19th August 2024
Soil Farmer of the Year: Soil superstars
Following this year’s Groundswell event, CPM caught up with 2024’s Soil Farmer of the Year to find out how they’re making the most of the ground below.
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18th August 2024
Lamport AgX: Maintaining a balance
It’s back to Lamport for Agrovista’s flagship AgX event, during a year when balancing environmental stewardship with weed control is more topical than ever, plus the added temptation of drilling early. CPM visits the site…
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18th August 2024
Winter linseed trials: Survival of the fittest
Trials suggest that when managed correctly, winter linseed has the potential to thrive even in Scotland’s challenging climate, achieving some of the highest trial yields in Europe. CPM reviews the findings.
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17th August 2024
Insider’s View: OSR – Making a splash
Oilseed rape is a crop that’s having a hard time but breeders are doing all within their power to create more resilient varieties. Cue DSV’s Dolphin, with its high gross output and all-new harvest protection…
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17th August 2024
Slug control: Magic of movement
As drills start to roll signalling the start of another cropping cycle, CPM looks at what slug control learnings can be taken from last season when the pest wreaked havoc during crop establishment.
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16th August 2024
Last Word: Timeworn pages
“Remember the real me when I cannot remember you” – wow, as someone who’s cared for a relative with dementia, that quote has brought a tear to my eye.
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16th August 2024
Talking Taties: Variable outcomes
Somewhat predictably, given the rain, it’s a light land year. Our winter barley is all cut and varied in yield from not quite 6t/ha to a reasonable 7.9t/ha, with the average tantalisingly close to 7t/ha.…
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16th August 2024
Nature Natters: Harvesting new opportunities
It’s been a busy summer of conferences, shows and events across the country and I’ve had conversations with many different farmers. It’s become increasingly obvious that they fall into two distinct camps – those who…
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15th August 2024
Smith’s Soapbox: St. Margarets field under new holy orders
Harvest 2024 is erased from the fields but probably not from the memory, for all the wrong reasons. The record wet that fell in both the autumn and winter left its scars – cereals don’t like…
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15th August 2024
On-farm opinion: Healthy soils on the horizon
Moving into a regen farming system requires both time and patience with the drill playing a fundamental role in this transition. CPM speaks to a farmer who’s aiming to reinvigorate his soils using his latest…
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15th August 2024
Potatoes: Potato virus prevention
The 2022 spike in aphid numbers has resulted in a significant impact on the production cycle for seed potatoes, despite populations decreasing since. CPM investigates the steps industry experts are taking to combat the most…
