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ISSN 2044-0200 Inside this month: On Topic – Farmers take over town centre in bid to
reverse retail demise, Buildings - Light:Adding value to a steel frame, Cereals & Grain – Don’t let phosphate deficiency stifle wheat potential, Arable – Conviso is a smart choice for 2021 beet PLUS: Security, Machinery, ATV, Motors and much more... Farming Monthly National - THE publication for farmers and landowners in print and digital format. Visit our website at www.farmingmonthly.co.uk

Farmers take over town centre in bid to reverse retail demise

Recently, in the former BHS store in Banbury, close to where the M&S and many other retailers have recently shut down, and despite Covid restrictions, UK farmers opened up a brand new butchers; a fishmongers; a deli; a farm shop; a bakery; a cheese counter; an off-license; three take-aways; a restaurant and a large bar.

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Conviso Is A Smart Choice For 2021 Beet

With the 2021 sugar beet contracting and seed ordering window about to open, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons is recommending growers consider including the new Conviso herbicide-tolerant variety Janninka in their planting list for next season.

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Are You Getting Paid For Reducing Your Metaldehyde Use?

Farmers in the Severn Trent region have until 15 September to sign up for the Farm to Tap scheme, which pays out up to £5/ha for protecting water quality through the responsible use of metaldehyde slug pellets on winter wheat and oilseed rape.

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Early drilled oilseed rape needs tailored herbicide programme

Farmers who drilled oilseed rape in July and August without applying a pre-emergence herbicide will need a tailored approach to weed control this autumn.

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OSR surprises on Lincolnshire Wolds

A crop of oilseed rape has produced a gross output of 7. 04t/ha despite battling against flea beetle damage as it established in the autumn.

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British farms becoming breeding grounds for ‘super' rodents

Recent research published by the University of Reading Vertebrate Pests Unit (VPU) suggests that resistance is spreading as a result of two rodenticide actives. Bromadiolone and difenacoum are the active ingredients in a number of common and widely available rodenticide baits. However, a growing number of rodents are showing signs of resistance. It is also now believed that the use of these rodenticide baits by farmers is compounding the problem and increasing the population of resistant rodents throughout Britain.

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Safeguard your AD plant from the 5 hidden causes of CHP shutdown

Combined heat and power (CHP) gas engines are one of the most expensive pieces of equipment on an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. They are also one of the most important, as a CHP engine unable to generate electricity means an immediate loss of income for the operator. Despite this, many AD operators take a hands-off approach to maintaining their CHP; either relying on expensive locked-in service contracts that only cover mechanical issues or waiting for a problem to occur before taking action.

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£5m precision technology project to focus on sheep welfare management

A £5 million research project involving nine countries – from Scandinavia to the Middle East – is aiming to revolutionise the use of precision technology in sheep and goat farming.

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Light: Adding value to a steel frame

Design guidance on lighting for livestock buildings has remained rudimentary for years. BS5502: part 40, (1990) states that natural lighting should be provided for cattle where possible, with supplementary artificial lighting where appropriate.

4 mins

Polaris: Polaris unveils a new generation of ATV

Trusted by over 1.6 million riders and counting, Polaris Sportsman is now taking its bestselling ATV line-up to the next level.

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