3rd November 2025
Shaking up farm business tenancies
A revolutionary type of farm business tenancy is aiming to help The Crown Estate supports its tenants to farm sustainably, manage the environment, and diversify businesses. CPM finds out more.
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2nd October 2025
Saving bees one hive at a time
Installing and managing beehives for corporate clients is not only helping to meet sustainability goals, but is also striving to improve the future of the native honey bee. CPM meets Buckley’s Bees, the Cheshire business…
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20th August 2025
Worming the way up the agenda
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,…
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11th July 2025
Draining resources
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…
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1st July 2025
Making Mole Drains Last: When and How to Mole for Effective Land Drainage
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
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29th May 2025
The story untold: what happens when an agronomist retires?
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
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14th May 2025
Farming’s hidden crisis
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29th April 2025
Putting trust in nature
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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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21st March 2025
Fenland SOIL conference: Opportunity mapping the Fens
