12th February 2024
Last Word: No (wo)man is an island
You can be in a room full of people yet feel completely alone. It’s true, isn’t it? Loneliness comes in many shapes and sizes. Equally, here we find ourselves, in an industry which by its…
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12th February 2024
Spring establishment: Springing forward
Following what’s been a miserable autumn season, the pressure is undoubtedly on to ensure spring crops successfully overcome potential weather extremes that come their way. CPM looks at some of the options on the table.
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9th February 2024
Potato storage: Storage stalwart
Is there much more left to say on potato storage and life after CIPC? CPM speaks to recent industry award winner, Adrian Cunnington, to find out his thoughts on what could happen next.
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9th February 2024
Mancozeb: As one door prepares to close…
After much uncertainty, the HSE finally announced last month that mancozeb doesn’t meet approval criteria and therefore it proposes to withdraw it from use. CPM asks whether the industry is prepared for the impending loss…
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9th February 2024
Industrial hemp: Growing high
With more than 10,000 applications from textiles to construction materials, plus offering a raft of environmental benefits, it’s time to ask, why isn’t the UK head over heels for hemp? CPM takes a dive into…
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9th February 2024
Applied Innovation: Prioritising margin over yield
In a year where cereal crops will be hungry thanks to suboptimal conditions, plus continued nervousness around conventional input prices and supply, interest in alternative products continues to rise. CPM learns how biostimulants can help…
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9th February 2024
Bioscience in Practice: Recovery through NUE
Could improving nitrogen assimilation and carbon fixation be the key to helping autumn crops to bounce back from adversity? CPM investigates the potential of 2-oxoglutaramate technology.
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9th February 2024
Cereal Disease Control: No one right answer
Given the highly variable field conditions across the country, devising an effective spring fungicide programme may feel like an insurmountable feat. Although it’s difficult to predict impending disease pressure with so many unknowns, CPM speaks…
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9th February 2024
AHDB Monitor Farms: Open collaboration
AHDB Monitor Farms is a nationwide network of like-minded growers with the common goal of improving their business through sharing performance information and best practice. CPM learns more about what’s involved.
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4th December 2023
Theory to Field: Going beyond gold
RB209 has long been the cornerstone of crop nutrition guidance and an upcoming review intends to ensure it stays that way. While celebrating its golden anniversary, CPM investigates what the future might hold.
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4th December 2023
Spring cropping: Spring saviours?
With wet weather hammering autumn-sown crops and ground travel remaining limited, spring planting may seem more appealing than ever. CPM looks at different options.