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Agronomist and Arable Farmer October 21st
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Sustainability is a core focus among the agricultural sector, and a new appointment at Olmix is taking farmers a step closer to achieving that. With producers under pressure to produce more with less, many are turning to biosolutions to supplement or replace declining chemical plant treatments. Increasingly seen as the answer to sustainable, healthy plant production, scientific development in this …
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Last chance - Do not miss out!
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It’s clearly understood that improved farm productivity is good for business and more recently, for carbon. But the challenge has always been how to measure the cost of producing a particular crop with regards to carbon. Hutchinsons new Omnia Carbon cost of production tool has been designed to tackle just this, providing users with arguably one of the most in-depth …
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Agri-Tech research and development company B-hive Innovations has been successfully awarded funding to investigate methods of detecting and mapping wireworm populations to help manage this very damaging potato pest. Awarded by the Farming Innovation Pathways (FIP), as part of its industrial competition, the partners have received £241,000 to develop technologies for visually detecting where wireworm populations may be present underground, prior to planting. …
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PepsiCo, one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, has today announced new plans to fund the LEAF membership and support the achievement of LEAF Marque certification of its 300+ UK-based Quaker Oats farmers over the next two years to encourage regenerative agriculture practices. Quaker Oats are grown and milled in the UK in partnership with trusted farmers, 75% …
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Kubota Corporation, Topcon Corporation and Topcon Positioning systems Inc, have entered into a collaborative research agreement in the field of smart agriculture. These companies will work together to innovate for future commercialisation through mutual research in the field of smart agriculture, bringing together the technologies and know-how developed by each company. The background and objectives for the agreement are as …
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The UK Soil Health Initiative (UKSHi) has produced a series of guides for farmers and growers seeking advice on soil health and husbandry and are being launched today on World Earthworm Day. The simple guides focus on the key practical points farmers can do to improve soil health on-farm and have been developed by bringing together the UK’s top academics …
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Adama Agricultural Solutions UK Ltd. has appointed Jodie Littleford as the company’s regional agronomy manager in the north east of England. Miss Littleford has joined Adama from ProCam where, for the last two years, she has worked as a trainee agronomist in East and North Yorkshire and as the company’s national trials officer. Prior to this she spent four years …
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The October 2021 issue is now available online! with exciting news about the launch of the National Arable & Grassland Awards News: Gene editing gets approval News: Sugar Beet price agreed News analysis: Septoria back with a bang Awards: National Arable and Grassland Awards offer personal development Opinion: How much N can you afford Agronomy matters: Make stewardship work for …
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The October 2021 issue is now available online! with analysis, advice and updates on helping growers lock in carbon and meet net zero targets News: low carbon lager Frontier’s all out effort to go green The value of natural capital What to do about peat Why Miscanthus is a carbon sink Carbon mapping: the way forward Cutting through the noise …
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Agronomist and Arable Farmer (AAF) is delighted to bring you the brand-new episode of our podcast Arable Chat, Diversification and Drainage. AAF editor, John Swire, chats with Fred Clarke, techincal sales engineer at Mastenbroek about the importance of good drainage on farms. In an insightful interview, Fred explains just some of the benefits of having drainage in place as well …
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