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In an environment where no one is completely cushioned from volatility, it’s never been more important to select varieties to better manage risk. CPM takes a look at decision-making for the spring barley crop for a more certain outcome...
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Though some may be sceptical about the benefits of using adjuvants, two growers are achieving great results by incorporating them into their spray programmes. CPM finds out more.
By Charlotte Cunningham
Despite sometimes being cast off...
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I’m sure it’s been asked a thousand times !
Historically been AN user but for obvious reasons we’ve bought a quantity of Urea this season.
When do users of Urea on here generally start applying to Barleys and Rapes in comparison to AN dates.
I’ve been thinking 2 weeks earlier ? Am I...
Based on RL data and parental diversity information, use the variety blend tool to select three-way or four-way mixes for on-farm testing.
Varietal mixtures increase genetic diversity within a field and may help slow the spread of some diseases and reduce the risk of resistance breakdown. Based...
Well I guess it’s time to start another annual thread about how peoples crops are looking at the start of the year.
All pics taken today.
Generally I’m pretty happy at present other than one but of rape that looks a bit thin in places thanks mainly to pheasants🙄
Wheats
Skyfall
Two year...
Farmer Focus - Philip Bradshaw (Issue 19)
I ended my previous article noting the challenges ahead, but with some optimism for the season, and the forthcoming harvest. However, I had underestimated how exciting it was to get, and how much volatility we would come to enjoy! Our crops continued to...
Spring vigour in oilseed rape
Spring vigour is a key criterion scored in the field-scale oilseed rape studies Agrii trials manager, Jim Carswell runs each year with up to 20 of the most popular and promising varieties on iFarms across northern England and Scotland.
He sees consistent differences...
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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...
Winter Wheat Recommended List 2023/24
Varieties no longer listed: KWS Barrel, KWS Kerrin, LG Spotlight and RGT Gravity. Comparisons of varieties across regions are not valid. All yields in this table are taken from treated trials receiving a full fungicide and PGR programme. Protein content...
hoping to lift another 20 acre of fodder beet this next week, would like to try and get it back into wheat as I have some seed that needs using up still in the shed.
What seed rates are folks drilling wheat at currently after beet?
Last year we put wheat in December and end of January but went...
In the time I have been a reader of Direct Driller Magazine, I have learnt a lot from the magazine’s content. While at the fantastic Groundswell event, Chris Fellows persuaded me to write a contribution to the magazine, which I am more than happy to do to give something back, so here is my...
As above looking to put pig slurry onto wheat in the spring time probably using a contractor and umbilical hose. Just wondering what other peoples experiences are as to how much to apply and can I completely replace bagged fert if I go twice? The piece of land it is in is very poor with 0...
So how do people manage forward rape? Got some very strong looking rape after spring barley. It’s a hybrid as not drilled that early (at 40seeds per square M) and has had 30kg/ha of N.
Mild and wet still. 17 degrees today.
There’s a good crop of docks and mustard mixed in. Astrokerb due...
So have managed to establish a decent (ish) osr. First time for about 4 years.
What is the current thoughts on Autumn treatment.
Had no pre-em just volunteers removed.
Combine swaths a little thinner than the rest (only 17ft header), in betweens looking strong.
Agron is starting to talk pgr...
Forage rye could help maize growers combat shortfalls in availability of home-grown forage this winter
Ben Lowe, Agrii National Forage Product Manager
With drought status declared by the Environment Agency for large parts of the country this summer, many farmers are concerned about volumes of...
Arable farmer suppling wheat straw in the row roughly 1.7 tons an acre.
livestock farmer bales and carts straw turns it into muck from bull beef so intensively fed. Then spreads it on stubble with no stockpile etc. with no cost or work from arable farmer
What tons of muck per acre would you...
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