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…
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19th April 2025
Telematics: The development of machinery data management
The principle of telemetry is well established for enabling wireless transfer and cloud storage of machine operating and field data to allow monitoring and later analysis. Now machinery firms are launching apps designed to do…
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19th April 2025
Maize: Matching maize’s requirements
Much of what maximises the potential of maize occurs in the spring, with the emphasis being on getting the crop off to the best start. CPM takes a look at the role of nutrition and…
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18th April 2025
BASE-UK: Overcoming regen frustrations
Farming following regenerative agriculture principles isn’t always sunlit uplands, as shared by speakers at the recent BASE-UK conference. CPM provides insight into their challenges and the solutions they’ve identified to overcome them.
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18th April 2025
Inside traits: Breeding resilience to CSFB
With growers pinning hopes on plant breeders finding a solution to control cabbage stem flea beetle, could the answer lie in stacking characteristics which create an overall resilience to the pest? CPM investigates the latest…
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17th April 2025
Productivity matters: Farming for tomorrow – why productivity matters
In the first of a new series, CPM explores with experts the importance of achieving and maintaining productivity in arable businesses.
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17th April 2025
Biological product adoption: Overcoming biological barriers
Efficacy, usability and regulatory constraints may have hindered more widespread adoption of biological products. CPM looks at how these barriers could be overcome, including innovative approaches to formulation.
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17th April 2025
Genomics webinar: Genomics – paving the way for biostimulant payback
As technology continues to drive innovation in agriculture, CPM takes an in-depth look at how genomics could help growers to get more from alternative crop inputs like biostimulants.