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Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Having addressed substantial energy costs across its poultry and arable enterprises, Woodend Farm in Berwickshire is looking to home-grown pulses to reduce reliance on imported soya. CPM visits to get an insight. By Rob Jones There are...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Two new winter cereal varieties from breeder Syngenta have been added to the latest Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Recommended Lists for 2024/25. Both are winter cereal varieties, with one being winter wheat and one being...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published the online edition of its Recommended Lists (RL) of cereal and oilseed rape varieties for 2024/2025. They feature shorter lists for most major crops. Specifically included...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine For a second year running, Limagrain’s winter wheat LG Beowulf and winter barley LG Caravelle, are the highest yielding varieties to join the AHDB Recommended List. LG Armada also takes lead position as the highest yielding oilseed rape variety on the...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Two new milestone winter cereal varieties from Syngenta have been added to the latest AHDB Recommended Lists for 2024-25. SY Cheer New on the winter wheat RL is the Syngenta quality wheat, SY Cheer. Rated as a provisional UKFM (UK Flour Millers)...

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Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine AHDB has today (27 November) launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2024/25. With fewer new varieties added than in recent years, the latest edition has shorter lists for most major crops. However, highlights...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will host a farm walk for attendees to explore the role of livestock in the arable rotation. The event will take place at Henton Farms, Atherfield Farm, Atherfield Road, Ventor on the Isle...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS) has recently compiled a series of guidelines, advising farmers on how they can make best use of organic manures and slurries. Accurate information on the nutrient content is essential for making the...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Getting the early agronomy of winter crops right is crucial a recent tillage conference heard. Seedtech director, Dr. Tim O’Donovan, gave an agronomy update on a range of winter crops, during his presentation to the AgriCare tillage conference. Where...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published the provisional results from it’s ‘Early Bird’ planting survey for autumn 2023. Autumn drilling conditions have been poor in many parts of the UK in later weeks of the planting...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The latest edition of the Tillage Edge podcast addresses the impact of the very wet autumn season on tillage farms in the UK. Similarly to Ireland, farmers in England will be coping with the impact of poor ground conditions this year. Lower than...

Hi, I'm a student, and not directly related to farming. You see a lot these days about plant based diets and the like, in common media, so I just wanted to do some fact checking with you guys. Anyone grown animals and crops on the same fields (perhaps in rotation)? Does it produce better...

Been quoted spring oats isabel £550/ ton seems alot , said they is a shortage

This is Iris fodder radish from @Great In Grass which has grown well. This is the most advanced plant, with most still flowering. Will it set viable seed now? These pods have immature seeds at the moment.

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Co. Laois native, Brian Caldbeck, has confirmed that tillage farming in the United States (US) has performed reasonably well over the past number of years; despite the challenges posed by last year’s spike in fertiliser prices. Caldbeck moved to...

Can the two co-exist? I don’t believe so. The government won’t change their cheap food policy. Therefore having higher (Red Tractor) standard than the rest of the world is in direct conflict to this. A premium is made impossible BECAUSE of the government’s cheap food policy. How therefore...

Would older and retired farmers care to give their opinion s on slugs causing so much damage to autumn cereals and flea beetles causing so much damage on OSR, as well as slugs. Just wondering how long ago it was that you started growing Winter Oilseed Rape, did you have much trouble with Flea...

Thanks Andrew. I respect your honesty. I’m sure a few at the top table of the NFU didn’t want you to say all that. It gives quite a different perspective on the meeting when compared with Minette Batters vlog.

Given events of the past week, just interested to see how farmers are thinking.