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  1. L

    Building the perfect direct drill

    Come on you farm engineers if you were to build one from scratch what features would be an absolute must. Would you choose discs or more of a knife like coulter? How would you go about designing a drill which would cope with a mixture of cropping from Cereal,rotational grass ,into cover crops...
  2. DieselRob

    Legume companions and nematodes

    My plan going forward is to use a 3yr cropping rotation of Winter wheat with companion, winter barley with companion, NUM3 or AHL1 as break crop. Volunteer beans in the wheats have shown to have a good effect so I’ll stick with that but what should I use with the barley, do I need to consider...
  3. CPM RSS

    Spring establishment: Springing forward

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Following what’s been a miserable autumn season, the pressure is undoubtedly on to ensure spring crops successfully overcome potential weather extremes that come their way. CPM looks at some of the options on the table. By Janine Adamson...
  4. CPM RSS

    On Farm Opinion: Focus on crop quality

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Prioritising crop quality in the grain store can provide a multitude of benefits and doesn’t have to be an expensive investment. CPM speaks to a farm manager who’s installed a new system to reduce labour and put crop quality first. By...
  5. CPM RSS

    Crop nutrition: Zoning in on net zero

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Managing crop nutrition is a nuanced subject at the best of times but add in net zero goals and it becomes a whole new ballgame. CPM explores how crop nutrition can go hand-in-hand with environmental goals. By Melanie Jenkins and Rob...
  6. CPM RSS

    Applied Innovation: Prioritising margin over yield

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In a year where cereal crops will be hungry thanks to suboptimal conditions, plus continued nervousness around conventional input prices and supply, interest in alternative products continues to rise. CPM learns how biostimulants can help...
  7. CPM RSS

    Bioscience in Practice: Recovery through NUE

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Could improving nitrogen assimilation and carbon fixation be the key to helping autumn crops to bounce back from adversity? CPM investigates the potential of 2-oxoglutaramate technology. By Janine Adamson With much focus on spring...
  8. CPM RSS

    Sweet Success: Revolutionising the sugar beet campaign

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF British Sugar has started a shake-up of how the sugar beet campaign is run through a new project – the Field-to-Factory Partnership. CPM learns how the company is seeking to make harvesting and delivery of the crop more efficient and...
  9. CPM RSS

    Cereal Disease Control: No one right answer

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Given the highly variable field conditions across the country, devising an effective spring fungicide programme may feel like an insurmountable feat. Although it’s difficult to predict impending disease pressure with so many unknowns, CPM...
  10. jackrussell101

    Defra now looking at capping SFI

    https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/business-management/agricultural-transition/defra-minister-hints-at-elm-cap-to-maintain-food-production?utm_source=hometopstories
  11. gone

    Gone's random pictures

  12. Corteva Technical

    New data shows severity of brome concern for wheat growers

    New data shows severity of brome concern for wheat growers Hundreds of farmers, contractors and agronomists have indicated that brome is a growing threat in the battle against grassweeds in UK arable fields. New data from a Corteva Agriscience survey shows that 80% of respondents have...
  13. CPM RSS

    Brome survey results

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Hundreds of farmers, contractors and agronomists have indicated that brome is a growing threat in the battle against grassweeds in UK arable fields. New survey data suggests that 80% of respondents have populations on their farms with the vast...
  14. E

    Num 3 Legume Fallow

    I'm a little late to the party with SFI, so playing catch up! NUM3 legume fallow if drilled this March/April 2024 will have to stay in the ground until Auguest 2025 to meet its aims?
  15. P

    Winter wheat gross margin

    Anybody actually done a winter wheat gross margin recently vs sfi?
  16. skye @ bofin

    Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Project

    What has already been done? Last year, a project to establish the level of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in arable soils across a range of locations, soil types and management systems was carried out. The project, led by Dr Tom Thirkell of the Crop Science Centre, complemented work...
  17. CPM RSS

    Reminder of drill-date cut-off

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine With growers looking for alternatives to spring cropping including late drilling winter seed, regulation regarding dates should be front of mind. The last official day of the winter drilling window was 31 January, with any crops planted beyond this...
  18. D

    Milling wheat

    What price is full spec milling making and what about holding for late delivery or after next harvest
  19. F

    SAM2 Mulitspecies cover, who is doing it and what's your plan?

    I had previously been overlooking SAM2 mutlispecies cover. Is it really as simple as we drill autumn cereal crop as usual, give it a light sprinkle of some other species and claim it as Sam2? Seems to have the potentially to be the most reward for least cost/effort option of all SFI...
  20. spikeislander

    Is there a margin in regen farming?

    Please excuse the direct question. But if you were given the chance to enter a contract share farming agreement on a block which would have to be regeneratively farmed, would there be a margin to be split , so as a contractor I would see a profit to pull on first charge after doing it for cost...
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