oilseed rape

Will it store at 11-12% for a month with a low volume air duct under it ?

Winter hybrid rye SU Arvid posts excellent harvest results for Norfolk grower seeking higher gas yielding variety for AD contract Of the 50,000ha of hybrid rye currently grown in the UK, wholecrop for biogas production is still the biggest single market, accounting for around half the UK crop...

Have you already started harvesting and what crops are you already harvesting ?

We've had an impressive couple of months with our collectives. We've had a lot of our members take advantage and get great prices on Urea, Gylphosate and more. We're running a number of collective deals ending over the next few weeks, I've listed below the deals of particular interest to arable...

I have always pulled any Ragwort I have see around my farm ( 320 acs) for the 25 years I have been here and it's usually about a three hour job with a quad to run around . I did have 260 ac arable and 60 ac PP grass and my note in my diary last year said that it was approx 50/ 50 number of...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Cereals is a show of many colours – it’s not just about seminars, seed breeders, ag-chem companies, or machinery manufacturers. Cereals is also about possibilities. CPM discovered what this means in terms of advancing technology and...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Laws to reduce fertiliser inputs have put some German wheat growers at a disadvantage, but recent trials there have shown that managing the soil-borne disease take-all with a seed treatment can help compensate. CPM reports. By Rob Jones...

I didn't plant any linseed this yr, instead opting for a summer cover crop. Painful decision, but first loss and all that. Anyway, just been to check on progress, and saw this: This is a 4m strip across the angle of the drilling where I had been messing around with a home made cultivator...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Establishment of oilseed rape has been pushed earlier and earlier as growers seek to overcome adult cabbage stem flea beetle, but there’s more to it than just moving the date. CPM explores the implications of drilling early and what should...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Optimising crop health begins long before establishment – it starts with the seed. CPM explores how a biostimulant seed treatment can help plants to overcome challenging conditions right from the off. By Janine Adamson With plant...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A resurgence in the popularity of on-farm sieve cleaners is being driven by growers exploring intercropping, as well as those looking to clean grain to meet specification or wanting to home-save seed. CPM gets the low-down on what these...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Twenty first century farming is a delicate balance between profit-making, food production and protecting the environment. CPM attended a British Crop Production Council seminar to hear how the industry plans to overcome the challenges...

Anaerobic digestion continues to be on the up, thanks to a combination of this year’s encouraging hybrid rye crops and further plants coming into operation. Lucy Hopward from bioeconomy consultants NNFCC says of the 50,000ha of hybrid rye grown in the UK, around half is wholecrop and destined...

With harvest underway for many, farmers are urged to maximise the use of organic matter from crop residues to boost seedbed quality in dry soils, while reducing the need for autumn fertiliser applications. David Newton, technical product manager at Timac Agro UK, says despite the fact...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Anaerobic digestion continues to be on the up, thanks to a combination of this year’s encouraging hybrid rye crops and further plants coming into operation. Lucy Hopward from bioeconomy consultants NNFCC says of the 50,000ha of hybrid rye grown in the...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Tractor news tends to be dominated by the relentless push towards packing an ever greater number of horses under the bonnet, with smaller tractors relegated to the role of yard scrapers or estate keepers. However, there are applications where huge power...

@Jackov Altraids I hope you don’t mind me quoting you here to start this thread but your reply above in the vertical farming thread struck me as absolutely spot on at describing what’s presently wrong with policy and what the government should be doing about it. The right policy would for...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Two new winter oilseed rape hybrids have been added to the UK National List, with seed available this summer. Pioneer, Corteva Agriscience’s seed brand, has added PT312 and PT315 to its range, both of which have been tested across a range of sites in...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Farmers in parts of east Down sprayed-off crops of winter barley last week, in the expectation of having their earliest fields harvested by now. The Ards Peninsula, for instance, is one of the earliest regions of Northern Ireland, where the growing of...

So had my farm assurance inspection 3 weeks ago, I failed due to not having my health plan up to date 🙄 waiting on the vet now…..anyway at the end of the inspection the inspector said I wouldn’t get the failure report on paper this time (he normally prints it out on site) as they are trying to...