16th October 2023
Last Word: Random thoughts from the editor
Well, this is not where I expected to find myself as we approach the end of 2023, as editor of CPM. Life over the last few weeks has certainly been a little hectic to say…
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13th October 2023
Talking Taties: Short-term profit-driven thinking from large corporations is nothing new
What a month September has been. It started here with an Indian summer that allowed us to get the wheat straw baled, cover crop drilling finished and some land work done, and ended in a…
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13th October 2023
Sprout Suppression after CIPC … industry learnings three years on
After the withdrawal of chlorpropham (CIPC) as a sprout suppressant, potato store management has had to adapt to using volatile products such as Biox-M (spearmint oil), ARGOS (orange oil), 1,4SIGHT (1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, DMN) and ethylene (Biofresh…
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13th October 2023
Smith’s Soapbox: Scrum down
It’s been a slow start to this autumn’s drilling campaign on account of a long and impatient wait for rain. Having said that I know that for others this autumn has been more the case…
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13th October 2023
Reducing ammonia pollution
New urea fertiliser regulations are finally set to be finally implemented in the coming season, but there are still some grey areas that need clarifying.
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13th October 2023
Nuffield lessons
How can growers cut greenhouse gas emissions on farm? Agronomist Chris Taylor’s Nuffield scholarship looked at how regenerative farming could help.
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13th October 2023
Nature Natters: The weather dice – when to drill or not to drill
Our autumns are becoming increasingly unpredictable, bringing with it the gamble of when to drill. Last year, we had a dry summer and autumn with little opportunity to germinate volunteers and weeds. This year has…
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13th October 2023
Defending maize
Can maize shrug off its reputation of being a much-scrutinised crop that damages the environment and poses a flooding risk? CPM joined growers at Severn Trent’s Stoke Bardolph AD site to learn how to maximise…
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13th October 2023
Wheat performance: Seasonal challenges
After a season that presented a combination of weather conditions that left growers unable to act, and then chasing their tails CPM takes a look at how wheat crops performed and what the main issues…
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13th October 2023
A window of opportunity
With drier springs becoming the norm, could growers see a better return on investment by drilling spring crops in the autumn? CPM finds out more…
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13th October 2023
Iblon to bring broad-spectrum disease control
A new broad spectrum fungicide is about to appear on the scene which should growers deal with a range of crop diseases that were prevalent in the last growing season due to the favourable weather…
