oilseed rape

I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF AHDB Fungicide Performance trials provide farmers and agronomists with key information to help decision making. CPM looks at both the project’s history and latest results. By Mike Abram From mostly forgotten fungicides such as Bayfidan...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A difficult season for herbicide application is likely to have resulted in an unwanted bounty of weeds in oilseed rape crops. With the final window having arrived for mastering some control, CPM digs deeper into the role of water...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Amid a constant battle with declining chemistry and catchy weather windows, including an adjuvant in the spray tank is proving essential for one Wiltshire spray operator. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham At Clarendon Park...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Innovation never stands still and with focus moving towards environmentally conscious management, the drill and planter section of the machinery industry is no exception. CPM takes a look at some of the newest products and updates...

10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland English hedgerows will be protected in law as the government sets out its plans for domestic hedgerow regulations including the protection of farmland wildlife. The regulations were backed by over 95% of consultation responses. The regulations...

A biggish fat lamb (50kg?) is worth £160. (the same as a ton of barley) A small fat beast (500kg) is worth £1600. (the same as 10 tons of barley). Has the value of finished stock compared to the price of grain ever been a high during the last 10,000 years?

Think this is willow herb? Best herbicide to kill it pre spring barley drilling please?

Just seen in FW that RT plan to press ahead. RT(and so NFU) have now come out with it. So that's the battle lines drawn.. If you want GFC, then stay in nfu If your again it, join BFU Also looks like we need to talk with NSA Anyone with contacts at top of NSA? Updated on 8th March following 2...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The presence of cereal volunteers or companion plants with oilseed rape (OSR) could lead to a marked reduction in damage caused by cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB). This is according to a recently completed Rothamsted Research study. The results...

Did I hear right!!!? Millions coming our way to improve our IT etc so that we have less reliance on foreign workers? and better outlets for food we can't sell? Apart from installing robots, I can't see, on the face of it, what impact this would have on the dairy industry. What about other sectors?

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine UK pea and bean growers are invited to become ‘pulse pioneers’ and be paid to carry out on-farm trials which will contribute to ground-breaking research. The Nitrogen Climate Smart (NCS) Project aims to facilitate the increase of pulse cropping from 5%...

https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/sack-the-board-if-you-sack-me-says-red-tractor-boss Can't say I disagree with him on that, fire the lot of them... Get some people in that care about the farmers they are supposed to be working for, not the supermarkets which they have decided to work for instead.

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Following what’s been a miserable autumn season, the pressure is undoubtedly on to ensure spring crops successfully overcome potential weather extremes that come their way. CPM looks at some of the options on the table. By Janine Adamson...

I'm looking at accepting some form of advances on our combinables, but haven't for some time so I'm unclear what might be possible. What sort of interest rates + commission/fees offers have you got for advances on your grain trading recently?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Prioritising crop quality in the grain store can provide a multitude of benefits and doesn’t have to be an expensive investment. CPM speaks to a farm manager who’s installed a new system to reduce labour and put crop quality first. By...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF One way to brighten up the dreary month of January, as it turns out, is to be surrounded by endless amounts of shiny new machinery, something LAMMA 24 had in abundance. CPM reports on some of the latest launches and UK debuts from the...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Data from Europe has revealed climatic changes could be affecting crop growth and limiting oilseed rape yields, leaving experts debating whether growers should stick or twist when it comes to drilling dates. CPM finds out more… By...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In a year where cereal crops will be hungry thanks to suboptimal conditions, plus continued nervousness around conventional input prices and supply, interest in alternative products continues to rise. CPM learns how biostimulants can help...