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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...
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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.
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With plant...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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