If, like me, you wondered if Mzuri had stopped all production and was going to fade away, read on. When I first heard the news that Mzuri were stopping production in the UK, naturally, I was gutted. Although they are still providing spares and support, I tried to plan what to do next. The Mzuri …
In line with their no-till mantra, AerWorx offers up a drill that is straightforward, efficient and competitively priced. The AerWorx VIPER series, which attracted much attention at Groundswell 25, will again be on display at this year’s show. Suitable for grassland and arable use, the drill can accommodate a variety of seed sizes from clover …
Written by Joe Stanley, Head of Sustainable Farming A year ago I wrote in these pages about the relatively neglected state of interest in land drainage in recent decades and the increasingly degraded nature of much of our field drainage network. My hope at the time was to initiate a research project at the Allerton …
Groundbreaking Field Drainage project gets underway at the Allerton Project Read More »
I was recently introduced to the RumboJet technology for tackling docks and other weeds such as ragwort, thistles, dandelions and buttercups in grassland. Buttercups are generally a feature of acidic land and I would recommend a basic soil test and liming if this is the case, however, this high-tech sprayer is ideal for those weeds …
Game-changing technologies for farmers: new tools for weed control Read More »
Written by John Dobberstein and originally publish in No-Till Farmer USA Plough it, spray it, crowd it, fry it – There are many ways to kill weeds, pests and diseases – and there’s a new technology emerging that allows farmers “dry clean” their fields, so to speak. The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) recently …
New Technology Lets Farms ‘Steam’-roll Weeds & Pests Read More »
In the current farming climate, growers require drills with maximum flexibility to handle multiple crop types and establishment methods. AMAZONE has developed a range of tine drills to meet these challenges. Since the late 1970s, the company has utilised the TineTeC coulter across various models, more recently including the Cayena, Condor, and Primera DMC. The …
Drilling for Success: The Versatility of AMAZONE’s Tine Drills Read More »
Huntapac’s parsnip crop, grown without human machinery operation, used Skippy Scout drone monitoring operated by Agrii’s technical experts in the world’s first instance of entirely autonomous vegetable agronomy and production. Huntapac, in collaboration with Autonomous Agri Solutions, AutoSpray Systems and Agrii, funded by the Marks and Spencer Plan A Accelerator Fund, successfully grew a crop …
Parsnip Pioneers: the world’s first autonomously grown parsnip crop Read More »
Although artificial intelligence can help achieve wondrous things, it’s only as good as the information it’s learnt from. Tech Farmer looks at how synthetic imagery could take green-on-green precision to new levels. Written by Lucy de la Pasture Although per plant farming may have suffered a setback with the loss of the Small Robot Company, …
Our production systems must become more resilient in order to combine productivity, climate protection and biodiversity. How can this be achieved, what role does digitalisation play, and where are the new opportunities? We pose these and other questions to Hubertus Paetow, President of DLG in Germany. The advancing climate change, increasing loss of biodiversity, the …
Which is the lesser of two evils – glyphosate or tillage? That’s what Rothamsted Research’s Prof Andy Neal has been trying to find out Written By Mike Abram Glyphosate or tillage – which will do more damage to soil health? It’s a question that has exercised both regenerative farmers and the organic sector from different …
Glyphosate or tillage: which is worse for soils? Read More »
