The Principles of Regenerative Agriculture The soil beneath our feet is arguably our greatest asset. It’s certainly one that deserves our greatest respect, but it sometimes doesn’t get to be treated quite as well as it should. Sometimes we abuse its largely forgiving nature: The ever more frequent weather extremes over the summer and […]

Choosing a Carbon Foot Printing Toolkit‘All models are wrong, but some are useful’.22nd September 2021You will likely be considering or have already calculated your business’s carbon footprint in a bid to identify and reduce your Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions with the aim of achieving the UK’s goal of Net Zero by 2050. The NFU set […]

                                                                                                                                      Farming Rules for Water (FRfW)August 2021 CMP UpdateBackground:New legislation was introduced in April 2018 to reduce diffuse pollution from Agriculture and fulfil obligations to improve water quality under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).These rules were called ‘Farming Rules for Water’ (FRfW).They apply alongside NVZ requirements (if you are in an NVZ) and Cross Compliance […]

Gear up for Grain Sampling – Ben Burrows                           July 2021 Last harvest we encouraged our clients to take grain samples for nutrient analysis, a practice which is encouraged by the AHDB and YEN competition. In total we had over 100 samples to send to the lab and collect into a data set – this year it […]

One Years Weed, 10 Years Seed! June is a good time to take stock of the year gone by. Black grass and ryegrass are so successful as grass weeds because like them, cereals are grasses. What is good for winter wheat and winter barley establishment is also good for grass weeds. September-early October drilling gets […]

Agritek – April Update 2021 Spring season is well under way, despite the changeable weather we’ve experienced  - lots of Agchems being ordered and sprayers rolling.  Distributors are keeping up with orders, so good news all round.  ‘CMP Analytics’ speak to your agronomist if you would like to organise tissue / soilwise analysis – we […]

As you may be aware, in light of the Covid 19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions on social gatherings, City & Guilds have made the decision to offer this year’s NRoSO Annual Training Event online. This year’s course worth 8 NRoSO & BASIS points is now live and available to register and complete by following the […]

Oilseed Rape Establishment Updated for 2020 Key points to aid establishment of your oilseed rape crops this year 1. Leave a long stubble and conserve moisture - Adult CSFB can distinguish green oilseed rape cotyledons emerging against a brown seedbed. Avoiding a “brown” seedbed and leaving stubble/residue present can confuse the adult flea beetle as […]

Crop Management Partners Winter Conference 2020   Join us as we introduce Soilwise – the new soil health testing service from CMP as we look to make the link between healthy soil and healthy crops Including speakers Roger Silvester-Bradley (ADAS) Caroline Hobson (Lancrop) Invitation  Kent – Mon 13th January 2020 - Blackbird Farming, Hempstead Farm, […]