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....
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...