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As the wet weather continues well into the spring, experts say managing lodging in spring barley should be a priority this season. CPM found out more in a recent webinar.
By Charlotte Cunningham
In what has been a difficult season, squeezing every bit of yield potential out of crops will be vital to compensate for some of the losses which will have undoubtedly occurred.
For spring barley in particular, planted area is likely to be...
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In an era where growers are looking to cultivate sustainable rotations which combine farm practicalities with economic returns, experts believe winter barley may increase in importance. CPM finds out more.
By Charlotte Cunningham
While the perfect formula for a sustainable rotation that encompasses productivity and financial resilience is perhaps the great unknown for many farmers, winter barley is a crop that should be strongly...
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Large-scale on-farm testing of oilseed rape varieties is providing the best possible crop resilience intelligence for growers across the country. CPM reports on the programme behind the trials.
By Rob Jones
With oilseed rape in particular, testing promising varieties alongside one another and a leading Recommended List standard at scale, on-farm, provides a wealth of bespoke insight. And when that’s part of a fully-integrated...
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Though oilseed rape has been plagued with challenges over recent years, for many it still remains the most viable break crop to include in a rotation. But are there opportunities to enhance performance? CPM finds out more.
By Charlotte Cunningham
Oilseed rape growers have had it tough during recent years, with loss of key chemistry and damage from cabbage stem flea beetle among some of the challenges causing devastating losses up and...
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As growers grapple for more sustainable weed control strategies, a long-term trial programme is focusing on optimising application timings for the weed – not the crop. CPM finds out more.
By Charlotte Cunningham
In a quest to find solutions for sustainable weed control, a long-term research programme is aiming to shed a light on how growers can better approach both chemical and cultural strategies in order to keep yield-robbing...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
French tractors are rare machines at Irish vintage events, despite France putting a great deal of effort into creating a post-war tractor industry to serve a new generation of farmers.
Indeed, so enthusiastic was the government of France of the time, that it drew up a plan to ensure the rapid uptake of tractors to modernise the country’s agriculture, although it might not have worked out quite as intended, there was a great flowering of the tractor...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced the appointment of three new non-executive board members.
Board members Julian Glover and Baroness Kate Rock begin their appointments today (Monday, May 13) and Nick Folland’s term will commence on Saturday, June 1.
Non-executive members are senior figures from outside government appointed to provide challenge to government departments.
The non-executive board...
Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland
Farmer Derek Dyer contaminated a private water supply and polluted a stream after a slurry store built from farmyard manure collapsed.
In a case brought by the Environment Agency, Dyer, aged 74, of Crawley Farm, Yarcombe near Honiton, received a community order of 60 hours unpaid work and was ordered to pay total costs of £15,388.40 and surcharge of £114 by District Judge Smith at Exeter magistrates on Thursday, May 9.
The farmer admitted one charge of...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Eastfield private estate in the Scottish Borders sits on a 183ac site and has entered the market for offers over £2,750,000.
The estate features a five-bedroom farmhouse, three-bedroom secondary house and three additional cottages.
The estate, near Melrose, Roxburghshire, includes 156ac permanent pasture, 15ac of woodland and 9ac rough grazing.
The site also includes a range of traditional outbuildings including an L-shape steading...
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The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) and Cenex are undertaking a project to assess the potential for hydrogen to replace fossil fuels on farms.
The work will inform a wider project in which East Coast Hydrogen — a collaboration between Northern Gas Networks, Cadent and National Gas, is exploring access to hydrogen.
The focus of the Yorkshire hydrogen study will include on-farm hydrogen production and storage plus distribution, for use...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) estimates that the UK’s self-sufficiency across all farming sectors will reduce by 8% due to wet weather.
A projected reduction in arable crops as a result of lower crop area and poor yields will reduce self-sufficiency and mean that the UK could become dependent on foreign imports for around a third of its wheat.
The UK’s self-sufficiency could decline from an average of 86%...
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Following the conclusion of the World Trade Organization’s consultation process, the withdrawal timelines for mancozeb have been confirmed.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has extended the expiry date for the active substance by one month to 31 May 2024 to account for delays in the WTO process.
Continued lobbying
Industry and grower representatives continue to lobby to maintain the use of this active ingredient, and UPL says it will...
Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland
The export of live sheep by sea from Australia will end on in 2028, the Australian government has announced.
A AUD$107 million federal transition support package for the Australian sheep industry will support the phase out of live sheep exports by sea.
Legislation enacting the phase out is to be introduced in this term of the Parliament of Australia.
The date for when the export of live sheep by sea will end was confirmed by the Australian government...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Zoetis is warning all farmers to take regular faecal egg count tests to help prevent unnecessary losses, as data shows that the risk period changes yearly.
The animal health company said results from the 25 monitoring farms in its parasite watch scheme found that peak faecal worm egg counts in 2023 occurred between June and October.
The highest average count was in September and was almost 600 eggs per gram (epg). The suggested threshold for...
Coverage of the 27 new bathing water designations across England
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There has been coverage, including in BBC, ITV, The Guardian, The Telegraph, iNews, The Times and Daily Mail, of the government’s announcement that 27 new bathing water sites will be designated across England. The decision follows a public consultation last year.
The Environment Agency will now conduct weekly testing at all 451 bathing water sites for the duration of the 2024 bathing water...
Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland
A man in his 50s has died following a serious road traffic collision involving a crop sprayer in Wissett, Suffolk, England, the Suffolk constabulary reported.
The collision occurred on Halesworth Road at approximately 7:50p.m on Saturday May 11, and involved a red Honda Civic car and a green New Holland crop sprayer.
Suffolk Police, Fire and Rescue, air ambulance and ambulance crew attended the scene of the collision. However, the driver of the...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Cargill UK has appointed Tom Lovett as its new technical sales manager for the south of England and south Wales.
The food producer said Lovett has a “wealth of experience” in the pig industry with nearly 20 years of experience in managing both indoor and outdoor pig units in the Cotswold and the south coast.
Based in Hampshire, Lovett’s new role will involve onsite visits and discussing requirements with producers to enable him to advise on...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland
Soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes are creating an unprecedented ‘land squeeze’, threatening farmers and food production, according to a new report today (Monday, May 13).
The publication is by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food).
The report comes as land issues rise up the global agenda – with a recent World Bank report on net-zero in food systems calling for measures to reduce the conversion...
Rise of drug-resistant superbugs could make Covid pandemic look ‘minor’, expert warns
Written by Kat Lay Global health correspondent from the Guardian
Common infections will kill millions if drug resistance through misuse of antibiotics is not curbed, says England’s ex-chief medical officer
What is antimicrobial resistance and how big a problem is it?
The Covid-19 pandemic will “look minor” compared with what humanity faces from the growing number of superbugs resistant to current...
What is antimicrobial resistance and how big a problem is it?
Written by Kat Lay from the Guardian
Bacteria resistant to antibiotics led to 1.27 million deaths in 2019. The answer is a ‘one health’ approach across all species, experts say
It kills millions every year, with a potential impact in the near future that could dwarf that of the Covid-19 pandemic but AMR, or antimicrobial resistance, remains a little-known problem outside specialist circles.
Experts say it is vital that we get...
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With the rise of #blight resistant strains in Europe and Ireland, #potato growers face a potential challenge in the season ahead. In this video, Tom Astill and Emily Harrod discuss considerations for integrated disease management, including: - Varietal selection - Reducing inoculum - Fungicide selection - Alternating modes of action