Precision bearings are vital in autonomous agricultural machinery McKinsey & Company reports that fully autonomous orchards and vineyards in the US, “can deliver more than $400 per acre per year in value, doubling to quadrupling returns on farmers’ investment in automation.” Autonomous machinery promises increased efficiency and productivity. However, this…
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• We are addressing the intense pressure faced by farmers to deliver on environmental targets through our new baselining pilot. AHDB’s Environment and Livestock Science Director Chris Gooderham explainsAgriculture is facing the biggest challenge of a generation in demonstrating the positive impact farming systems can have on the environment. This…
• An exciting new competition to encourage and support companies fostering innovation in our natural world is being launched by Farm491, the Royal Agricultural University’s innovation hub focused on the future of farming and food systems.Generously supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the three-year series of the Farm491 Challenge Prize will…
Researchers from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Wales have developed a new and highly advanced drone technique that is revolutionising practical curlew conservation by allowing them to locate the nests of this elusive wader and work with farmers to protect the chicks from being killed by machinery or…
Vicon round balers have been given a host of upgrades for the 2024 season, including Tractor Implement Management (TIM), moisture sensing and the ability to tie the bale using film, in place of net wrap TIM is now available on the fixed chamber FixBale 500 model and the RV5200 Plus-series…
UK bio-technology company celebrates ten-year anniversary From challenging the early misconceptions of the efficacy of bio-stimulants, to leading the way in providing ecologically beneficial, biological solutions to both conventional and organic growers, UK biological company AminoA Bio-stimulants is this month celebrating its 10-year anniversary in the UK market. Harnessing the…
A £7.5m combined investment from Origin Fertilisers and the Port of Tyne in a new fertiliser facility will offer improved fertiliser access and supply to customers across the Borders, Northern England and Southern Scotland for the 2024/25 crop year and beyond The project on the Port of Tyne site for…
Following its launch at Agritechnica 2023 and having been awarded the Farm Machine Award and an Agritechnica silver medal, the 3A – ADVANCED AUTOMATION & AUTONOMY group is engaged in open exchange with other manufacturers as well as with the AEF (Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation)As a result of the discussions…
Recent work by Certis Belchim has underlined the importance of nozzle choice in getting the most out of PPO-inhibiting desiccants like Gozai (pyraflufen-ethyl) in potato crops The firm has built up a strong dataset on best practice use and last year ran trials to look at the influence of nozzle…
Providing sub-Saharan smallholders with a cost-effective alternative to expensive artificial nitrogen fertiliser has come a step closer for British agri-biotech company Legume Technology, following the award of a grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The Nottinghamshire company, which has…