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Agronomist and Arable Farmer June 17th
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The safety of those coming into crops and the good stewardship of products that growers rely onto protect crops are important both to Bayer and wider industry, explains Lizzie Carr-Archer, the firm’s campaign manager for root crops. “We are continually reviewing and revising the protocols that guide product use and safeguard users to promote best practice. Within this context, we …
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A new independent trial carried out by the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) has proven that larger seed sizes of typical UK varieties of winter wheat and spring barley resulted in higher emergence rates, increased initial vigour, longer initial root and shoot lengths, higher root and shoot mass, greater initial tillering and greater initial leaf number. Carried out by …
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A new winter oilseed rape variety which delivers yield, disease resistance and early hybrid vigour is set to become a welcome addition to growers in the UK and Ireland this year. The first farmer orders for PT303 from Pioneer, the seed brand of CortevaTMAgriscience, have been placed as growers make important decisions on the traits and characteristics they need for …
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Just under a year after the successful market launch of the Solitair 9+ pneumatic seed drill, Lemken now introduces its new “Duo” version with divided seed hopper. This machine offers a wide range of options for simultaneously spreading seeds, fertiliser and even catch crops. With it, Lemken, the specialist for professional arable farming, has expanded its portfolio to include a …
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Neil Groom, technical director of Grainseed, thinks that we will see a revival in the oilseed rape area in the next few years. “We have seen the demise of the winter oilseed rape area, mainly due to the Cabbage Stem Flea beetle pressure and the ban of neonicotinoid insecticide seed dressings. In 2012 the area of rape was over 750,000 …
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Five years after launching its first connected agri-weather station, providing farmers with ultra-precise and ultra-local data for temperature, humidity, wind speed and rainfall, Sencrop has sold its 20,000th station in Europe. Putting real-time weather information in the hands of farmers to allow them to refine their sowing, irrigation and crop protection plans, Sencrop’s solution has proved its worth as an …
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An expanded range of SPL Ultra points, wings and shins – including a new subsoiler point – will be the focus of the Spaldings stand at this year’s Cereals Event (June 30/July 1, Boothby Graffoe) as the Lincs-based company showcases its expertise in creating cost-effective replacement parts for cultivators, subsoilers and seed drills. Spaldings celebrates 65 years in business this …
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