FIRA is the global event for Agricultural Robots in Action, held from February 6-8, 2024 in Toulouse, France. Tech Farmer will be partnering with the event to bring you all the latest robotic content. If you have the merest interest in the latest innovations in advanced robots or yearn to see autonomous machines in operation, …
New Machinery Tool provides in depth fixed cost analysis Improving financial performance on combinable crops relies on a true and accurate understanding of fixed costs, says Will Foyle farm business consultant with Hutchinsons. “Whilst a focus on yield is still important, understanding and being able to control overheads or fixed costs, is key to financial …
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A new project is set to explore the concept of an energy-independent farm If you went to Agritechnica, you may have seen New Holland’s T7 Methane Power LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tractor as an industry first. The latest development in the brand’s Methane Power tractor offering. The tractor itself offers farmers unparalleled performance for an …
Climate Robotics has brought biochar production and use into focus, winning the AgSharks Pitch Competition in the US. The first stage of any innovation in farming involves getting your projects funded. That makes them one step closer to commercial reality, although this is still no guarantee a product will make it to market. This is …
Väderstad’s director of tillage product management, Wolfram Hastolz, explains the thinking behind new developments on the company’s TopDown and Opus cultivators. If autonomy is to become the future of farming, implements will need to match the technology seen on the tractors that will be pulling them. This is why Väderstad has introduced prescription map tillage …
Direct Driller Magazine comes to Cereals 2024! Find out more about the joint venture, here.
Introduction – Mike Donovan 4Adopting Regenerative Practices 4Covering Soils Event 6A Midwest Tour of Innovative Farmers 8Agritechnica 2023 14Drill Manufacturer: Kuhn 16Managing Cover Crops? 18Farmer Focus: Neil White 20Have we Underestimated the Importance of Soil Health 24Drill Manufacturer: Mzuri 28Trials Show Value of Stonger Varieties 28Enhanced Weathering Supports Farms 36Farmer Focus: Tim Parton 40Drill Manufacturer: …
We all know of farmers who have the knack of getting decisions right, and equally know others who regularly find themselves getting it wrong. Their farms can be outwardly similar, but there’s a huge difference in performance. The successful farm business looks and responds to events they see as beneficial, while the strugglers play catch-up …
The first in Direct Driller’s series of “Covering Soils” events took place on 21st September, after the remnants of a storm blew through the farm on the 20th when it had originally been planned. But most of the 100 registered farmers where still able to attend and enjoy the content we had on. Full write …
Agritechnica, the world’s leading agricultural machinery exhibition, takes place in Hanover, Germany, 12-18 November 2023. Agritechnica is the largest venue for arable farmers, anticipating over 400,000 visitors. UK farmers busy preparing trip to Agritechnica Now that the bulk of the harvest has been completed, many UK farmers are preparing their trip to Agritechnica taking place …
