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20th August 2025
While earthworms have become a key indicator when it comes to soil health, according to researchers, there’s still work to be done to increase monitoring on-farm. CPM speaks to agricultural soil scientist Dr Jackie Stroud,…
11th July 2025
In some instances, drainage schemes installed in the heydays of the 70s and 80s are proving no longer fit for purpose. CPM finds out why this could be the case and asks what can be…
1st July 2025
Moling or jetting can be a low-cost way of rejuvenating a failing drainage system but these techniques only work if permeable fill is in place and soil structure allows good waterflow
29th May 2025
While focus is often on the farmer themselves when it comes to succession, there’s another important person to consider when planning the future of the farm… the agronomist
14th May 2025
29th April 2025
21st April 2025
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.
20th April 2025
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…
21st March 2025
20th March 2025
The government recently launched a consultation which should inform a new strategic approach to managing land use in England, culminating in the principles, advanced data and tools required to support decision[1]making for all involved. CPM…
12th March 2025
