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Agronomist and Arable Farmer July 27th
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Gloucestershire farmers, growers and rural food start-ups can now benefit from £398k of funding to boost regenerative agriculture. The GREAT Project, which stands for Gloucestershire Regenerative Environment and Agriculture Transition, has launched its offer of free and subsidised advice, knowledge exchange, mentoring and enterprise support. It also features an education bursary and a small grants scheme for those seeking small …
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Farmplan, the UK’s leading agricultural software specialists, has released a Gatekeeper update that delivers improved integration with CLAAS machines that utilises wireless data transfer for enhanced functionality and efficiency. The download became live and available to all Gatekeeper users on Tuesday 6th July. “This development reflects the importance of integration between our respective systems,” says Ben Hatton, Head of Sales …
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The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has launched a new website and corporate identity to better promote the importance of plant breeding to UK agriculture. CEO, Samantha Brooke, made the decision following a survey that suggested the membership organisation had been misunderstood by farmers. “The research suggested farmers saw the BSPB as just a royalty collector for its members. …
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The switch from direct support to environmentally-focussed payments presents massive challenges over coming years, but leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons is helping growers plan the best way forward to benefit from the opportunities available. As part of its Helix initiative, the firm has established a new trials site near Warboys in Cambridgeshire dedicated to testing out some of the many environmental …
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Following their first full season of diquat free desiccation, and potentially armed with greater knowledge gleaned from “real” non-trial conditions without a diquat safety net, many potato growers should now have an even better understanding of what it takes to achieve good desiccation says agronomist John Sarup, Co-Director of SPUD Agronomy and Consultancy Limited. Formerly with the Scottish Agricultural College, …
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A robotic solution to horticultural labour shortages is being developed to help secure the availability of the UK’s favourite salad veg – the lettuce. Agri-tech and machinery experts at Grimme, Agri-EPI Centre, Image Development Systems, Harper Adams University and The Centre for Machine Vision at the University of the West of England, Bristol have joined forces with two of the …
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The July 2021 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, features and comments, including: News: Be Vigilant For Blight News Analysis: Grants For Water Quality Agronomy Matters: New Software For Practical Planning Agronomy Matters: Early Root Development Key Renewables: Decarbonisation Initiative Cover Crops: Cover Crops Need Care Cover Crops: Putting Science Into Biological Farming Events: Cereals Back After Hiatus …
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