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A Yorkshire farmer believes biologicals have played a key role in boosting the overall health of his potato crop. Richard Smith from Bamburgh Grange Farm near Doncaster has been applying calcium phosphite to his 320ha of potatoes for the past five years to help his crop cope with fluctuating...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine A Yorkshire farmer believes biologicals have played a key role in boosting the overall health of his potato crop. Richard Smith from Bamburgh Grange Farm near Doncaster has been applying calcium phosphite to his 320ha of potatoes for the past...

Had a calf born last night that came backwards, was very weak and had to be stomach tubed last night. Won’t stand or suck. Can’t even keep its head up. Anyone any advice

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Rhizoctonia remains one of the most important potato diseases and liquid seed tuber treatments are now increasingly important in control strategies. CPM visits two Cornish producers who’ve found that getting the most out of them is all...

I have just seen the trailer on the forthcoming series,due to commence airing on 10th February 2023. It looks brilliant with Kaleb ,Gerald & Charlie to name a few. I know that my non farming friends will be glued to their television screens ,and then on the phone to me. I am however very...

Hi all Looking at these udderly hand held ewe milkers, I’ve always hand milked the ewes if and where I could for any that don’t or can’t drink. These look pretty time, back and patience saving? Also odd times when ewe hgot any milk and you have to buy expensive mix colostrum the price of it...

I been reading the thread over in Agricultural Matters about leccy cars with interest and also various threads about telehandlers. Now I’m wondering does anyone run a leccy one and if so how you getting on with it? Weve an old matbro and as I’ve said before every time it gets fired up Greta gets a bit...

Image: Formato One of the most frequently cited concerns about ‘genetically modified’ food is that it is ‘unnatural’ or as the then Prince of Wales (now King Charles III) coined itin 1998, that it strays ‘into realms which belong to God and God alone.’ But the simple truth is that all the crops...

Soil pests are an increasing threat to potato production in the UK. Climatic change has notably raised issues with PCN and wireworm, while growers’ options for control have continued to decline. Nemathorin is recognised as offering by far the best available granular nematicide control of PCN...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Potato agronomy is complex and requires a lot of planning, monitoring and evaluation throughout the production process. CPM finds out how digital agronomy tool Crop4Sight can help in all three areas as preparation for the 2023 season...

Are cattle now a numbers game with forklifts at 90k, tractors at 130k, contractor rates and repair costs now through the roof it strikes me that running a small herd or fattning number will struggle to pay for this let alone provide a profit, arent producers going to have to think bigger in...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF There’s little doubt that 2022 has been a memorable season and particularly challenging for those growing potatoes. CPM takes a look at how this season is stacking up. By Lucy de la Pasture There’s an old adage that life can only be...

Apologies if this has been asked before! but im looking for some anya potato seed to grow next year. Could do with around 100 tubers. As happened last year it seems that there may not be any seed available for the horticultural sector. Sainsburys have an exclusive on them(for eating) so i...

No-till potatoes grown under a straw mulch could help farmers to restore degraded arable soils cost-effectively if used as a cash crop within a regenerative cropping rotation, according to ProCam agronomist Richard Harding. Presenting results from a four year trial at the recent Groundswell...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine With high disease risk and astronomical energy prices, seed potato growers should apply a fungicide to tubers now to avoid storing waste that will be thrown away next spring. That’s the advice of independent potato consultant Paul Overton, who...

Potato crops have paid a heavy penalty as a result of this summer’s record-breaking temperatures and drought, though biostimulant-treated plants appear to have fared better, according to Syngenta trials. First digs from this year’s Quantis heat-stress biostimulant field trials suggest yields...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine Potato crops have paid a heavy penalty as a result of this summer’s record-breaking temperatures and drought, though biostimulant-treated plants appear to have fared better, according to Syngenta trials. First digs from this year’s Quantis...

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"We hope that Chikoka, Chitute, Khutula, Phindu and Tinyadile will contribute to economic prosperity and increased food security in Malawi and beyond, and are very grateful to our project partners and funders for their continued support" Five climate and disease resilient potato varieties...

Farmers all over the world try to optimise their yield of wheat, rice, maize, grain legumes or tuber crops. However, they often have lower yields than they wish or target. Wageningen University & Research has a tool that aims to change this: the Global Yield Gap Atlas. Companies, governments and...