Harvest 2016 and industry innovation

Biog: Russ farms 995ha, spread over 17 miles and five 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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industry innovation

Go-ahead farmers seek out high quality advice at CropTec 2016

CropTec 2016 proved particularly timely this year, living up to its rapidly growing reputation as the knowledge exchange event for progressive arable farmers and their advisers.Following the UK’s decision to leave the EU,...

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New free technology platform helps UK farms manage costs and boost profitability

YAGRO, a Cambridge-based agritech business, has launched a new technology platform to help farmers control costs and improve profitability.Yagro connects farms confidentially with their suppliers, enabling them to request quotes and place orders...

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CropTec 2016: Summary from Rob King, Managing Director, Adama Agricultural Solutions UK

General comments about the show The 2016 CropTec show was our third year as title sponsor and once again the event was typified by a sense of cautious optimism set against a background...

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adama

Drainage investment paving the way for yield improvements

Land Drainage has become an increasingly important item on the agenda on many UK farms over the last few years with some particularly wet seasons causing dramatic issues with regard to arable operations....

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MagGrow introduces magnetic spray drift reduction at CropTec 2016

MagGrow, sponsor of the CropTec Spraying Technology Hub, will be introducing its spray drift reduction concept at CropTec, and also hopes to be demonstrating it live at the event.MagGrow Global is a pioneering,...

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CropTec

Farm491 makes debut at essential technical event for arable and mixed farmers

CropTec is the essential technical and business event for arable and mixed farmers and returns to the East of England Showground on the 29th and 30th November 2016. More than 100 exhibitors will...

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agritech innovation

Facilitating Innovation: New Agricultural Enterprise Hub Opens

Farm491, a high-tech, modern, cutting-edge enterprise hub at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) promoting agritech innovation has launched, with access to its office space now available. Stimulating a Community of Innovation Developed as...

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agritech innovation

Intelligent Dryer Control System optimizes grain drying

Allmet is helping its customers to reduce drying costs and increase drying capacity thanks to the launch of the Intelligent Dryer Control (IDC) System. This latest technical advance brought to the UK market...

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Allmet

Win 10ha of New Very High Yielding Spring Barley in Agrii Stand Competition

Visitors to the Agrii stand at CropTec will have the opportunity to win two tonnes of seed of new, very high yielding malting barley, Laureate for 2017 planting courtesy of Syngenta and MasterSeeds....

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The Crop Air Strike

The ability to lift pigeons off rape crops up to 300 meters away and scare all the crows within sight were instant results of farm trials of a new bird dispersal system, carried...

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Schulte Industries Brings Fixed Knife Technology to the UK

Using Schulte Fixed Knife Technology, Stubble & Crop residue is driven into stationary knives, mounted in strategic positions under the deck of the cutter by free swinging blades set moving at speeds of...

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Herbicide resistance

Biog: Independent agronomist, photographer and software developer. Rural Cambs-based vegan chap who doesn't hassle others. Martyn’s photography, which can be purchased online, can be found here: www.blackthornarable.co.uk Herbicide Resistance Harvest 2016 was a mixed...

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agronomy

Introducing BFS FlowCheck An Accurate, Quick and low cost way to check a Nozzle

There have been numerous devices produced for checking the flow from boom sprayer nozzles over the years.  Up until now the majority have all required that the device is securely located over the...

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Billericay Farm Services

Using Data to Inform Crop Nutrition Decisions

Data is an increasingly important asset for any business. By using data to inform decisions businesses can:          Take actions in a timely manner           Reduce risk...

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Blackgrass, Brexit and the quest for yield

Biog: Chris Hewis manages a 280 ha mixed farm in Lincolnshire, growing winter wheat, winter and spring barley and winter oilseed rape. 40 ha of grass supports a suckler beef herd of approximately 65...

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New grain dryer control system simplifies harvest management

A new control system designed to provide reliable drying of grain and other combinable crops with minimal manual intervention will be launched at the CropTech event by Kentra, one of the UK’s leading...

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