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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?
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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.
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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...
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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…
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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...
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With the landscape of agriculture changing vastly over recent years, CPM explores the place for biostimulants in a new era of farming.
By Charlotte Cunningham
When you think about biostimulants as being any substance, other than...
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AHDB Monitor Farms is a nationwide network of like-minded growers with the common goal of improving their business through sharing performance information and best practice. CPM learns more about what’s involved.
By Janine Adamson...
How many people are dreaming all this crap up. What are they being paid , ??
It's ridiculously complicated, unnecessary bulls**t , just finding themselves highly paid jobs whilst trying to f**k us up in the process. Agents will be laughing again. .
Makes my blood boil , this country is...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
A recent ADAS study has confirmed that cover crops can both refine nitrogen (N) usage and protect water quality.
This work was co-funded by Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water under the aegis of a project known as ‘Nitrogen release from Cover Crops’...
We have applied vra P and K for years although recently Biosolids and chicken manure has made it semi redundant. We have always used SOYL to sample and create pretty maps and then prepare a recommendation. Are others still using SOYL, anyone doing anything different.
VRA nitrogen has always...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
One of the great takeaways from Agritechnica last year, was the rapid move towards minimising soil disturbance in preparing ground for the next crop.
This an approach echoed by Weaving Machinery, which had a significant presence at LAMMA.
There is a...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Fife arable farmer, John Hutcheson, has been appointed the new chair of Scottish Quality Crops (SQC), with Mark McCallum being appointed SQC’s new vice-chair.
The organisation operates Scotland’s Quality Assurance Scheme for combinable crops...
As the title, we’ve been advised that we can use Kerb on winter beans as long as there’s no frost looming and they have 2 leaves or more!
Anyone done it or planning to do it?
Did it work?
Just kicking some ideas around, I’d be thankful for your collective wisdom…
I’ve got a small patch of easy draining, sandy loam land, even after all this rain I could plough it, an afternoon of sunshine on it would dry it out lovely.
The plan was spring barley, but would I be of benefit sowing...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is currently listing six new malting barley varieties.
All are under evaluation by the organisation’s Malting Barley Committee (MBC) – three for brewing only, two for brewing and malt...
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