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The government has allowed animal testing for makeup ingredients to resume despite a 25-year ban.
It changed a policy on animal testing to align with EU chemical rules, according to a High Court ruling.
Hi - looking at options for wintering sheep next year...managed all grass wintering this year....which was great! However....like all, i'm cursed to want more sheep 😅 and we really couldn't have run many more that we did this winter on grass alone imo.
Keen to grow some turnips for the last...
Crikey, it used to be my mid spring occupation but not for âme years now🙄
Could someone remind me please, how much water is required to dissolve a 600kg bag please?
Tia
Mark
We’ve never really seen it before but what started as a small patch on an environmental strip has now swamped 4 acres of crap OSR. It’s a carpet of small yellow flowers atop a small dark green plant that looks like a tomato plant type leaf.
I think I will glypho the 4 acres soon as the OSR isn’t...
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In a timely series of webinars this spring, Integrated Soils’ Joel Williams gives a masterclass on how to make the best use of foliar nitrogen sprays. CPM listens in.
By Mike Abram
Interest in foliar nitrogen applications has increased...
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I’ve a few lawns round the house that have turned to spongy poor grass after years of mowing and constant mole attack. I’m fed up of spending a gallon of fuel and half a day mowing them. Despite my complaints they look nice but the...
Hello there I have some pastures that didn’t receive much fert during the last few years and the moss has started to take over, I know it needs lime and that is a step I’m starting to take this year.
it’s been springtine harrowed hard and that has removed a lot but there is still a stubborn lot...
The cessation of production in Chile has led to supply deficits and as a result some farmers are seeing prices up to four times the normal retail price. In this article, as part of our spring lambing series, we look at alterative options to iodine as a naval disinfectant and review the...
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We have a ewe (daughters hand reared pet, so don’t suggest culling!) which has had a little foot problem for months.
She holds it up when standing, but isn’t lame at any time.
It started months ago with a small hole in the soft, bottom pad of her foot. There was no infection or...
So been to wynstay this morning, small drum of iodine £160ish!!! 500ml was £30!!
Lickily I've got some left over from last year, but what are the other options people are using?!
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Agrii agronomist Tom Land has confirmed that the variety and structural make-up of fertiliser is changing.
He spoke at a recent farm workshop, hosted by Lemken, at the Ballymoney premises of John McElderry Tractors in north Co. Antrim.
According to...
Grass Tetany is a common disease of lactating ewes during the spring time. It is an acute and frequently fatal condition that primarily affects lactating sheep at grass. This condition is caused by a deficiency in blood magnesium levels.
There are a number of factors influencing the onset of...
Following great success trialing this in February there are few @Farmdeals group buy / collective deals that are ending soon. Of particular interest to arable farmers is the Broadway Star / Palio and Biopower deals that closes this Sunday, already a decent volume requested but if we can get...
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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...
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Deciding how to get the most from expensive nitrogen fertiliser is at the forefront of many minds this spring. CPM talks to two growers at the cutting edge of applied farm research to see how the knowledge they’re gaining from this is...
Does anyone replenish their soil with any of these minerals: calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, vanadium, zinc or boron?
Mainly Mn but which is the best to benefit to the crop .I know that there are down sides to powered products with handling abrasive and compatibility with other products.What do you use and why? Thanks
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Wheat bulb fly is a pest that’s been in slow decline over the past 10 years but, given the right conditions, it can still pack a punch in cereal crops. CPM looks at some new research that will better predict seasonal risk and how to manage it without insecticides.
By Adam Clarke...
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