On 4th July Newcastle University in partnership with the Precision Agriculture Alliance are hosting a grower-oriented UAV (drone) day at Cockle Park Farm. It’s an opportunity for visitors to interact with UAV manufacturers and agricultural service providers that deliver UAV products. Come along and find out what a UAV actually…
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Cereals saw the UK launch of the first self-operating robotic weeder from French manufacturer Carre. Called the Anatis is has been developed with the University of Nante and can help farmers by hoeing weeds in row crops. Driven by electrics the model has an inter-row hoe or comb harrow and…
Seamless connectivity between machines, operators and fields is at the heart of John Deere’s latest FarmSight precision farming solutions for arable farmers and contractors, which are featured at Cereals 2017 on the company’s stand (116) and in the event’s new Fields of the Future area. Agricultural production needs to become…
The EASY on board app from CLAAS has received official AEF certification as an ISOBUS terminal. This app is the first, and so far only, app for a tablet PC and can be used to operate any ISOBUS implement. The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) has certified two functionalities of…
Some of the most significant advances in agronomy available to UK farmers will be on display at Agrovista’s stand at Cereals 2017, where visitors will be able to quiz experts on how these novel technologies can benefit their businesses. Among these is a recently launched commercial drone service, developed by…
The ‘Hands Free Hectare’ project, which will see a crop exclusively farmed by robots for the first time in the world, is well under-way. The team have selected the key machinery required to reach their goal and made their tractor autonomous. The team of three engineers aims to grow and…
A new large-scale trial to investigate the physical and financial benefits of an integrated precision-farming approach is being undertaken by Agrovista in Cambridgeshire. The split-fields trial, which will take place over several years at David Wakefield’s Manor Farm, near Ramsey, is comparing current farm practice with new techniques that employ…
Being shown at Cereals, the Land App is a design tool for land management. It allows users to digitise the land they manage. It gathers everything into one place, helping the user to see the overview of what they are managing and enabling them to make more strategic decisions. It…
Hi-Spec Engineering has added the option of new weigh cell and application rate monitoring systems for the Xcel 1250 manure spreader, which will enable users to follow best practice and advice provided in RB209 when spreading solid manure, especially when working within an NVZ. The XCEL 1250 is unique in…
John Deere’s new record-breaking 8400R tractor will make its first appearance at the Cereals Event in June on stand no. 116. The 400hp 8400R tractor recently set three new world records for fuel efficiency (field and transport) and maximum drawbar performance at the DLG test station in Germany. It beat…