Rolled 80ac of wheat today, would have liked to leave it another few days dry but forecast is rain for a week now and then by the time it drys it will want a spray probably and end up being too late to roll. Had to roll for stones as we have a lot and header runs on the floor. Do a lot of...
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Safeguarding yield and quality will be pivotal in what could be a competitive spring barley grain market this harvest, is the message from agronomy experts.
This includes proactively minimising stress on the crop after the wet winter. “Spring barley...
So historically spring barley is direct drilled here into a cover crop established with a cultivator in the autumn and sprayed off late February.
Records show our best yields come from a crop planted late February early March with later planted crops suffering in both reduced yield and higher N...
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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...
I'm thinking about growing Champion winter wheat next autumn but its standing power rating isn't as good as Graham and Gleam I grow now. Did anyone who grew it last year experience excessive lodging or is it ok with a decent PGR program?
As above.
I have my own 1,200 store lambs so timings on and off won't be a problem
I'm not looking for the feed but more if it will decrease disease later in the year..... will it increase straw? Straw is important to me.
I'm guessing heavy mob grazing and back out ASAP is best?
Had...
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With wet weather hammering autumn-sown crops and ground travel remaining limited, spring planting may seem more appealing than ever. CPM looks at different options.
By Janine Adamson and Rob Jones
The Met Office first started naming...
Favourable harvest reports and trial results as growers, agronomists and seed specialists sense a winner
With only a few weeks to go before the announcement of the new Recommended List (RL), new Group 3 Soft wheat Candidate variety Bamford continues to generate very high levels of interest...
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After a season that presented a combination of weather conditions that left growers unable to act, and then chasing their tails CPM takes a look at how wheat crops performed and what the main issues were.
By Melanie Jenkins
A rather...
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Numbers of aphid vectors that transmit barley yellow dwarf virus are significantly higher than this time last year, increasing the chances of a disease epidemic if mild weather continues, warn experts.
The bird cherry-oat aphid is the main carrier of...
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A new Group 4 soft wheat candidate variety is showing promise, thanks to its wide sowing window and solid disease profile.
Blackstone (Elsoms Seeds) is currently the highest yielding of this year’s Recommended List Group 4 soft wheat candidates and...
Starting to get a little worried now. Spring seed might be short... Weather doesnt look great on the forcast - given how sh!t harvest was, could we be in for just as bad an autumn?
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According to combine draper head makers and users, benefits include higher outputs, head-first feeding, more accurate ground contour-following and better performance in low and laid crops, plus longer harvest days. CPM finds out more...
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From the field to the store, potato sprout suppression strategies require attention to detail at every stage. CPM calls on one of the industry’s specialists to discuss tuber management techniques and the product options currently...
Anyone surprised at amount of lodging in wheat ?
Dawsum going over despite robust pgr program .
Only 6 days here without rain in July .. Maybe that’s the answer… !
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