25th April 2025
Smith’s Soapbox: United we stand
As I write, there’s chat on social media about arable farmers refusing to load out milling wheat in April as some sort of protest. I’m not sure if it’s an April Fool, but nonetheless it…
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25th April 2025
Alternative crops: Carving opportunities with pumpkins
Halloween-related festivities have experienced exponential growth during recent years, with a visit to the local pumpkin patch becoming an annual tradition for many families. CPM explores the opportunities this winter squash can offer.
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24th April 2025
Hutchinson’s trial day: PCN varietal resistance promise
Trials results highlight the role that newer varieties could play in mitigating potato cyst nematode damage. CPM headed to Hutchinsons’ potato day at Worth Farms in Holbeach to reveal more.
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24th April 2025
Potato business strategies: Steps to success in potatoes
What makes a successful potato business? According to Nuffield Scholar, Harry Barnett, there are five key areas which can make or break an enterprise. CPM shares his thoughts.
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23rd April 2025
Last Word: Blissful ignorance, 95% of the time
I don’t usually profess to have an opinion regarding political issues, but the government’s recent announcement – well, blog – regarding SFI has caused even me to shift in my seat.
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23rd April 2025
Harvest monitoring: Why dry matters
The times when determining silage quality meant seeing how full the clamp was and testing it afterwards are long gone, with modern foragers able to analyse yield, dry matter and constituents in real-time. CPM explores…
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22nd April 2025
Sprayers: Optimising functionality
If there’s one machine where technical accuracy is of paramount importance, it’s on the sprayer. CPM explores some of the newer technologies and features available on machines to optimise performance and chemical usage.
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22nd April 2025
Talking Taties with Andrew Wilson: Glorious spring
Isn’t it grand to have a decent spring? In the past month I’ve sown spring malting barley after sugar beet, and also in place of second wheat on heavier land.
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21st April 2025
Nature Natters: A future of haves and have-nots
Defra’s sudden closure of the SFI scheme has divided farmers into two main camps: those who’d entered the schemes and are being rewarded for delivering public goods, and those who hadn’t yet hit ‘apply’.
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21st April 2025
Parasitoid wasps: A positive sting in the tail
Curiously gruesome in behaviour, parasitoid wasps are often coined the body snatchers of the insect world. CPM shines a spotlight on this fascinating group of beneficial insects.
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20th April 2025
Bulrush project: Boggy bulrushes to BioPuff
Is it possible to grow a commercially-viable crop of typha on re-wetted agricultural peat that not only makes sense financially and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, but also helps address the sustainability credentials of the fashion…