Start-up agritech businesses will have access to new work and research facilities, alongside business support opportunities, with the development of Barn4, a purpose-built facility on the outskirts of Cambridge. The crop research organisation NIAB has been awarded £2.5 million funding from The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to construct a…
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Omnia registers 1000th userPrecision agronomy software toolPrecision farming Omnia the revolutionary precision agronomy software tool launched by Hutchinsons in 2014 has just registered its 1000th user. Adam Silvester of WA Silvester Ltd, Dunhampton Farm, near Droitwich in Worcestershire signed up to Omnia’s current free access offer and as the 1000th registered…
Every cloud has a silver lining. If there’s a positive to be found in those clouds that brought chaos to drilling last autumn, it’s been their impact on weed control. Talking with BASF’s agronomy managers around the country it’s clear, where pre-ems were applied, they performed well. Where drilling was delayed,…
Valtra and Elisa have joined forces to innovate a 5G solution which enables the remote operation of a tractor with the 5G network and a 360 camera. The solution is the first of its kind in the world. In March, Valtra and Elisa unveiled a remote-controlled tractor, utilising new-generation 5G…
Massey Ferguson has announced the launch of the completely new MF 8S Series, which introduces a new era of Straightforward and Dependable tractors, delivering new levels of comfort and efficiency for fully connected smart and sustainable farming. Designed for farmers by farmers, following seven years of testing around the globe…
LH Agro has extended its 0% finance scheme on its range of Topcon automatic steering and precision guidance systems. The 0% finance deal is available on a selection of Topcon equipment including the X-series range of implement control consoles, the AES-35 electronic steering wheel and AGI-4 receiver, as well as…
Numerous exhibitions and events have had to be cancelled or postponed this year, so the usual platforms at agricultural exhibitions for presenting the innovations and the latest solutions in agricultural machinery are currently not available. So instead Amazone is opening its doors to a digital in-house exhibition with a fascinating insight…
The latest drone technology could give growers the edge against a major disease that causes £100m of winter oil seed rape losses each year. Skippy Scout is a phone app, developed by technology pioneers Drone Ag, that uses a drone to gather crop images. The high resolution, leaf level images…
Merit Inspection Solutions has launched a new, free MeritAgCheck app. MeritAgCheck is a simple, quick and effective method of recording agricultural machinery checks, documenting compliance and managing machinery defects – at the touch of a button. It is available free to download on both iOS and Android devices. Users are…
Based on customer demand for maximum uptime, John Deere has announced that from 7 July 2020, all new 6R Series tractors will be delivered with JDLink telematics as standard equipment. JDLink not only enables wireless data transfer between the tractor and the Operations Centre in MyJohnDeere.com for reduced set-up time…