CPM (Crop Production Magazine)

6 days 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.

6 days 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.

2 weeks 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.

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

Two winter wheat varieties are proving a complementary pair at Northumberland Estates as part of a drive to improve the farm’s performance. Percy Farms, a 1800ha arable farming business operating within the estates near Alnwick, added Bamford and Blackstone to its list of first wheats ahead of Harvest 2025.

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

Having been in stewardship schemes since 2007, mostly Higher Tier agreements and SFI, Patrick Barker says his aim is to find a balance between running an efficient farm business and respecting the natural environment. And rather than targeting one outcome specifically, he believes in achieving this overall aim, nature will respond accordingly. Patrick, who oversees Lodge Farm in Stowmarket with his cousin Brian, farms around 545ha with additional area under contracts.