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Agronomist and Arable Farmer June 22nd
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Sponsors sought from the food and farming industry to fund research into achieving net zero in agriculture Launching in July 2021, a new network named YEN Zero will bring together the entire food supply chain, from food and drink manufacturers and supermarkets to fertiliser companies and growers, to meet the industry’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2040. The network …
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Farmers, brewers and breeders are teaming up with researchers to begin a three-year trial to identify disease resistant hop varieties to feed UK demand for low-impact beer. Brewers and hop merchants say demand for environmentally friendly beer and locally-sourced ingredients has accelerated since the pandemic, but there is a lack of UK-grown organic hops with currently only three such growers. …
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Amazone has extended the build options on its Cenius-2TX trailed cultivator models, in working widths of 4 to 8 m, and the Ceus-2TX trailed disc & tine combination cultivators, which are available in working widths from 4 to 7 m, with the addition of the new C-Mix Ultra tine. The new tine system is equipped with an automatic overload protection …
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With new crop wheat trading at a healthy £160 to £170 per tonne second wheats are looking an attractive prospect for 2021/22 cropping plans. An important question to address before ordering second wheat seed is whether to include take-all seed treatment Latitude (silthiofam) and an online tool can help by illustrating the likely cost benefit according to a grower’s specific …
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According to the Met office, May this year was the coldest May since 1996. It has been very unsettled and unseasonably cold. The provisional mean temperature in May was 9.1°C which is 1.3°C below the 1981-2010 long term average. We asked two specialist agronomists and a crop protection manufacturer about the impact of the cold weather. Phillippa Dodds, Head of …
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Plan OSR desiccation carefully in order to avoid crop damage and yield losses at this final stage warns Hutchinsons Dick Neale. “The first thing to consider is timing he says, don’t feel pressure to go on too early.” “Early application timing can damage the seed filling procedure and impact yields. It will also increase the chance of red seeds due …
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Stocks Ag has greatly extended the capabilities of its Fan Jet Duo spinning disc granular applicator, with the addition of its new TM (Twin Meter) Control Box with GPS Speed Sensor. The new unit allows precise control over the Fan Jet Duo, a pair of contra-rotating Fan Jet Plus applicators. The two applicators, running in tandem, are typically used to …
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Now is the time to protect potato crops against late blight after Hutton Criteria disease warnings were declared in key potato-growing areas. Planting was delayed in many regions following a cold first quarter, so a significant proportion of crops are in the rapid growth phase as the threat of disease climbs higher. The AHDB’s BlightSpy tool indicates a move into the highest …
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Drones are changing the face of farming, allowing for precision, optimisation, visualisation and application in ways that have never been seen before. This year’s Cereal’s Event is showcasing the very latest developments. Farmers are likely familiar with using drones to map fields and identify issues with soils, yield variability and weeds, but the next revolution could be a game changer …
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