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Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A tricky start to planting plus the potential of growers managing unfamiliar varieties due to short seed supplies means weed control could require some careful planning. CPM explores herbicide timings and programme choices for the season...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With grassweed pressures rumbling on, one way to achieve sufficient control is by taking advantage of sugar beet in the rotation, even if there’s a limited armoury of effective herbicides. CPM finds out more. By Janine Adamson and Rob...

Currently running a Weaving GD 6m and I’m finding it difficult to keep the land level due to its impressive ability to not disturb the surface. Just starting in the 3rd year of spring drilling and the fields are definitely becoming corrugated due to wheelings etc. Would like to add a tine drill...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland According to College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops advisors, spring barley seed may be in short supply this year. This is a direct consequence of the widespread poor harvest conditions that characterised last year. According...

Anyone managed to grab bits? I grabbed some real light bits but any clay and it’s a wet shitty mess. Not sure when to throw the towel in and go for sfi

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine 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...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Maize is fast growing in popularity with increasing numbers of arable farmers believing it capable of delivering significant production, economic and even environmental benefits. CPM evaluates its potential. By Rob Jones With the...

10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .

Quickly approaching the end of optimal timing for spring barley planting. Although the planned area will be substantially higher than normal how much will now get drilled vs a catch crop and what does get drilled will surely be at risk of being poor quality. Another 8mm today FFS! BB

Hi folks Wondering if anyone has any pictures of the IH434 Narrow on farm. Trying to find a picture of the protective screen it was provided with. The only ones I can find online are from the sales brochure and the operator's manual. Unsure on what these screens were made of (possibly...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine After high autumn slug pressure and a mild, wet winter, growers are encouraged to assess and manage risk of damage to spring cereals. Keith Walters, professor of invertebrate biology and pest management at Harper Adams University, says slug...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Variable rate nitrogen applications could be a valuable tool for managing uneven crops this spring, urge experts. Omnia’s Aidan Monaghan says while some crops sown before the weather broke last October have established well and show potential, others...

Being as its the first of March. I'm sure British Sugar would like us to start drilling.....! Anyone started yet. (We haven't lifted last year's yet🤐) I know @Breckland Boy likes an early beet thread 😉😄

Welcome to the Environment Agency Q&A event on The Farming Forum. For the next two days, this thread will be open for questions for our team at the Environment Agency to answer farmers questions on agricultural regulations. The Environment Agency are aiming to engage with the community on the...

Just debating if its worth drilling maize as game cover after harvest so mid to late August (Hopefully). Anyone done it? Or is it best to stick a mustard crop in instead?

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new tool is being developed to help growers to fine-tune herbicide timings this spring. The development comes from Bayer and originated in Denmark as the Cossack Tool, created to support a product containing mesosulfuron and iodosulfuron. Weed...

Personally it's been a total sh!t storm , everything from March went tits up , even now it continues to take Might go on the Wassiel in 2 days , burn a few virgins or whatever they do

I’ve got a bit of SAM2 which is stubble turnips, fodder radish and vol barley, but I was talking to someone the other day who plans to put his first wheat with bean volunteers in for the same payment. Has anyone else considered this? In essence, drill your first wheat after beans, leave the...

Just seeking a few tips on how to try and balance our soils. (If it even is possible). Gary zimmer made a comment on a video that some farms are naturally high in certain minerals/nutrients and you’ll never live long enough to be able to alter them. we’ve high magnesium and quite low calcium...

Thinking of just spraying off the stubbles then broadcasting the grass seed, chain harrowing it in and Cambridge roll - or should I be going all out ploughing, power harrowing etc etc?