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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Janine Adamson
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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.
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11th April 2024
Last Word: Scoring an authentic goal
Have you ever asked yourself what success looks like? I for one realised a few years ago that it doesn’t always equate to what you initially anticipate.
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11th April 2024
Real Results Roundtable: Discussing disease
Achieving resilient disease control relies on many independent factors coming together under the stewardship of growers and agronomists. In the first of BASF’s Real Results Roundtables, CPM hosts an open discussion to understand the current…
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10th March 2024
Last Word: Networking – unspoken torture
Now, what I’m about to discuss could be viewed as contradictory to my previous column which explored overcoming loneliness. But never mind, I’ll press on.
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10th March 2024
Weed control: The big questions answered
Slow herbicide discovery, resistance development and a rapidly changing farming landscape are all threats to sustainable weed control in UK arable systems. CPM attended a recent debate to see what leading experts view as potential…
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10th March 2024
Innovation Insight: Good inhibitions
Regulations are now in place which restrict the use of urea fertilisers and it’s anticipated this will lead to a surge in uptake of urease inhibitors. CPM looks at the latest on a product which…
