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Agronomist and Arable Farmer 4th Oct
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A catchy harvest, increasingly uncertain weather patterns and phasing out of the basic farm payment have focused arable farmers’ attention on optimising grain quality post-harvest to maximise returns. And there is lots of new technology on the market to improve efficiencies, speed throughput and protect grain, which will be on display at the Midlands Machinery Show in November. “It is …
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Led by Keith Norman, who has over 40 years of experience growing crops, 30 of which were at the helm of arable technical developments whilst technical director at Velcourt. Now as an independent consultant, Keith is heading up this this highly strategic training and discussion group, which is backed by leading agronomy provider, Farmacy. “As growers look to make the …
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DSV Theodore winter wheat has confirmed its position as the UK’s cleanest wheat being the only variety to achieve a one-year septoria tritici resistance score of 9 in the newly released AHDB 2022/23 RL disease ratings. In a year with high levels of the disease and growing concerns over the breaking of varietal resistance, Theodore also bucked the trend of …
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A UK manufacturer of packaging machines will celebrate 18 years of developing continuous motion machines at this year's British Potato show. Gainsborough-based GIC will be marking the anniversary of its continuous motion machines by displaying its latest GIC3100 model on its stand at the November show. GIC introduced its first continuous motion machine in 2003, and while the engineering principles …
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On September 28th ABP Immingham took delivery of the UK’s largest ever shipment of liquid nitrogen raw material (UAN), destined for the OMEX dedicated processing, storage and distribution terminal located at the port. The 50,000mt DWT vessel is earmarked for OMEX customers from North Lincolnshire to the Scottish Borders, and supplies enough raw material for one top dressing of over …
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With over 170 machines sold, Haith's Rota-tip range is the potato industry's most popular box tippler, and visitors to this year's British Potato will be the first to see the next generation of the class-leading machine. The Rota-tip PRO, which has had a patent application granted, will take centre stage on Haith's stand on 24 and 25 November. The Rota-tip …
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The targeted use of mixed legumes in agricultural systems could enhance yields while protecting pollinators, new research by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has found. Protein-rich legumes deliver a range of agronomic and environmental benefits including providing a substitute to meat-based proteins for human consumption; decreasing requirements for imported soybean in livestock systems; and - by fixing atmospheric nitrogen - reducing reliance on inorganic fertilisers …
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The September 2021 issue is now available online! with exciting news about the launch of the National Arable & Grassland Awards News: Eco friendly insecticides News: Omnia links up with Claas News analysis: Miccro nutrition for oilseed rape News analysis: Lamport year 8 Opinion: Farm safety: more training needed Awards: National Arable & Grassland awards launched Agronomy matters: Sheep in …
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Kverneland dealer JG Paxton & Sons is launching a free, direct-to-farm delivery service for Original Parts to improve support for its customers in the Borders region. Called Paxtons Borders Direct, the family-run dealership is looking to boost aftersales service and efficiency for its Kverneland customers, by improving access to a greater volume of parts stock, centrally located at its Alnwick …
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Väderstad has launched the Spirit 600C InLine combination high capacity seed drill for the UK market, complimenting the Nordic and Fix fertiliser application systems already in the Spirit range. The InLine-version of Spirit places a low fertiliser rate together with the seed in the seed furrow, providing the plant quicker nutrient uptake and shortening the time of emergence. Separated airflow …
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