Finmeccanica – Selex ES uses expert data analysis to increase wheat crop yields by 14% in trials

PRESS RELEASE Southampton, 24 November 2015 14% increase was in comparison to adjacent control fields in the same growing season. Selex ES created crop management apps drawing on experience in using data analysis...

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Future-proofing cropping hinges on blackgrass, R&D and realistic FBT prices

Twitter: @russbmckenzie Biog: Russ farms 750ha, spread over 17 miles and four units, between Cambs and Beds. He grows predominantly first wheats (mostly for seed) with winter barley, oilseed rape, spring beans and spring...

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John Deere unveils new four-track 9RX Series tractors

John Deere’s first-ever four-track tractor will be making its UK show debut at CropTec. The new top of the range 9620RX model on display features a 620hp Stage IV 15-litre Cummins QSX engine,...

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arable farming

Researcher looks back and ahead at ground-breaking ag innovations

Dr Toby Bruce Twitter: @Toby_Bruce @Rothamsted Biog:  A senior researcher at Rothamsted. Toby joined Rothamsted in 2000 and has a background in Biology and a PhD in Chemical Ecology. He is convenor of...

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agriculture

R&D and stance on EU membership are vital to prevent us blundering into a dark future

Biog: Philip Partridge farms 330ha of arable and 40ha of permanent pasture in partnership with his mother Sylvia and sister, Joy, near Ipswich, Suffolk. His late father, Mark, moved to the farm in 1953....

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agriculture

Protect actives, broaden rotations and focus on soil health

Biog:  Matt mostly works as a contractor. He was Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year in 2014. He owns a small amount of tenanted land on which he grows continuous cereals due to...

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Yorkshire farmer takes a pro-active approach to controlling black-grass

Philip Meadley of Grange Farm, East Yorkshire farms 600 acres. For the first time in a number of years, he will be planting 90-acres of spring crops as one of the approaches to...

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agriculture

No-till Nuffield study influences farming approach

Twitter: @russbmckenzie Biog: Russ farms 750ha, spread over 17 miles and four units, between Cambs and Beds. He grows predominantly first wheats (mostly for seed) with winter barley, oilseed rape, spring beans and spring barley....

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Two brand new molecules from Dow AgroSciences approach the UK market

While there is growing concern on the reducing number of crop protection products, Dow AgroSciences is previewing an active ingredient that will power the next generation of broad-leaved weed herbicides.  Designed to specifically...

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agriculture

Cropping, cultivation, GM, precision ag, R&D and big issues for Ag

Twitter: @Wyefarm Biog: We farm 500 acres of predominantly arable land in the heart of the Wye Valley at Ross-On-Wye. The whole Farm is tenanted from The Duchy of Cornwall. Our arable rotation involves Wheat,...

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