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The January 2021 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, features and comments.
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Designed to answer the needs of professional farmers, Sencrop provides Europe’s most extensive network of connected weather stations. By bringing you precise weather data straight from your plots – this solution will help you to anticipate ultra-local conditions and avoid potentially costly and unnecessary risks.
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Continental has collaborated with ADAS and John Deere to draw attention to how tyre technology can improve soil health. Richard Hutchins, agricultural tyre specialist at Continental, David Purdy from John Deere and ADAS principal soil scientist, John Williams, have come together to highlight how farming practices must change to protect the productivity of British farming. Drawing on information from published …
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Maize growers are being offered a 50% discount towards the cost of re-sowing any Initio Bird Protect-treated KWS seed variety damaged by bird predation or frost in the 2021 sowing season. The leading seed breeding company has launched the service to underline its confidence in the product, and to provide growers with a risk-sharing opportunity. The seed treatment, KWS Initio …
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The UK’s leading farm assurance body, Red Tractor, is urging farmers to engage in a consultation on how its farm standards should evolve. A consultation opened today with proposals put forward on how the standards should look across the scheme’s six sectors; beef and lamb, poultry, pigs, dairy, fresh produce and combinable crops and sugar beet. Red Tractor is seeking …
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A new maize variety from KWS that is due to be listed in September 2021 represents a step-change in modern maize breeding. Suitable for both forage and biogas, the high-yielding KWS Exelon has the potential to carry 20 grain rings, compared with an average figure of 15-16 for a typical older hybrid, explains KWS maize product manager, John Burgess. The …
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Chris Carter has taken on the responsibility of technical support specialist for the Sky Agriculture brand, in addition to his current role as Opico’s technical support engineer for central England. Angus Steven, after sales director at Opico Ltd commented, “Chris has amassed considerable hands-on experience working with Sky products and will work closely with the factories, product development and our …
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