22nd April 2024
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Sustainable Farming
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15th April 2024
Sustainable Solutions: Refining a mixed system
Ensuring an efficient agricultural business across every productive square metre of the land is the primary aim of Gatley Farms in Herefordshire. CPM learns how this approach is complementing the farm’s sustainability goals.
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15th April 2024
Biological farming: With nature in mind
A farmer in South Staffordshire is proving that a system doesn’t require a label to achieve great things for nature and the environment, while meeting productivity goals. CPM meets Tim Parton.
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14th April 2024
Paludiculture: Wetter farming
It’s a term that’s creeping into the lexicon of researchers and industry alike, but what is paludiculture, why has it suddenly popped up, and how does it differ from traditional peatland restoration? CPM investigates.
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Technical
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16th April 2024
Cover crops: Cover crop rewards
The right cover crop mix can help improve nutrient management and provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical pest control. CPM speaks to two growers who are making the most of Severn Trent’s funding scheme.
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14th April 2024
Clubroot: Mitigating migrations
With wet weather and flooding commonplace during the past few months, clubroot zoospores are at high risk of migration. CPM looks at the importance of crop husbandry and on-farm hygiene in preventing the spread of…
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13th April 2024
Inside Traits: Flex to success
Having invested the time and money required to successfully nurture an oilseed rape crop through to flowering, taking an eye off the ball at this stage in the game isn’t an option. CPM investigates the…
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Innovation
Machinery
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17th April 2024
Drones: A sustainable future
Being left behind is a frustrating situation to be in, and while many countries have adopted crop spraying with drones the UK and the EU are yet to take this leap. CPM speaks to two…
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16th April 2024
OFO: Seizing spray windows
The UK is seeing fewer and fewer ‘perfect’ spray days, so being ready to utilise any weather window that comes along is increasingly important. CPM speaks to a farm manager whose investment in a new…
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15th April 2024
Sprayers: Technology rules
As increasingly technical sprayers become mainstream in the market, the future of widespread spot spraying looks set. CPM pinpoints some of the latest technologically advanced products to hit the market for a flavour of what’s…
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10th March 2024
Smart Farming: Thinking big
Smart technology in agriculture is progressing at a rate of knots with new innovations promising to optimise workflow, streamline processes and utilise every ounce of data available. CPM digs into some of these unfolding technologies.
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10th March 2024
On Farm Opinion: Moving with the times
What’s the result when combining a carbon removal specialist with a Scottish agricultural contractor, a fleet of Fendt tractors and a ready supply of volcanic rock? The answer is, a new way to create carbon…
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10th March 2024
Drills: Dynamic drills
Innovation never stands still and with focus moving towards environmentally conscious management, the drill and planter section of the machinery industry is no exception. CPM takes a look at some of the newest products and…
Roots
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13th April 2024
IIRB congress: International perspectives
Sugar beet researchers from across Europe and USA convened in Brussels recently to discuss the latest research on key topics for the crop. CPM joined delegates at the IIRB congress to find out more.
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12th April 2024
Potato agronomy: Weeding out concerns
A tricky start to planting plus the potential of growers managing unfamiliar varieties due to short seed supplies means weed control could require some careful planning. CPM explores herbicide timings and programme choices for the…
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12th April 2024
Sugar beet: When opportunity knocks
With grassweed pressures rumbling on, one way to achieve sufficient control is by taking advantage of sugar beet in the rotation, even if there’s a limited armoury of effective herbicides. CPM finds out more.
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10th March 2024
Forward-thinking farmers: A strain on the future
Seed shortages, mancozeb uncertainty and more resistant blight strains are set to compound the difficulties caused by one of the wettest autumn and winter periods on record. CPM reports.
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10th March 2024
Innovation Insight: The tonic to the gin
Although it’s been a while since the loss of desmedipham, finding a similar level of annual broadleaf weed control in sugar beet has proven quite the head-scratcher. However, the answer could lie in a specific…
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10th March 2024
BBRO BeetTech: Yield lag closing
Growers learned about progress being made to find solutions to virus yellows in sugar beet at the recent BBRO BeetTech 24 event. CPM joined delegates to hear the latest updates.
Opinion
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12th April 2024
Talking Taties: Never rains, it pours
Last month I said it would dry up soon…well it hasn’t! I can cope with a wet winter – in this part of the world we get an average of 760mm of rain per annum,…
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12th April 2024
Nature Natters: With farmers, not for farmers
Does science hold the solutions for farming in the future, or can many of the solutions be found closer to home, under the ground and in the hedges? With large investments from government and private…
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11th April 2024
Smith’s Soapbox: Gone completely cuckoo
I’ll admit I’m not a huge believer in old weather sayings. I suspect it’s because as much as I’d treasure an accurate long-term weather forecast, I’ve yet to find one and that, in turn, causes…
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11th April 2024
Last Word: Scoring an authentic goal
Have you ever asked yourself what success looks like? I for one realised a few years ago that it doesn’t always equate to what you initially anticipate.
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10th March 2024
Last Word: Networking – unspoken torture
Now, what I’m about to discuss could be viewed as contradictory to my previous column which explored overcoming loneliness. But never mind, I’ll press on.
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10th March 2024
Nature Natters: No Nature, No Farmers, No Food
During the past few weeks I've spent a lot of time on trains travelling to different parts of the country for meetings and conferences. While it's nice to sit back, relax, and let the train…
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