21st August 2023
Nature Natters: Decisions, decisions, decisions
The past few weeks we've been going over and over our crop rotation for the year ahead. When we're doing the budget for some of our break crops, they can look challenging in making a…
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20th August 2023
Oilseed rape: A place for pyrethroids?
The questions around applying pyrethroid-based insecticides aren’t new, with many feeling their use is severely limited and, in some cases, detrimental. CPM discovers whether they still have a place on farm.
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19th August 2023
Leguminose: Transforming a niche
Intercropping, bi-cropping, companion cropping – call it what you like, but interest is increasing. An EU project aims to transform this from a niche to mainstream. CPM reports.
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21st July 2023
Oilseed rape establishment: Changing the timeline
Establishment of oilseed rape has been pushed earlier and earlier as growers seek to overcome adult cabbage stem flea beetle, but there’s more to it than just moving the date. CPM explores the implications of…
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18th July 2023
Two OSR hybrids gain national listing
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28th June 2023
Maize: A-maize-ing for the soil
Maize is known for being a high-risk crop in relation to soil erosion but using cover crops and strip tilling could offer a solution. CPM speaks to a farmer who’s trialling different approaches to produce…
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28th June 2023
AAB regen conference: The science-soil connection
Scientists, farmers and industry came together recently at an Association of Applied Biologists conference to discuss the challenges and opportunities regenerative practices may offer. CPM was there.
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18th May 2023
Pipeline prospects
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20th April 2023
New OSR companion crop solution
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29th March 2023
Growers warned careful OSR management decisions required this season
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8th December 2022
Finding a better balance