2nd June 2026
Why direct marketing is balancing the books
Direct marketing might seem tough to achieve for an arable business, but two farmers at the BASE-UK Conference explained how they’re using it to deliver results. CPM reports from the event.
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2nd June 2026
Making maize work
With maize area rising and grower confidence building, attention is turning to how to deliver consistent performance from a crop that doesn’t always suit UK conditions. CPM explores the fundamentals shaping maize strategy for 2026.
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2nd June 2026
Trading in uncertainty
With global grain markets reacting to geopolitics, weather and input pressure, crop marketing has become less about chasing the perfect price and more about managing exposure. CPM explores.
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1st June 2026
Powering rye’s future
Projected growth in biomethane production from anaerobic digestion has the potential to support a strong future for UK hybrid rye. CPM finds out why confidence is strong, and whether this could power opportunity into reality.
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24th May 2026
Latest thinking on phoma
A greater understanding of the mechanism behind phoma in oilseed rape plus developments in plant breeding are helping to pave a new way in dealing with this financially damaging disease. CPM finds out more.
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24th May 2026
Building resilience with Calvin
With Clearfield varieties gaining renewed interest, the focus is shifting firmly onto performance as well as flexibility. CPM looks at LG Calvin CL to understand how breeding, agronomy and on-farm experience are combining to shape…
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24th May 2026
Last Word: Oh diddle dee
It’s nearly that time of year again – when we all don our best over-priced leatherette-trimmed gilets to make the pilgrimage to a farmer’s field in a faraway land. This time, we’re going to require…
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24th May 2026
Talking Taties: My say on safety
Now then, if you’ll indulge me, I’m going to scramble onto my soapbox and have my tuppence worth of say on farm safety. For many years I’ve been frustrated by the age old and mostly useless advice given by industry experts of…
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24th May 2026
Nature Natters: Trials and tribulations
Is arable farming facing a perfect storm? With low commodity prices, high energy, fertiliser and fuel costs on top of ever-increasing machinery costs, surely every farmer is questioning the current system.
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24th May 2026
Smith’s Soapbox: Unholy trinity
I’ll confess to having had a field or two of crops in the past that have come to very little, to the point you’d have wondered if I’d bothered to actually farm them. But, I’ve…
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13th May 2026
Omnia: a decade of dedication
With 10 years of experience culminating in 8500 currently registered users and 2M hectares being managed, Omnia is a very different offer compared with when it first launched in 2016. CPM reflects on its evolution…
