In December’s article published in the Agronomist & Arable Farmer Magazine, Luke, a CMP Agronomist, highlights the increasing visits from Pesticide Enforcement Officers (PEOs), emphasizing the importance of staying compliant with storage, application, and legal standards. With inspections on the rise, it’s vital to prepare for any scenario. See the Full article here
Another day another deluge, but November provides hope! As I draft this article in early November the weather has finally relented allowing customers to drill crops into half decent conditions and if we are lucky this may last long enough for crops to at least emerge! Having done a quick tally of crops drilled to date […]
Crop Management Partners have been made aware that Pesticide Enforcement Officer visits are starting to take place on farms across the country as part of the Official Controls (OCR) Regulations 2020. We know this has been covered in NRoSO meetings over recent years, but we thought we would highlight some of the requirements and links […]
Much has changed since I last wrote in July. Harvest is completed for many, with only a few patches of Winter Wheat to cut for some, and a few growers with Spring crops still standing.Overall, for CMP clients, crops have generally performed well given the horrendous growing conditions of the last season, which we would […]
Crop Management Partners 2025 NRoSO Courses – Invitation Save the date for our winter NRoSO Workshops. These are morning sessions followed by a light lunch. Please arrive at 9-9.15am for a 9.30am start. Remember to bring your NRoSO number with you. Blandford Forum, Dorset […]
Our agronomist Richard Cromie was part of an Article in farmers guardian. Its a really interesting article please click below to read.CMP RC Article FG12Apr24MaizeEst
Looking back on the winter wheat season this year it was clearly an unusual year packed with multiple hurdles to overcome. Rainfall in Kent over the 2024 winter period was 147% higher than usual which set in motion problems of its own. Spring drilled crops were being drilled late with some going in in late […]
Hurcott Open Day 25th June 10am – 4pm.Crop Management Partners in collaboration with BASF invite you to attend our open day at Hurcott Farm, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0JS. Kindly hosted by the Doble family. Key highlights at Hurcott:Wheat variety tour – A chance to view and discuss current and new additions to the Recommended List with input […]
Those of you about to opt for SFI NUM3(legume fallow) or AHL1&2(pollen & nectar/winter bird food) need to consider the management consequences. Black grass, ryegrass, bromes, thistles and ragwort can become quickly established. Clovers and other legumes are swamped in year one but do establish in year two. Think carefully what your objectives are. One-year […]
Please see below an article by Luke Bullock – Spring Workloads stacking up which was published in the Agronomist and Arable Farmer March 2024. Luke Article March 24
