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Agronomist and Arable Farmer Newsletter Jan 21st
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Arable producers are urged to tap into new and existing agri-environmental schemes immediately to help plug lost revenue from reducing direct payments and seeking the right advice is key to optimising outcomes. Farm businesses will soon have the option to sign up to DEFRA’s new Environmental Land Management (E.L.M.) scheme, which aims to replace current area-based subsidies with the “public …
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LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), organisers of the farming industry’s annual open day, LEAF Open Farm Sunday (LOFS), has today announced a year-round programme of public engagement to support this flagship event. In addition to LOFS on-farm events on the 13th June 2021, which have seen over a quarter of a million people visit farms across the UK each year, LEAF …
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The 2020 results from the annual Pioneer Accurate Crop Testing System (PACTS®) trials show Pioneer’s newest hybrid, P7948, offers farmers impressive yields for both livestock forage and biogas production. For farmers looking for the best hybrid for favourable sites to suit their ground and weather conditions this year, P7948 ticks some important boxes. A high yield and an ability to harvest …
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The independent Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) recently certified iQblue connect for TIM following comprehensive conformity tests. LEMKEN is therefore the first manufacturer to be awarded this certification for implement control. The smart iQblue connect retrofitting kit, which was already awarded a silver medal at Agritechnica 2019, offers the unique opportunity to use the benefits of TIM (Tractor Implement Management) …
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Agricultural land values rose by an average of 3% in 2020 with record low supply and relatively robust demand helping to underpin values, according to land and property specialists Strutt & Parker. Analysis of the Strutt & Parker Farmland Database, which records the details of all farms, estates and blocks of publicly marketed farmland in England over 100 acres in …
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A new version of a pioneering mobile app has been launched by agricultural software specialist Drone Ag. “Skippy Scout, version 2.5, is a big step forward. The original Skippy app could fly a drone to scout points in a field five times faster than traditional crop walking. The new 2.5 version has more functionality and is ten times faster, enabling …
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