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Booked in for our inspection next week: Is there anything new? Anything that inspectors seem to be hot on this time round?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Potato growers are all too familiar with the threat of late blight and its various genotype guises. In the second of BASF’s Real Results Roundtables, CPM hosts an open discussion to explore where the disease could be heading and how a new...

Managing a small herd of longhorns here.Lovely quiet cows untill they have a calf, then it's as if a switch has been flicked and they suddenly become possessed by the devil. This of course then becomes exacerbated when you have calves that don't suck; big traffic cone tits to latch onto; tagging...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine 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...

We don’t employ any staff but were told by our insurers today that our tractor and loader needs to have a LOLER certificate. Does anyone else do this?

Recently set up a new ltd company for a solar development. We’ve leased the land and get a rent dependent on the amount of electric sold. The land used is owned privately and not in the company. Do I need insurance? There’s two directors who are family members. My current insurers are telling me...

a 4 acre section of ancient woodland in Kent called hoads wood, also a sssi, was illegally felled last year, and used as an illegal waste dump. at its height 20 to 30 truck loads per day were dumped, with no licences at all. Locals contacted police, who said it was a civil matter. They then...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A farming business in Faversham, Kent has been fined for “multiple health and safety breaches” which placed employees and others at risk, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The farming business named as Seymour Stevens Ltd., operated a...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The FSP (Farm Safety Partnership) has raised serious concerns over the recent decision by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) to halt farm safety inspections. The FSP fears that the decision will pose significant risks to the health and safety of...

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Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Being left behind is a frustrating situation to be in, and while many countries have adopted crop spraying with drones the UK and the EU are yet to take this leap. CPM speaks to two firms that are advocating for the adoption of this...

We had a small heap of linseed (4 or 5 tonnes) in the corner of the shed over winter and have just drilled some over the weekend, straight from the heap as it looked very clean (we like to take a scientific approach). Denny the drill-man said he had at least ten dead and mummified mice blocking...

Aye up, We have a feedstore business that can have over 100 cars and customers per day visit us. Add to the mix regular deliveries from vans up to artics, forklift trucks and the odd child wandering around whose parents are oblivious, or just as likely the “new” type of parent who lets their...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A company that grows mushrooms has been fined over £70,000 after an employee’s leg became trapped in a machine and later had to be amputated. Luke Ilics, who worked at Howden Enterprises Ltd (trading under the name Hughes Mushrooms), had his right leg...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s taken three decades from inception to UK industry adoption, but Closed Transfer Systems are here to stay. CPM explores how this technology came to fruition and the benefits it brings to operators, the environment and the industry...

Hi, wondered if anyone had any success stories or advice. Have a static caravan on arable land, council wouldn’t give planning permission but said we could use for seasonal staff which we do mainly lambing and harvest but have to keep moving it on and off ( pain in the backside ) . I have read...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A horticulture company has been fined £3,000 after a lorry driver suffered third degree burns on his body while making a delivery to a site in Essex. The lorry driver had been delivering a load of hardcore aggregate to Plants Galore Horticulture...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a reminder to countryside walkers to exercise caution around cattle this Easter. The British workplace regulator said both farmers and walkers must work together to keep everyone safe, particularly...