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Agronomist and Arable Farmer Newsletter March 9th
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The Cereals Event has moved to 30 June – 1 July to accommodate the maximum number of visitors and exhibitors following the Government’s announcement of its lockdown exit strategy. After extensive consultation with both exhibitors and visitors the event team decided it was best to move the dates from 9-10 June to 30 June – 1 July 2021. “We began …
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This year there is much more winter wheat in the ground across the country, with the exception of parts of East Anglia, and crops have come through the cold snap in February well. Two distinct sowing periods caused by very wet weather last October will mean growers will have to monitor crops closely and treat fields individually. Dr Cathy Hooper, …
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With a new site-specific app developed by the German start-up company Solorrow, farmers can easily create variable rate application maps for fertilising and other field operations and share them with the John Deere Operations Centre. From there, maps can be sent wirelessly to machines in the field to enable more precise applications, so that fertilisers and crop protection chemicals can …
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A series of eight webinars exploring the global opportunities, barriers and success stories surrounding legume production will kick off in April and UK growers are invited to attend for free. The LegValue and TRUE project is delivering the high-level programme of events hosted by experts from across Europe who aim to unlock the potential for greater production across the globe. …
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A new rural consultancy, Ceres Rural, is to offer independent advice to farmers and landowners across the south and east of England. With a combination of partners, associate partners and graduates - many of whom are familiar faces - the business will deliver experience-led, bespoke service plans and projects suitable to clients’ requirements and means. Established at a time of …
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Claydon, the European market leader in direct strip seeding technology, has further expanded its UK distribution network with the appointment of well-known and highly respected agricultural dealer Oakes Bros. Ltd. The company will sell and support the full range of Claydon Opti-Till® products in southern central England through its four depots, which are located at Micheldever (Hampshire), Coombe Bissett (Wiltshire), …
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RAGT Seeds has announced the appointment of David Ramdhian as Head of Forage and Soil Health Crops, Northern Europe, effective from 1 June 2021. Mr Ramdhian has gained extensive experience across the forage, seed and crop protection sectors since joining the agricultural supply industry three decades ago. He has worked in a variety of management roles at Dalgety Arable, Horizon …
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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced the trials taking place at its four Strategic Potato (SPot) Farms during 2021. The four farms are located in Angus, North Lincolnshire, Herefordshire and Suffolk. The trials have been agreed on by a local working group of growers, agronomists and buyers with input from AHDB scientists on the latest information from …
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