The 2019 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) has been awarded to four engineers responsible for creating the first truly global, satellite-based positioning system – GPS. The QE Prize is the world’s most prestigious engineering accolade, a £1 million prize that celebrates the global impact of engineering innovation on humanity. The…
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Robots, vertical farms and virtual fencing could soon be part of the British farming landscape, according to a trailblazing report to be launched at NFU Conference on 19 February. The Future of Food 2040 report highlights the importance of establishing a future domestic agricultural policy that enables the farming industry…
AMAZONE now broadens its range of UF 02 mounted sprayers with the new, ISOBUS compatible, UF 1602 with a nominal volume of 1,600 l and an actual volume of 1,700 l. The UF 1602 can be equipped with all Super-S2 booms from 15 m to 30 m. The UF 1602…
John Deere has developed an electric cable powered tractor developing up to 400hp. The GridCON research project and tractor are part of the company’s continued efforts in the electrification of agricultural machinery, offering new opportunities for farms to supply and use their own energy. John Deere presented the first fully…
As the effective control of barley diseases becomes increasingly difficult to achieve due to changes in their sensitivity to widely used fungicides, growers must use a diversity of modes of action to combat key diseases including rhynchosporium, net blotch and ramularia. That is the advice from Andy Bailey, Fungicides Technical…
Variable drilling can bring about higher yields and improved black-grass control but only if planned for properly from the very start is the advice from independent agronomy advisors Farmacy. Using variable drilling we have seen yield benefits of 1t/ha in spring barley and these better yields come about in line…
Rothamsted Institute and AHDB offering up to £3000 for smart research ideas. All projects will be co-designed and run by farmers themselves and the award will cover all eligible costs of running trials and there will be free access to Rothamsted’s expertise and facilities The new fund has been created…
Agrifac will show its new StrictHeightPlus system at the Sprayer Demonstration Day on February 20th2019. The company says the height control system guarantees perfect spraying quality, as the distance to the crop will always be optimal. The boom is naturally balanced, meaning that no overbearing balance system has to be…
ADAMA Agricultural Solutions UK has launched an online precision crop protection resource to provide arable growers with up-to-date advice on how best to protect barley and wheat crops from key disease threats this spring. The new Precision Crop Protection knowledge hub will provide a wealth of useful information, all of…
The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group (MSG) has submitted a case to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to extend the withdrawal period of metaldehyde from 18 to 24 months for professional use slug pellet products. Following the recent news announced by Defra in December that metaldehyde will be withdrawn, David Cameron,…