The arable sector has challenging times ahead, but the resounding message from CropTec’s 10th anniversary show was that there are numerous opportunities for farmers to improve efficiencies and embrace new markets The event, held at East of England Arena in Peterborough, brought together forward-thinking growers, agronomists, advisors and technical experts…
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Corteva Agriscience has published a new expert advice video on its website –www.corteva.co.uk/inatreqadvice – designed to highlight the importance of good sprayer hygiene and winter maintenance Tom Robinson, an independent consultant with more than 30 years’ experience working with operators, presents the film and covers daily best practice advice for…
Syngenta will unveil a whole raft of innovations and new technologies at LAMMA to aid more accurate and efficient application and product use The company’s revolutionary new EvoPac product packaging will have its first UK showing at LAMMA. The pack is purpose designed to optimise results with the pioneering easyconnect…
Major commercial milestone with first on-farm services for Per Plant Farming, cutting herbicide applications by around 77%, and estimated 15% fertiliser savingCorporate trials include Mosaic, James Hutton Institute, G’s GrowersMajor technical milestone, with modular architecture to accelerate scale up The Small Robot Co (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable…
Tailoring fertiliser applications to match soil and crop nutrient requirements can help increase nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and maximise investment in fertiliser and nutrition products next season. At CropTec, recent trial work by Origin was on show highlighting the importance of understanding how different nutrients interreact to increase fertiliser availability…
“McCormick has brought open-field technology to the multi-purpose tractor segment, recognising the need for greater versatility for tractors in this segment and the demand for precision-farming technology” said the Tractor of the Year juryThe jury made up of 26 journalists from leading European trade publications, awarded the McCormick X6.414 P6-Drive…
For the 2023 season AVR are planning a major upgrade of the actuation method of the ACC digging unit’s depth control mechanismWith the All Conditions Control digging unit, users can harvest either using diabolos or using probes, i.e. without exerting any pressure on the ridge The control technology responsible for…
Regenerative agriculture startup, Terrafarmer, has acquired the trade and assets of Precision Decisions Ltd, the well-known and respected soil sampling business, from Map of Ag Group The acquisition, on 4th November, will mean Terrafarmer will be able to offer a full complement of coordinated services across soils and regenerative agriculture,…
KUHN has unveiled an updated, lightweight Megant drill featuring new tine coulters, an updated terminal, and the option to add a second hopper The Megant 602R shares functionality with the previous 600 model, but features half width shut off and can be specified with an additional SH 1120, 110 litre…
Shared innovation meets smarter iron with an autonomous tractor and grain cart applicationDriverless tractor operation from the combine cab Case IH Magnum™ tractor with Raven Autonomy™, the next major autonomous advancement in agriculture, has been presented at SIMA 2022 in Paris. This milestone in harvest solution, featuring an autonomous tractor…