CPM (Crop Production Magazine)

2 weeks ago | cpm-magazine.co.uk | Janine Adamson

Potato growers have a new reference tool available to help manage potato cyst nematode pressure. Launched by GB Potatoes and CUPGRA, ‘A guide for managing PCN in Great Britain’ is a science-based resource aimed at supporting the potato industry in addressing one of its most persistent challenges. The resource has been developed to support growers, agronomists, and industry stakeholders and is available exclusively to members of both GB Potatoes and CUPGRA.

2 weeks ago | cpm-magazine.co.uk | Janine Adamson

Pioneering work could help to unblock the bottlenecks impeding the use of drones in agriculture, according to technology experts. This would allow beyond visual line of sight flight, aerial application of key crop protection products, and seed sowing for reforestation projects. The work has been undertaken by SEAD Artists – a consortium of drone experts including Autospray Systems, Skypointe, the University of Liverpool and DronePrep.

1 month ago | cpm-magazine.co.uk | Janine Adamson

Chafer sprayers have been a stable sight at Potash Farm near March in Cambridgeshire during the past 11 years, with the farm taking delivery of its third Sentry machine last season. Run by Mick Mottram, C J Mottram and Sons covers 567ha of owned, rented and contract farmed area. Growing wheat, barley, potatoes, sugar beet, mustard and beans, he has a number of crops to manage, meaning he requires a sprayer that’s up to the task.

1 month ago | cpm-magazine.co.uk | Janine Adamson

Following a period where there was an emphasis on growth, financial and historic yield data analysis highlighted some areas of Greens of Soham were less profitable and proving to be a distraction. That’s according to the firm’s farming director Greg Colebrook, who says as such, they went back to basics.

1 month ago | cpm-magazine.co.uk | Janine Adamson

Results from a nationwide cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) monitoring project indicate a promising outlook for oilseed rape growers. The project, led by Niab and funded by United Oilseeds, Agrii, and Hutchinsons, assessed CSFB stem larvae levels in the spring this year with results suggesting a significant decline in pest pressure compared with previous seasons.