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Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF AHDB Fungicide Performance trials provide farmers and agronomists with key information to help decision making. CPM looks at both the project’s history and latest results. By Mike Abram From mostly forgotten fungicides such as Bayfidan...

Wet and hot Victorian summer could mean difficult vintage for King Valley grape growers Written by Eliza Spencer from the Guardian Humid weather conditions in vineyards lift the risk of diseases like botrytis, downy and powdery mildew, threatening the quality of wine grape harvest Experts...

What would you partner flopet with if it needs a partner and at what rates.

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Effectively managing the canopy characteristics of sugar beet is the foundation of a healthy and profitable crop. In a world where the list of pest and disease threats keeps growing, CPM explores the importance of maximising the green leaf...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The arrival of a new disease challenge in sugar beet has highlighted a gap in variety disease resistance information and has caused a rethink of fungicide strategies. CPM finds out more about the cercospora and how to control it. By Rob...

Alwin Schönberger June 2023 Science for Sustainable Agriculture “Even if it sounds like breaking a taboo, new gene editing techniques and organic are an excellent match.” People don't like pesticides. They are even less fond of genetic engineering. But they don't want to convert...

Professor Simon Pearson, director of the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT) and the 2022 winner of the RASE Science and Technology Award, shares insight into the key areas of research at LIAT and what’s on the horizon for use of robotics and AI in agriculture. Robotics and...

The crop plots at Cereals are up and away and just awaiting spring weather to progress further - which should be just around the corner, according to weather station forecasting data. The crop plots, at the new 60ha site at Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire, for the first time have dedicated...

What's cheapest and does a good job on choc spot?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Navigating disease control with an ever-declining chemical armoury is a challenge for many, so could leaning on historic natural options be beneficial in bolstering crop protection? CPM looks at the innovation behind two naturally-derived...

Since its 1st March tomorrow, thought I'd start the next year's worth of sugar beet fun and games 🤦‍♂️ @Breckland Boy have you started....or finished!! drilling yet?

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 CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Growing beans has a multitude of known benefits, be it improved soil health or retained nitrogen for the following wheat crop, but what about replacing soya in laying hen feed to produce a carbon neutral egg? CPM investigates. By Melanie...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With growing interest in pulse crops, breeders have been working hard to bring forward varieties with better agronomic traits. CPM looks at the additions to PGRO’s Descriptive List, which was unveiled last month. By Lucy de la Pasture...

Brewers and hop merchants say demand for environmentally friendly beer and locally-sourced ingredients has accelerated since the pandemic, but there is a lack of UK-grown organic hops with currently only three such growers. Hops are notoriously vulnerable to disease and pests in the UK’s...

From digital imagery to novel planting configurations, the HELIOS trials run by leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons are raising the bar for apple orchard management ... The 10-year project may still be in its infancy, but it is already revealing some interesting results that could influence future...

New research unveils that the staple grain, barley, requires the grass-specific Exo70FX gene family for immunity against wheat stripe rust. Genetic results suggest an interesting evolutionary route for this gene family, which gained a new function and is caught in an evolutionary arms race...

Two-year study supports increased role for biological fungicides in strawberry production The number of synthetic fungicides required to control the main diseases in a strawberry trial was reduced by 58% while crop quality improved through reduced plant stress. A two-year trial performed by...

The climate emergency is the most important threat facing our planet. At The Sainsbury Laboratory, our plant health science always factors in the interwoven threats of climate change and global food security. What is the scale of the threat we are facing? The human population will reach nearly...

The vulnerability of agriculture to climate change together with a key position to mitigate its effects creates a challenging but exciting scenario for innovation in the AgriFood sector. From KTN, as a network working to drive innovation, we support companies and researchers working to develop...