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Agronomist and Arable Farmer October 26th
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Harper Adams University, Morrisons, McDonald’s and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) have officially launched the UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming (SSFF). The SSFF will lead in developing new sustainable farming methods to help British agriculture achieve its net zero goal. Its courses will be provided from the Shropshire University and designed using its work on sustainable farming and …
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Last chance - Do not miss out!
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Soil health should be formally recognised by government ministers as a critical asset for maintaining food and societal security, according to a new report by the Food & Global Security Network. The report, Soil health: a national security profile, says agriculture and environment ministries around the world should work alongside defence departments to jointly oversee the production of secure food …
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A fully-owned subsidiary of John Deere operating from its base in Ravenna, Italy, Mazzotti is focused on building self-propelled sprayers that offer high customer value. With the support of the John Deere dealer network, Mazzotti has been steadily growing its sales in Europe, as well as entering key markets such as the US, Australia and China. Following its acquisition by …
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Bayer has added to its FieldView customer support team with the appointment of Edward Lawton-Bradshaw. A former farm manager, Edward has plenty of experience in using technology on farm. Furthermore, he has also acted as a sales engineer for various tech businesses so is well-versed in system setup, integration and training. When it comes to digital agronomy tools, he says …
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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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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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