A new range of in-field sensors from Metos UK offers growers a lower-cost means to get insight on field conditions and improve efficiencies in fungicide use and irrigation, potentially reducing costs The LoRAIN range includes three models offering a range of measurements. The models can be used in any combination…
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The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has awarded a silver medal to Kubota in the 2021 Technical Innovation Award schemeThe award is in recognition of an AEF certified tractor and implement TIM combination (Tractor and Implement Management) from a single manufacturer “We’re delighted to receive a RHASS…
Michelin’s new AgriBib Row Crop IF (Improved Flexion) tyre is now available in five sizes Designed specifically for use on self-propelled and trailed sprayers, and on low to medium horsepower row crop tractors from 70 to 180 hp, the new range was launched earlier this year initially in IF 380/90…
Traffic & Tillage Project team complete operations to establish 10th experimental crop The Controlled Traffic Farming Team at Harper Adams University successfully tilled and drilled their long-term experimental site in late October 2020The Traffic & Tillage Project is a long-term plot experiment (36 plots of 80m x 4m) established in 2011 It…
Harvest 2021 trials at AHDB Strategic Cereal Farms will focus on the prevention, detection and control of pests, weeds and diseases – key components of IPM (integrated pest management) Another consideration will be improving the farmed environment through cover cropping, cultivation and marginal land The trials and demonstrations are taking place…
Achieving the highest yields possible from your forage maize programme can be dependent on many things. One area in which we do have control is through establishing a robust nutrient management programme Philip Cosgrave, Country Grassland Agronomist at Yara, offered his advice on getting the most from your forage maize. “All…
Targeted spraying technology can provide a significant reduction in herbicide use in growing crops and fallow ground, as well as night and day applications AGCO has announced it has entered into a proof of concept (PoC) collaboration agreement with Robert Bosch GmbH, BASF Digital Farming GmbH and Raven Industries Inc.…
Farmers are constantly faced by various challenges, with climate change and agriculture’s carbon footprint the latest of theseWith politicians and consumers now calling for more sustainable food production, agriculture must continue to feed the growing global population and deal with the consequences of climate change At the company’s first Sustainability…
Vantage ASC have strengthened their service and support team further with the addition of Mike Coxe Mike has been working in Agriculture for the last 14 years as both an operator and in management roles giving him a clear understanding of customer needs when it comes to GPS and technology…
Farmers not checking fertiliser spreaders pre-application could be losing up to £100 per hectare This is the stark warning from Dale Shaw, machinery sales manager at Carr’s Billington. “With input prices on the rise across the board farmers need to be considering how they can make small improvements on-farm to…