16th June 2024
Sustainable Solutions: Making every hectare pay
Optimising productivity to return the best profit possible is helping one Kent farmer target long-term sustainability. CPM speaks to him to discover how he’s doing this.
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22nd May 2024
Insider’s View: barley – Buzzard against BYDV
Growing more comprehensive and steadfast disease tolerant and resistant varieties has become increasingly important in agriculture and with the launch of SY Buzzard, growers now have the option of BYDV tolerance in hybrid barley. CPM…
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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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10th March 2024
Sustainable Solutions: Success in flexibility
Taking a flexible and adaptable approach to farming has helped Ed Walton to successfully manage multiple challenges, proving the area of land doesn’t always matter, but the way it’s farmed does. CPM speaks to him…
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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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4th December 2023
Drone technology: Eye in the sky
Drones may not be new to the industry but they are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are being utilised for more and more operations as the technology improves. CPM investigates.
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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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18th August 2023
Sustainable Solutions: Old lessons hard learned
Complacency is not an option when it comes to grassweed management and in years where forces favour them, it’s more important than ever to prioritise cultural control methods. CPM explores sustainable approaches to help manage…
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24th July 2023
Managing uncertainty: The test of time
The days of selecting a wheat variety for its straight yield are over, and instead, the focus has moved to those that will provide consistent performance on farm, time and time again. CPM explores how…
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29th June 2023
Working together: OSR – companion cropping
When considering planting a companion crop with oilseed rape, it’s important that it will help and not hinder the cash crop. CPM explores the nuances of selecting the right species for the situation.
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28th June 2023
Sustainable Solutions: Putting the bounce back into soil
What tools are available to improve understanding of soil resilience and support making effective practical changes? CPM explores if growers really can help soil to overcome adversity.