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  1. CPM RSS

    Iblon to bring broad-spectrum disease control

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A new broad spectrum fungicide is about to appear on the scene which should growers deal with a range of crop diseases that were prevalent in the last growing season due to the favourable weather conditions last Spring and Autumn. For...
  2. R

    Looking back at my spray records, where did it all go wrong?

    Writing up my spray records from just applying some pre-ems, I looked back to mid 2000's. The amount of chemicals we use now compared to then and how we got by with simple fungicides makes it look like the industry has gone down the pan. A lot of actives have gone and those left we have been...
  3. S

    Sprayer options and must-have features

    We have taken our arable operations back in-house and I am costing up sprayer options as the contracting bill is likely to be £7k-£8k per year and I have my PA quals, having been using a simple 12 m mounted for all our grass and stewardship stuff. We have 90 ha of cereals in 3 blocks of 29-32...
  4. CPM RSS

    Wide sowing window piques interest

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new Group 4 soft wheat candidate variety is showing promise, thanks to its wide sowing window and solid disease profile. Blackstone (Elsoms Seeds) is currently the highest yielding of this year’s Recommended List Group 4 soft wheat candidates and...
  5. T

    Do we need a drill

    After this springs exercise with spring barley that was spun on (undressed hss seed ) . We were getting late last week of March so spun on the seed and a very light cultivate in with a wilrich cultivator and rolled in and it had a pre em . If we had waited any longer it would of been mid April...
  6. D

    Companion cropping wheat beans seed rate and pre em

    What would a suggested seed rate be, normally 100kg wheat per acre So 10/15kgbeans? And drop wheat or not? Plan is to spray beans out in spring and combine wheat. Pre em suggestions? Normal wheat pre em is my suggestion as if I plough beans down pre em be weaker by time they are through?
  7. Barleymow

    Brown rust in Crusoe

    Anyone else finding it ?
  8. APJ

    Harvest 2023

    Let’s start a harvest 23 thread! So how far do we all think we are from starting? Winter barley rapidly ripening here early start is on the cards. First week of july maybe, rape just starting to lose its greenness also!
  9. Agriland RSS

    Tillage: Time to consider new seed varieties for 2023-2024

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland It’s that time of year when cereal growers will start to consider what new seed varieties are available for the season ahead. In some parts of the country, the start of the winter barley harvest is just four weeks away. And as soon as this is...
  10. M

    Agronomist T3 prescription!

    Hi All, For those who use an agronomist to help with work load who’s got a rec for T3? Its very dry and wheat of our sensible varieties here very clean (Siskin /Extase etc) Is teb/prochloraz the general go to in this rusty weather?Will it be needed? For those that prescribe for themselves...
  11. Clive

    Liquid fert and new urea rules ?

    My N use is usually 100% liquid and as a result includes urea as part of it's nitrogen (as most liquid N products do ?) I assume the new 2024 rule that prevent urea use after 1st April also apply to liquid fertilisers and not just straight 46% solid product ? Will liquid product now come with...
  12. Bigjon44

    BYDV or cold/stress!!!

  13. F

    Risks of Relying on Contractors as Farms Disappear

    We are very reliant on contractors for all of our silage and until recently there has been a choice of operators with round balers with choppers on. Now we are down to just one with a combined baler/wrapper with a chopper, which we find is by far the best for feeding sheep. Yesterday not long...
  14. CPM RSS

    Septoria remains an unwanted guest

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With previous warnings of an impending ‘sea of septoria’, how are crops faring as the season continues? CPM joins the Bayer Crop Doctor team for an update on the sites and tips for next steps. By Janine Adamson For many, a lack of spray...
  15. CPM RSS

    Taking away the stress

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Stress is arguably the single biggest risk factor for any barley crop. CPM attended a BASF roundtable to discover why preventing stress in the crop is important and how this can be done while facing numerous challenges. By Melanie...
  16. CPM RSS

    T2 decisions loom

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A wet early spring has favoured septoria and thrown fungicide strategies in the air. CPM investigates how four decision-makers from across the country are planning to manage the threat at T2. By Will Charlton Choosing a fungicide for T2...
  17. Feldspar

    How to make trailed sprayer + tractor damage crop less?

    Looking for any nifty products / designs that will help our tractor and trailed sprayer damage our crops less. We have a Fastrac and Horsch and there are a rough bits and sharp angles that I noticed last year damaged the heads of our wheat when doing T3 and protein spray. I was thinking of...
  18. W

    T 2 on wheat

    Have many started yet, if so what are you using?
  19. Agriland RSS

    Tillage: Controlling septoria tritici in winter wheat

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Septoria tritici is the most important and damaging foliar disease on winter wheat crops grown in the UK and Ireland. The pathogen acts to reduce green leaf area for photosynthesis. It causes significant yield loss every year. It also affects grain...
  20. S

    Grazing wheat

    Hi all , done a trial grazing wheat , looks very promising , grazed with sheep virtually no disease and court up with the ungrazed in same field , there is nothing new in grazing wheat , but was wondering if anyone has tried topping wheat in early March , and if so with what . I would imagine...
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