevelop new fermented foods. More info in the link. “Microbes are ideal for food production because they grow rapidly...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Regulations are now in place which restrict the use of urea fertilisers and it’s anticipated this will lead to a surge in uptake of urease inhibitors. CPM looks at the latest on a product which promises to deliver the goods for both the...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With soil organic matter levels reaching an all time low in some areas, utilising the benefits of molasses could help growers to start to rebuild these vital stocks. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham It’s often said that a...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Farmers are being encouraged to harness the full potential of cover crops by ensuring they are fully incorporated into soils this spring. Eastern product manager at Timac Agro UK, Adam Bartowski, said that, by doing so, soils will be more...

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Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With the landscape of agriculture changing vastly over recent years, CPM explores the place for biostimulants in a new era of farming. By Charlotte Cunningham When you think about biostimulants as being any substance, other than...

Project aims The twin aims of the project are firstly to develop a soil health sensor which provides in-field measurement of microbial diversity and fungal:bacterial ratio. This will help the project fulfil the second aim to deliver a platform comprising on-farm soil/root health testing tools...

With this sh!t weather that never ends just having an odd issue with coughing in some 3 month old blue calves. 1 jabbed with draxxin and metacam after seeing it fairly early. It's still eating etc it's just breathing badly and odd cough but not terrible but can see it's physically breathing...

I have a 12.5 acre field that has an average ph5. And a problem with reeds as the field gets very wet. I have been advised to apply lime to up the ph level and wonder how much per acre. TIA

Written by Louise Hickey from Agriland The government of Canada has announced a methane reduction incentive published by Environment and Climate Change Canada. The initiative was introduced following the backdrop of the food and agriculture day at COP28, and comes under Canada’s Greenhouse...

Abstract Soil fertility and productivity are severely impacted by exploitation and degradation processes. These threats, coupled with population growth and climatic changes, compel us to search for innovative agroecological solutions. Prebiotics, a type of soil biostimulant, are used to enhance...

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...