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Hi all, I work for Sony in AgriTech and we're looking to host a focus group with arable farmers (winter wheat farmers) at our HQ in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The aim is to have a discussion around the issue of yellow rust and the challenge it presents currently. We will also demonstrate our...

Heys guys, in search of ideas for our farm project I found this and I thought it was pretty interesting. It's like a straw pack but instead cow are laying on a huge mattress and a robot is scraping it. What you guys think of it, anybody ever saw that before?

Abstract Components of intercrops are often less damaged by pest and disease organisms than when grown as sole crops, but the effectiveness of this escape from attack often varies unpredictably. The presence of associated plants in the intercrop can lead to attack escape in three ways, all...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine A rapid test to identify both net blotch and rhynchosporium in barley before disease is visible will be launched in March. The SwiftDetect test from Microgenetics has is already available for identifying diseases such as septoria in wheat and...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF After careful consideration of what was a knee-jerk reaction, a last-minute alternative to oilseed rape provides food for thought for a North Lincolnshire grower. CPM reports By Mike Abram A knee-jerk reaction to grow winter barley when...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Potato cyst nematodes have always been one of those ‘hard to control’ pests and growers are turning to cultural controls to support a dwindling armoury of chemistry. CPM visits a Cambridgeshire farm where trap cropping is being evaluated...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Innovation isn’t always about light bulb moments, sometimes it’s a case of joining the dots. CPM gets an insight onto how an oilseed rape plant breeder discovered genetics with resistance to verticillium. “Breeding is the main weapon we...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Agri-tech innovation centres are helping pave the way to a more sustainable era of precision farming, be it through the medium of miniscule nanobubbles or to the heights of vertical growing. CPM learns more. “Nanobubbles are going to be...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Teagasc has confirmed that the growing threat of clubroot could hamper the further expansion of Ireland’s oilseed rape (OSR) acreage. The disease has become an issue on a number of farms this year, according to tillage specialist, Shay Phelan...

Dr Michelle Fountain, Head of Pest and Pathogen Ecology, and Scott Raffle, Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager reflect NIAB’s progress in managing spotted wing drosophila in the UK fruit industry. It is 12 years since spotted wing drosophila (SWD) was first recorded in the UK at NIAB’s East...

Genetically engineered plants are sprouting up to restore the carbon cycle and prevent the further buildup of carbon dioxide By Jonathan D Grinstein, PhD Researchers are studying various ways to improve the ability of crops to sequester carbon. For example, Jillian Banfield, PhD, a professor...

Veterinarian Professor the Lord Trees explains his support for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill and its potential to deliver positive outcomes for disease control, animal welfare and environmental impact. And he points out that existing laws governing animal welfare, both in...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland A comparative study of a fungal pathogen of oilseed rape (OSR) in Europe and China using new genetic markers has just been completed. The work by Rothamsted Research suggests that the flooding associated with rice cultivation in China may be limiting...

A comparative study of a fungal pathogen of oilseed rape (OSR) in Europe and China using new genetic markers suggests that the flooding associated with rice cultivation in China may be limiting its ability to sexually reproduce. These results have important implications for OSR integrated pest...

Hi all, I was hoping to pose a question to this group: in what practical ways is the cost of living crisis making it more difficult to look after your animals? I am a student studying agriculture as part of my course and I'm trying to get insights into how difficult it is to run a farm currently...

Toward more sustainable tropical agriculture with cover crops: Soil microbiome responses to nitrogen Highlights • Microbial community changes are dependent on cover crop species under no-till. • Palisade grass enhances soil chemical properties, crop yield and microbial diversity. • N...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Brew-only spring barley varieties don’t come along that often and although it’s only currently provisionally approved by the Malting Barley Committee (MBC), Skyway appears to be carving a path for itself. CPM finds out what elevates it...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Reduced height, or semi-dwarf wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe, following an exciting scientific discovery. Researchers at the UK’s John Innes Centre in collaboration with an international...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine A total of 28 new varieties have been added to AHDB’s Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2023/24, including the first new winter malting barely and winter oat varieties for several years. Launched today (28 November 2022), the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has spoken to the chair of the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) Partnership, John Cross, about his strategies for eradication of the disease. In a video uploaded to Defra’s Twitter account...