The results of Europe’s first ever field trial of a gene edited (GE) variety of wheat have shown a significant reduction of the potential carcinogen acrylamide when the flour is baked. The new wheat strain was gene-edited to lower the formation of asparagine in the wheat grains. When cooked, this…
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The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has updated its rules on the Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants for 2023, with a major announcement regarding payment limits. Historically, there have been 3 categories of Schemes for which funding could be received from the RPA, each with a grant limit of £20,000 and a…
Chemistry is fast disappearing from farming’s toolbox, but researchers and farmers are working together to trial and demonstrate alternative solutions to protect the high health status of Scotland’s seed potato industry The third in a series of case studies, developed as part of the RHASS Presidential Initiative (PI), exploring the…
Exactly 20 years ago, on 23 February 2003, Helmut Claas signed the agreement to acquire a majority stake in Renault Agriculture, the tractor division of the Renault GroupSince then, CLAAS has gradually consolidated its position as a full system provider on the international stage and invested in efficiency- and productivity-boosting…
Yanmar has announced that its new smart vineyard robot, the YV01, is now in full production and available for the champagne and wine market in France With a suite of advanced technology, the spraying robot is fully autonomous. It relieves wine growers of labour-intensive work in vineyards and improves productivity,…
Kverneland’s IsoMatch FarmCentre fleet management and wireless telematics solution has been upgraded to include greater functionality, along with the ability to communicate with the universal data exchange platform, Agrirouter With FarmCentre, operators can use their IsoMatch Tellus Pro and Tellus Go+ universal terminals as a gateway to link Kverneland Group…
In 2023 all essentials of John Deere’s Precision Ag Technology will receive an update For many years, John Deere has offered reliable and high-performance Precision Ag Technology. In 2023, all essentials of the advanced equipment will receive an update to be prepared for the future. Important components are the brand-new…
Fendt has presented the prototype of a hydrogen tractor for the first time at the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy’s hydrogen summit At the hydrogen summit in Straubing, technological potentials and practical uses of hydrogen in agriculture and forestry were discussed under the question “Opportunities…
A new round of grant funding has made precision farming technologies such as auto-steering systems, GPS guidance light bars, variable rate application controllers, slurry flow monitors and slurry analysis sensors more affordable in England The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) published details of the latest round of Farming Equipment and Technology…
Dutch sugar beet harvester and self-propelled slurry applicator manufacturer Vervaet has introduced a backward compatible version of its Vervaet Connect telematics system This is suitable for machines produced during the last 7 to 12 years (depending upon spec) and allows users to equip their existing product with the latest efficiency-increasing…