14th August 2024
Soils: Dig a bit deeper
Soils are the life support system of the crops farmers produce, but to unlock their potential they requires cover, roots, oxygen and porosity all working in unison. CPM digs into the matter.
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13th August 2024
Real Results Roundtable: Regaining control
With high levels of weed seed shed looming, what can growers do to get back on track with grassweed control? CPM asks two farmers to discuss their strategies, as part of this month’s Real Results…
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13th August 2024
Grassweed control survey: Let the battle commence
In what’s been a challenging season to say the least, CPM looks at how the ever-changing climate has impacted weed pressure this year as well as the proactive steps growers are taking to win the…
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13th August 2024
Pushing performance: Above par establishment
Optimising establishment with a biological seed treatment is helping a golfer-turned-farmer stay competitive with his organic arable crops. CPM finds out more.
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28th July 2024
RAGT open day: Broadening horizons
With the summer comes a host of open days from plant breeders, agronomy companies and product manufacturers alike. As part of this year’s tour, CPM heads to Ickleton to meet Lee Bennett and hear what’s…
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27th July 2024
Insider’s View: Wheat – A glimpse of gold
As the challenges of modern crop production push farmers towards cutting inputs while achieving the same results, could new bread-making variety, RGT Goldfinch, be a breakthrough as the first commercial insecticide-free wheat on the market?…
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25th July 2024
Cover crop establishment: Research insights
Could a series of research projects looking at the impact of tillage approaches and climate change on cover crop establishment help Scottish farmers to make more of the valuable rotational tool? CPM speaks to the…
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25th July 2024
OSR new season: A recipe for success
In a bid to retain valuable oilseed rape within rotations, growers and agronomists are devising multi-faceted ‘recipes’ to help improve the establishment success rate of the crop. CPM finds out more.
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25th July 2024
Seed treatments: Avoiding the take-all trap
Wet weather, mild temperatures and high grassweed burdens this season are set to boost the build-up of the take-all fungus in soils. CPM explores the latest research to find out more.
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24th July 2024
Early drilled wheat: Getting ahead
With the recent washout autumn proving a stark reminder of the volatilities of Mother Nature, some growers will be conscious to drill winter cereals as early as realistically viable, to avoid missing out altogether. CPM…
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24th July 2024
Better buying, better selling: Optimising economic wheat options
So far, the 2023/24 season has been one many might want to forget, but a global tightening of wheat supplies could help drive up prices. CPM examines the current market, its future prospects and what…