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Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The early bird catches the worm – so the saying goes, and this is no truer than when applied to getting ahead of disease in cereal crops. CPM explores how targeted early season agronomy can make all the difference. By Melanie Jenkins...

There has always been an appetite for fine Italian wines and none more so than in the beautiful district of Roero in Piedmont in northwest Italy. Giovanni Negro’s ancestors have been cultivating vineyards in these hills since 1670. Today, he and his family have built up the business Angelo Negro...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine Early bird tickets for Cereals 2023 are now on sale, with 50% of the proceeds going to the Multiple System Atrophy Trust, a cause close to the new host farmer’s heart. The two-day event is being held at a new site this year – Thoresby Estate...

As the global farming community tackles the challenge of feeding the world’s booming population while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact, scientists and farmers see help arriving from an emerging technology: genome editing. Genome editing, also known as gene editing, works with a...

Simple poll as per title ? Can the NFU function for farmers and still be able to speak freely / without conflict of interest whilst receiving such corporate income ?

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland A new study has compared genomes across 18 strains of the septoria leaf blotch fungus zymoseptoria tritici. The work has revealed a core set of genes that may offer clues for improved control of this important disease. These ‘core biology’ gene sets...

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NIAB TRIALS POINT TO EARLY WEED REMOVAL As many growers seek to battle bigger grass weeds this spring, results of new NIAB trials, in partnership with Syngenta, have shown the essential importance of targeting ryegrass and wild oats early with Axial® Pro, to cut crop competition and deliver a...

A new database of 19 insect genomes encompassing some of the most damaging pests of crops worldwide has been made publicly available. It includes some of the most common pest threats faced by UK farmers including wireworm, cabbage stem flea beetle and pollen beetle, as well as other globally...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF 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...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Potato cyst nematodes have always been one of those ‘hard to control’ pests and growers are turning to cultural controls to support a dwindling armoury of chemistry. CPM visits a Cambridgeshire farm where trap cropping is being evaluated...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF CUPGRA’s 33rd annual conference in December highlighted some of the latest research and thinking on how the potato industry can overcome some major agronomic challenges that are developing, particularly when it comes to limiting damage...

It is hoped that the new database will help speed up the development of novel pest control approaches A new database of 19 insect genomes encompassing some of the most damaging pests worldwide has been made available in a bid to better target crop protection. It includes some of the most...

What’s with the current trend of forward backward spray nozzles? I was always of the thinking that backwards spray just goes upwards and so therefore pointless! It seems that most of these only offer corse spray patterns to get around this. Is there are nozzle that people know of that does...

Morning 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...

According to Syngenta UK head of technical, David King, the combination of healthier grain prices but increased fertiliser costs over recent years has raised the financial stakes of growing crops – so any ‘mistakes’ that allow yield-robbing diseases to gain a foothold can pose a bigger crop...

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I had a field of w barley last harvest that had a bad brome problem due to drainage we have found the problem which was outfall blocked by hedge roots and mole drained and the difference it unbelievable. We drilled it with turnips grazed them put muck on in the frost and ploughed it fairly well...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine The Pulse Roadshow events held by the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) and Syngenta are returning this month with two dates for farmers to choose from. Themed around resilience, experts from the research organisation and the...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin have teamed up with agtech company, Syngenta, to develop biodegradable materials that help to protect crops. In this 12-month...