15th May 2024
Grain marketing: Feeding the world
Despite UK cereal cropping reported to be substantially down this season, growers are advised to not hold out for a price hike when it comes to marketing their grain. CPM finds out why.
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14th May 2024
Last Word: Accent depundant
Does how we sound impact how we’re perceived? Periodically, the question of equality comes knocking at my door but usually, it’s regarding being female. It’s rarely about my provenance and/or accent, yet this is where…
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14th May 2024
SFI balance: Doing the right thing
With the government demonstrating it can easily move the goalposts when it comes to SFI, concerns are being raised regarding potential abuse of the system. CPM shares perspectives of those at the coalface.
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13th May 2024
Miravis launch: The promise of certainty
The latest in a line of new UK fungicide launches, Miravis Plus, which features the long-awaited Adepidyn technology, is finally here. CPM learns why it’s hailed as a step-change in disease control.
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15th April 2024
Sustainable Solutions: Refining a mixed system
Ensuring an efficient agricultural business across every productive square metre of the land is the primary aim of Gatley Farms in Herefordshire. CPM learns how this approach is complementing the farm’s sustainability goals.
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15th April 2024
Biological farming: With nature in mind
A farmer in South Staffordshire is proving that a system doesn’t require a label to achieve great things for nature and the environment, while meeting productivity goals. CPM meets Tim Parton.
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14th April 2024
Clubroot: Mitigating migrations
With wet weather and flooding commonplace during the past few months, clubroot zoospores are at high risk of migration. CPM looks at the importance of crop husbandry and on-farm hygiene in preventing the spread of…
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14th April 2024
Paludiculture: Wetter farming
It’s a term that’s creeping into the lexicon of researchers and industry alike, but what is paludiculture, why has it suddenly popped up, and how does it differ from traditional peatland restoration? CPM investigates.
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13th April 2024
Inside Traits: Flex to success
Having invested the time and money required to successfully nurture an oilseed rape crop through to flowering, taking an eye off the ball at this stage in the game isn’t an option. CPM investigates the…
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12th April 2024
Sugar beet: When opportunity knocks
With grassweed pressures rumbling on, one way to achieve sufficient control is by taking advantage of sugar beet in the rotation, even if there’s a limited armoury of effective herbicides. CPM finds out more.
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12th April 2024
Cereal crop agronomy: Shift in approach
For this month’s topical cereal disease and agronomy feature, CPM reviews insights from AHDB’s re-run Early Bird Survey coupled with added reflections from agronomists and farmers.