weed control

  1. CPM RSS

    BP2023: Further blight complications

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Once every two years, anyone with a serious interest in the potato industry heads to the Yorkshire Event Centre for a specialist trade show. CPM attended BP2023 in Harrogate for insight into the latest sector developments, including what’s...
  2. CPM RSS

    BP2023: Further blight complications

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Once every two years, anyone with a serious interest in the potato industry heads to the Yorkshire Event Centre for a specialist trade show. CPM attended BP2023 in Harrogate for insight into the latest sector developments, including what’s...
  3. J

    Precision Drilled vs Hand Single

    I am a trainee agronomist who is currently reading Lockhart and Wiseman’s Crop Husbandry Including Grassland. One part reads, “In sugar beet, monogerm pelleted seed is now the norm and has enabled the crop to be precision drilled, removing the need to hand single.”. What does the term “hand...
  4. G

    Pre harvest roundup banned

    Has this been banned by eu?
  5. J

    SFI Sam3

    Just had a look at this, it’s seems a lot more open to interpretation than GS4 am I right in saying I could put a herbal ley in that is 70% rye grass with the other grasses / herbs etc making up the other 30% , leave it between start may and end july for 5 weeks , ie take a 1st cut late May/...
  6. Agriland RSS

    Fodder beet: One of the few good news stories for tillage in 2023

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Teagasc is confirming that 2023 will be a good year for Irish fodder beet growers. This is assuming that they can get the harvest over the line. While it is still early in the season for harvesting fodder beet, early indications are that this year’s...
  7. Matt77

    No till second wheat

    I gave up second wheats a good few years ago due to grassweed control, lack of!, thought I'd give it another go as the farm is cleaner and now running a disc direct drill, flooding aside, it looks terrible, what have people learnt with DD second wheat, as I'm now hearing advice along the lines...
  8. Agriland RSS

    Tillage Focus: Crop of Spearhead winter wheat in Antrim

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The dry spell at the end of September and early October allowed contractor, Darren Russell, to plant a 20ac crop of Spearhead winter wheat on behalf of a local dairy farming client. The ground is situated in the townland of Killead, close to Belfast...
  9. Sa86

    How late is too late for winter barley

    Hi guys never planted winter barley this late before will it be ok or am I wasting my time should I just put oats in instead
  10. snipe

    Luximo slow emergence

    Anyone else had this problem. Wheat drilled 3 cm deep and rolled before application left side had liberator+pdm. Right luximo twin pack. Glad I only bought 1 pack.
  11. D

    Can rice be grown in the uk

    Is it too cold for rice in the uk? we appear to have the necessary water.
  12. snipe

    What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed

    What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?
  13. Agriland RSS

    Machinery Focus: Industry looks at carbon, cultivation and computing

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The back end of this summer saw a massive burst of marketing activity as the agricultural machinery industry laid on demonstrations of all their latest products before their appearance got swamped by the tsunami of news from Agritechnica. It was a busy...
  14. CPM RSS

    Väderstad and Case IH launches: Farming red

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Case IH and Väderstad have joined forces to launch a host of new products aimed at progressing and improving field tasks, including autonomous options and sustainable weeding solutions. CPM attended a press launch in Austria to see...
  15. CPM RSS

    Weed control: Companion conservation

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Is it possible to successfully companion crop oilseed rape to help control cabbage stem flea beetle and claim SFI payments, while keeping weeds firmly under control? CPM investigates. By Janine Adamson Planting a companion crop...
  16. PI Stsker

    Claydon drill

    Currently a traditional set up; plough/ heavy cultivations then drill but looking at going straight in to stubble or minimum amount of tillage. Looking at a Claydon, are they any good…? Cropping consists of wheat, barley, oats, maize & grass but obviously would only be for cereal crops.
  17. willyorkshire

    Climate myths

    Watch this. Very interesting counter arguments to the CC monster.
  18. Corteva Updates

    Corteva 2023 OSR Survey results and findings

    Corteva 2023 OSR Survey results and findings Growers have indicated a preference for longer rotations and a stronger focus on either early drilling, or a flexible approach which prioritises sowing seeds into moist soils wherever possible. Corteva Agriscience’s survey received 250 replies and...
  19. Matt

    Maize silage value

    If you were to replace maize silage, based on average analyses. How would you start calculating it? We rent some ground in for maize, we do a bit of straw for muck where we bale and lug straw and lug muck back. So do the work both ways. We spread muck for the maize, also would apply a...
  20. P

    Cultivator Drill suggestions

    To introduce myself: my name is Peter Martens, we operate 1900ac/760Ha of Organic land roughly 400km north west of New York City. Most of our ground is loamy though we have areas of heavy clay made up of weather shale. We have plenty of round rocks but not too many flat rocks. We currently...
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