pesticide

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine The latest development from a farm management smart phone app promises to support growers in pesticide compliance. This new offer from fieldmargin includes a pesticide checking database, which Camilla Hayselden-Ashby says will help farmers and...

USDA-ARS researchers found that corn plants grown in a four-year rotation following field peas have an increased plant height of 78 inches (200 cm) at 105 days after planting compared to 59 inches (150 cm) for corn grown in a two-year rotation following soybeans, leading to increased yields in...

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...

ByGaryH ‘Conservation agriculture’ approach beats pesticides in reducing pest damage Planting cover crops outperformed both preventative and reactive use of pesticides in reducing pest damage during a three-year experiment in a corn-soy rotation. Using either oats or cereal rye as a cover crop...

Farming is one of the world's most important industries. Arguably as the food crisis worsens, it will continue to become even more important. As it does, farmers will need help to increase crops yield and livestock growth. A large part of this help will come from technology and, more...

I'd never heard of it until it was mentioned on the combineables thread the other day. Now my inspector has mentioned it to me and I have registered and logged in. A few questions- is this easier than wattsapping documents or letting the inspector see hard copies? Anyone who has used it? (some...

Relief from the headache of pesticide compliance checks is the latest promise from farm management app fieldmargin. The record-keeping and decision-support app has further expanded its feature list by incorporating a pesticide checking database, helping farmers and their agronomists to...

Improving pre-harvest connectivity for more profitable farms For growers, pre-harvest is the perfect time to take stock. Once T3 and T4 have been done and the last of the fertiliser has been applied, how can you best prepare for harvest and that all-important post-harvest analysis? Adam Joslin...

So I dug out the 200yr old Mill pond which was simply filled with a build up of leaf/tree debris. Got down to lovely clay. It fills naturally as low in a valley but I now have a small stream fill it too. Nowadays (2 yrs since excavation) its nearly always covered in brown or green algae...

Is there a handy idiots guide to the like of Ally, Inka etc anywhere? TIA.

Main front page headline in the Telegraph today. See all News Rishi Sunak will ask stores to cap basic food prices No 10 in discussions with supermarkets over French-style approach to cost of living crisis ByEdward Malnick, SUNDAY POLITICAL EDITOR andWill Hazell27 May 2023 • 9:16pm...

Innovation in their business model is one of the successful strategies that vendors are using to support farmer adoption of technology, according to a new report - 'Agtech: Breaking down the farmer adoption dilemma' - by McKinsey & Company. However, it identifies that the entry cost and...

Help us to review productivity and slurry grant items Written by Gordon Jones Alison Day In February, we invited people to apply for grants under the Productivity and Slurry theme of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF). The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund supports the...

Download PDF Achieving sustainability requires a multi-faceted approach from farm businesses. CPM explores how growers can build resilience into their rotations over the coming years. By Charlotte Cunningham Delivering longer terms sustainability objectives demands more forward planning than...

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 Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The UK’s Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) is looking to appoint new members, as well as a new chair. The committee is currently seeking members to fill “high profile” roles covering issues facing the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...

Had a silage field sprayed today for docks, didn’t realise just how much grass on it . How soon do I need to leave it before mowing ? I used gal gone spray only thing I can find is keep livestock off for 7 days

The British Farm Data Council was formed by a group of individuals from across the farming industry who believe that greater use of data can help farmers and growers in the UK to improve their productivity, resilience, profitability and sustainability. However, opportunities are not being...

There's a huge number of respirators available out there but very few seem to explicitly state they protect against weed spray. Someone please point to some info or H&S manuals etc please. Full mask or half with googles? Filter types include Organic vs non-organic? Gases and vapours from...

Rabobank's report says that GE technology has the potential to benefit the entire food supply chain, from producers to consumers Although the exact timeline for the adoption of gene-editing (GE) seeds is hard to estimate, researchers expect that adoption rates will surpass 50% within five to...