1st August 2025
Facing challenges head on
An optimistic Cereals Event explored not just the issues and evolving landscape facing UK agriculture, but what farming and the wider industry is doing to meet these challenges. CPM reports.
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30th July 2025
Cropping for sustainability
Ensuring long-term sustainability has become a core focus for many growers during recent years. CPM speaks to one Berkshire farmer about the practical lessons of regenerative agriculture and how cover crops are reshaping farm resilience…
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30th July 2025
Researching regen approaches gaining speed
Practical experience has outstripped research results within the regenerative farming world, but that’s slowly changing. To find out more, CPM joined delegates at the Green Farm Collective Conference.
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30th July 2025
Support that pays off
With government support schemes seemingly going down the metaphorical drainpipe, private funding is emerging as an opportunity that could reshape the financial landscape for farming businesses. But how viable is it in practice and what…
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30th July 2025
Standing out from the crowd
In a year where growers are spoilt for choice with the number of new winter feed barley varieties available, it takes a combination of strong characteristics to stand out. CPM takes a closer look at…
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30th July 2025
Creating a sparkle in the North
Commended for its significantly improved distilling quality and potential alcohol yield per tonne, candidate variety Sparkler is catching attention. CPM investigates why this wheat could prove a gem for northern growers.
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30th July 2025
Boosting establishment, surging yield
Pitched as the next generation of seed treatment, Surge is promising to make waves in crop establishment by combining bacillus bacteria with a key micronutrient. CPM takes a closer look.
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30th July 2025
Fresh approaches to shifting blackgrass threat
Blackgrass control strategies should change and adapt if growers are to keep on top of this constantly evolving threat, say experts. CPM visits Hutchinsons’ Cambourne grassweed demonstration to learn more.
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30th July 2025
Forcing a fungicide re-think
A new strain of yellow rust has ripped through crops from Scotland to East Anglia but this time, fungicide efficacy isn’t in question. CPM investigates what’s behind the shift.
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28th July 2025
Last Word: Farming forgiveness
Something I was exposed to very early on in life was how to bear an effective grudge, and while I loved him dearly, this was an attribute my grandad John was most skilled at.
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28th July 2025
Nature Natters: Beat the heat
It’s been the sunniest, warmest and driest first half of the year on record, and like many around my way in Cambridgeshire, we’ve harvested our crops around 2-3 weeks earlier than in a ‘normal’ year…
