oilseed rape

Download PDF From grassweed suppression to improved NUE to early entry for oilseed rape to flexible end use, hybrid barley has cemented its value to growers over the past two decades. CPM discovers how the crop offers both resilience and yield stability. By Lucy de la Pasture By its very...

Andrew Atkinson, farm consultant with Strutt & Parker. Work carried out by Strutt & Parker has shown that profit margins for UK arable farmers are expected to be down by more than 50% for harvest 2023. Lower commodity prices, higher working capital requirements and a drop in Basic Payments as...

Download PDF As consumers begin to wise up to the pitfalls of fast fashion, could growing sustainable fibres offer UK farmers an opportunity to be part of the solution? CPM investigates. By Janine Adamson In 2021, UK households spent £57bn on fashion, with the average consumer buying 60% more...

Afternoon all, Today we've published a handbook containing all the detailed information about the sustainable farming incentive offer for this year. The handbook is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfi-handbook-for-the-sfi-2023-offer An overview blogpost is here...

Obvious title but the more I read and hear, the more I feel the politicians don’t seem to value food security aka home production at all. Many farmers rightly considering taking the environmental package not to grow a break crop (apologies I can’t recall its title) but to grow wilding type...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine The initiative behind a new Group 4 wheat is striving to help support two farming charities and raise awareness of the work they do. Mindful is a new variety from Agrovista Seeds, with 10% of profits being donated to the Farming Community Network and...

Users are being accused of causing cancer for people and the loss of bees. Is the use widespread on farmland?

Looking around where we live the amount of unproductive land continues to increase. Now I know we are very different in the south east as other factors come into play, especially cost and lack of labour. There are hundreds of acres not being farmed now. Very large areas of ungrazed grassland...

Whats this AB6 he was on about, leaving stubble over winter and get £522 pounds a hec. Been trawling through dozens of gov. uk pages where they say a lot but typicaly tell you nothing. :rolleyes: :facepalm:

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland It’s that time of year when cereal growers will start to consider what new seed varieties are available for the season ahead. In some parts of the country, the start of the winter barley harvest is just four weeks away. And as soon as this is...

Former NFU Vice-President Paul Temple has welcomed the recent passing into law of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act as a major opportunity to capitalise on the UK’s world-leading scientific strengths in plant genetics, and to accelerate the development of higher-yielding crop...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A new chair has been appointed of a Voluntary Initiative (VI) in Scotland that promotes the responsible use of plant protection products (PPP) through Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Angus-based Amy Geddes is to take over from Dave Bell as...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Could a signalling compound help milling oat growers to meet quality expectations and maximise the crop’s value? CPM takes a look at the science. By Janine Adamson In the words of English philosopher John Ruskin: “Quality is never an...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The cereals and oilseeds branch of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to launch three new monitor farms in the coming weeks. AHDB’s monitor farms each undertake a three-year programme and, during this time, aim to...

Download PDF Could a signalling compound help milling oat growers to meet quality expectations and maximise the crop’s value? CPM takes a look at the science. By Janine Adamson In the words of English philosopher John Ruskin: “Quality is never an accident; it’s always the result of intelligent...

Copied from the BFU thread which is running about writing a letter to Rishi Sunak... I was thinking about imports undermining our standards and prices. It doesn't even need imports to meet our standards. What I mean is, they don't need to be imports. Take Ukrainian grain. Doesn't necessarily...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Could a signalling compound help milling oat growers to meet quality expectations and maximise the crop’s value? CPM takes a look at the science. By Janine Adamson In the words of English philosopher John Ruskin: “Quality is never an...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Keeping stems healthy is vital for a successful oilseed rape crop. CPM explores how growers can get the best from their crops this season and beyond. By Charlotte Cunningham Oilseed rape has been plagued with challenges over recent...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Patience is the key to succeeding with both direct drilling and spring barley in Scotland, as CPM finds out when meeting David Fuller-Shapcott. By Mike Abram Conventional logic says direct drilling in Scotland is challenging. Doing it...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Plant breeders are working behind the scenes to identify novel disease resistance mechanisms for future oilseed rape varieties. CPM finds out why these developments are required. By Janine Adamson A plant breeder’s work is never done...