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J D Harvestlab
The laupin stag rag the furrow popped through the post today and flicking through they have a full page ad on something called harvestlab grain sensing. Anyone used it claims to give real time analysis of grain protein. -
Forward-thinking farmers: An intelligent harvest
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Real-time monitoring of field operations has helped one Hertfordshire grower to keep on top of harvest and make agile decisions without being in the combine cab. CPM unlocks the benefits of digital platform, FieldView. By Janine Adamson...- CPM RSS
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Red Tractor Enviromental Module
Has anyone read this next load of £hit coming at us from Red Tractor, Way beyond their remit . Cant find the link can someone help ?- Cuckoo's nest
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Wheat seed rates 2023
Thinking about starting drilling wheat next week. This early drilled stuff is going in mainly after early potatoes and some overwintered stubble that has been ploughed and pressed. We have subsoiled and disc & pressed after the potatoes. All seedbeds are really good and the nice bit of rain has...- Pottersfarm
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- Forum: Cropping
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Canadian potato production: Driving progress
Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF A large-scale Canadian potato grower is seeking to minimise the farm’s impact on the environment, while operating within a challenging landscape. CPM went to visit. By Mike Abram The team at Perry Farm are having their weekly agronomy...- CPM RSS
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Exciting opportunity for a farming adventure
As some here may know I moved my family to France 4 years and 18 days ago. We settled on central France and rented a lovely 143ha beef farm with a bit of arable, modern and traditional buildings and a recently renovated traditional house. It was a calculated risk that has paid off. In fact we...- Matthew Britton
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Sowing 2023
Aside from OSR , bet someone is planting wheat or barley , too wet here at the mo- bobk
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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?- dannewhouse
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- Forum: Cropping
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Väderstad introduces prescription map tillage and E-Services for TopDown and Opus
For the field season of 2024, the cultivators Väderstad TopDown and Opus, enter a new generation. In addition to an updated design, this means the introduction of the iPad-based control system Väderstad E-Control, as well as the possibility to apply prescription map tillage via ISOBUS Task...- News
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Real Results: Little measures
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Making small improvements is helping to keep a Norfolk farmer ahead of blackgrass. CPM learns more about his approach to grassweed control. By Mike Abram It’s the little things that matter when you have a grassweed problem you’re...- CPM RSS
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Claydon Hybrid and steep ground !
Pretty much as the title says , most of our acerage is steep ( Class Montanna is past its limits on 50% of the acerage!) what I'm seeing this year is that when the Claydon is crabbing the row widths open up and let in way too much light and hence the invasion of meadow grass. Any ideas from... -
Drills: Tine for a change?
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Establishment will always be the most vital time for any crop, and having the right drill for the job plays an important role in this. CPM takes a look at some new additions to the market from the past year. By Melanie Jenkins Whether...- CPM RSS
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Fibrophos or bagged fert
Got some land that is index 0 for p/k, would fibrophos at £200/t be the best way to get the indicies up or would it be better to get some tsp/mop? I don’t think there would be much difference in price, but contractor could spread the fibrophos variable rate, where as we couldn’t with bagged fert.- DefenderDave
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Cereals Event: Technology – Endless possibilities
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Cereals is a show of many colours – it’s not just about seminars, seed breeders, ag-chem companies, or machinery manufacturers. Cereals is also about possibilities. CPM discovered what this means in terms of advancing technology and...- CPM RSS
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- agronomist agronomy analysis application autonomous beans biodiversity carbon cereals defra drift drilling drone drones fertiliser fuel genetic grassland hse mapping oilseed oilseed rape pesticides pollinator potatoes satellite seed software sprayer variable rate wheat yields
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Farmers Club Conference: The truth of the matter
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Twenty first century farming is a delicate balance between profit-making, food production and protecting the environment. CPM attended a British Crop Production Council seminar to hear how the industry plans to overcome the challenges...- CPM RSS
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not really record temps...
like with GWP100... choose the way you measure you can make things worse- Vader
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OSR rate for Campus off the heap
Hello Now harvest has ground to a halt going to try and dodge some rape in with the subdisc with coulters behind packer. What rate would would you go for? It's Campus and bold stuff from 2022, has germinated well on the windowsill. Sandy loam soils after w barley. Thinking around 7kg but any...- MeavyHetal
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How can we become carbon neutral? 2023-07-08
How can we become carbon neutral? Progress update from Bishop Burton Net Zero iFarm A recent review of the carbon footprint at Bishop Burton, one of our Net Zero iFarms in East Riding, Yorkshire, has shown a carbon reduction of 2,441 tonnes of CO2 e between 2020 and 2022. Despite the farm being...- TFF
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Easy to use Fert Spinner
Wanting a fert spinner ( second hand ) for grassland farm with small area of arable something easy to calibrate / set up . Any recommendations please -
Will current interest rates now affect your spending decisions over the next 12 months?
As above, with the Bank of England now looking like they've got the bit between their teeth with wanting to control inflation, will any of your spending or investment decisions get postponed due to bank rate increasing?- jackrussell101
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