Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) Conference – 30th October 2019 at the East of England Arena and Events Centre, Peterborough This is the question that will be tackled at the Institution of Agricultural Engineers 2019 conference – ‘Can big data lead to smarter farming’? Throughout this century there has been…
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The warm spring weather has seen drills out in force around the country, with an increasing number of farmers adopting precision drilling techniques. But for those with a range of different equipment brands it can be hard to marry up the software, so how can producers make the most of…
Witness 2019’s most exciting new product launches at this year’s show, including new sprayers, combines, cultivation equipment and so much more! This year’s product launches promise to be one of the most memorable features of the show. Best of all, the Early Bird ticket offer is still on! Expect to see exciting new…
At the time of writing, soils are currently very dry with only intermittent rainfall in the long-term forecast. What does this mean in terms of crop nutrition? Natalie Wood, Chief Arable Agronomist at Yara advises. At this point it may be necessary to apply a second dressing on feed wheat…
Harnessing smartphone technology so that Indian farmers make better business decisions could help to tackle the sustainable cooling challenge facing India and the wider world, according to a new report launched today. Using mobile apps and data analysis to manage harvesting and logistics could help to reduce the amount of…
Bill Webb grows potatoes, spring barley, winter barley, oilseed rape and wheat at Manor Farm in Hale Village, Cheshire, and his philosophy is to try to sell what he grows as close to home as possible. He said: “It all started around 15 years ago when we used to grow…
Yara International has announced an agreement to build the world’s leading digital farming platform, providing holistic digital services and instant agronomic advice. Yara and IBM Services will jointly innovate and commercialize digital agricultural solutions that will help increase global food production by drawing on the two companies’ complementary capabilities: Yara’s…
Atfarm has released a new mobile app that allows farmers to perform variable-rate fertilisation without variable spreaders. The app is an extension of the precision farming tool Atfarm, which enables crop monitoring and variable-rate N-fertilisation using satellite technology. Atfarm allows farmers to perform variable-rate N-fertilisation and monitor crops by combining…
Skippy Scout, a crop scouting mobile phone application, developed by farming brothers Jack and Hugh Wrangham of Drone Ag has entered its second phase of crowdfunding, after raising nearly 30% of its target £250,000 funds through an initial private investment phase. Drone Ag’s Crowdcube funding page (www.crowdcube.com/droneag/) is now open…
All new Strautmann forage wagons are now fitted with a galvanised chassis, new rear door load sensors and improved ISOBUS connectors to improve the longevity and reliability of machines and the new, upgraded model can be seen on the OPICO stand at Scotgrass. Commenting, James Swan, Strautmann Sales Specialist, OPICO…