Written by David Purdy from John Deere, based on work at Agrovista’s Project Lamport A project, now in its 7th year, initially developed and managed by industrial partner AGROVISTA to study the cultural control of blackgrass at their flagship Lamport trials site in Northamptonshire used cover crops in conjunction with spring cropping to develop a …
It is easy to paint a bleak picture about the future of agriculture both in the UK and globally. Whether its pesticide useand insect declines, run off and water quality, or greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, it seems like everyweek there’s another negative news story about farmers and the UK countryside. But whilst widely …
Just after Groundswell in June, the Sustainable Food Trust held an event at Fir Farm titled “Farming and Climate Change: Towards net Zero Carbon Emissions.” Climate change and the ability of farming to be #TheSolution has been in the farming media a lot recently and there were a number of mainstream journalists at the event …
Weed resistance is becoming a major issue for crop production. The International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weedscollates information from researchers worldwide on the spread of weed resistance. Today resistance is present in morethan 250 weed species infesting nearly 100 crops and affecting 23 of the 26 known herbicide modes of action. Lookingat the highest selling …
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We’re all becoming more and more familiar with the ‘internet of things’ – the burgeoning range of sensor-laden devices that collect, exchange and analyse information through the internet Domestically, IoT (as it’s commonly referred to) is big business, with wellknown brands such as Alexa, Nest, Ring, Hive and even children’s toys taking advantage of IoT …
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COULD HYBRID RYE BE THE NEW CROP DIRECT DRILLERS HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR? From Scotland to East Anglia, growers are finding success with hybrid rye, what is it about the crop that captured theirinterest? Frustrated by the performance of winter barley and no longer able to grow oilseed rape, Colin Mitchell, farm manager at Meikleour …
NO-TILL FARMING: BOOSTED SOIL HEALTH, CUT COSTS… IT’S THE FUTURE Worcestershire-based Weaving Machinery – manufacturers and suppliers of farming equipment – have called on UK farmers to investigate and consider implementing no-till systems as part of a campaign for better soil health, highlighting not just the conservation benefits of low disturbance farming, but also the …
A variety of powerful, educational speakers will be on hand when the 28th annual National No-Tillage Conferenceconvenes Jan. 7-10, 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Behind the theme “Banking More No-Till Dollars,” headliner speakers at this 4-day event at the newly redeveloped Union Station Hotel include: • Roberto Pieretti, long-time no-tiller and farm consultant from …
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This summer has been yet another busy one for us, with drill building in full swing. It has, as always, been punctuated with exhibitions including Cereals and Groundswell. A great opportunity for us to discuss our machines with potentially new customers, we always make the most of the shows and try and speak with everyone …
CROSSCUTTER MAKES LIGHT WORK OF STALE SEEDBEDS Preparing the ideal stale seedbed ahead of a direct drill is an exacting task and like many farmers, Richard Budd has tried a number of approaches at Stevens Farm, near Hawkhurst, Kent. With 900ha of combinable crops on land varying from Weald clay to Tunbridge Wells sand, the …
