Enhancing Crop Establishment: The Advantages of Wider Seed Bands in Modern Agriculture
Written by Ian Clayton-Bailey from BTT UK At Bentfield Bury Farms, the winter wheat and…
BYDV-resistant wheats prove their worth in a difficult season
Written by Robert Harris for RAGT Perceived as niche when introduced five years ago, RAGT’s BYDV-resistant…
Farmer Focus – Philip Bradshaw
September 2024Â Â A year since my last article here and it has been an interesting…
Why scientific credibility and standards compliance are vital for farming and rural communities
Find out why scientific credibility and standards compliant natural capital analytics are critical for farming…
Adapting to the Unpredictable: The Importance of Soil Resilience
Written by Louise Penn from Ceres Rural As much as I’d like to avoid discussing…
Securing sustainability
A move to biological seed treatments has helped a Borders grower move away from chemical…
Land sparing and land sharing – considerations for farming with nature
Written by Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Land sparing and land sharing are two…
Tillage with simultaneous fertiliser placement in classical direct seeding regions
Tillage is becoming increasingly interesting in some no-till regions. Michael Horsch talks about various systems…
2022 US Census of Agriculture Reports Increase in No-Till Acres, Decrease in Conservation Tillage
Among the wins for conservation reported in the most recent U.S. Census of Agriculture was…
Stratified Soil Sampling: A New Lokk at Soil Testing
What happens to the fertiliser which is sown on or near the surface of No-till…
From Innovation to Evolution: A 16-year Journey in Direct Drilling
Written by Clive Bailye It seems like such a long time ago now, but back…
Aitchison Seed Drills
https://youtu.be/L83LrZzaw3g Neil Ford from Aitchison Agri talks to Philip about the Aitchison Seedmatic ASM4020 The…
Direct seeding with the new DIRECTO NO seed drill helps protect soil and reduce costs
https://youtu.be/NMAyIFT30oc Adrian Winnett from Bednar FMT talks to Philip in the Direct Driller drill arena…
The Claydon Opti-Till® crop establishment system
The Claydon Opti-Till® crop establishment system delivers a wide range of environmental benefi ts and…
Dale Drills Eco M Agricultural Seed Drill: Efficiency and Versatility for Modern Farming
https://youtu.be/CQEJWS88Gzo Tom Dale from Dale Drills tells us about the 6m Eco M which gives…
Fentech Agri – TS-600 AP
https://youtu.be/U_xGc840dq8 Find out the latest from Thom Graham from Fentech Agri / Simtech about their…
Horizon MDSX
https://youtu.be/zHjJTD9S7go Charlie Eaton gives a detailed insight of the latest MDSX mounted direct disc drill…
John Deere drill work in all conditions
https://youtu.be/wuwbXwdOJl8 John Deere tell us about the John Deere 750A drill 6m width in the…
Maschio Gaspardo UK – GIGANTE PRESSURE DIRECT SEED DRILL
https://youtu.be/dxvhZNT8i2I Mac Simpson from Maschio Gaspardo in the drill arena for Direct Driller at Cereals…
Moore Unidrill Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation
Moore Unidrill stands out among the many exhibitors at Cereals 2024, marking a significant milestone…
Novag SAS and Primewest Announce Strategic Partnership for the UK Market
Novag SAS, a leading French manufacturer of no-till agricultural equipment, has been at the forefront…
Weaving drills power regen journey
Contract farming 3,500 acres around the parish of Upton Snodsbury, just east of Worcester, Colin…
We are excited to deliver the Güttler Supermaxx Direct tined drill
Since the first exposure of the Supermaxx tined Cultivation system in 2013 at the LAMMA…
Covering Soils – Scotland
We ran our first Direct Driller Covering Soils event in Scotland in May 2024. The…
Featured Farmer – Neil White
My name is Neil White and I hosted the first Covering Soils event for Direct…
Welcome to the first tech focussed edition of Direct Driller Magazine. From now on, issues will rotate between soils issues and tech issues.
Contents –
Old-fashioned farming with modern technology – page 4.
It’s 2030, so how have we done? – page 4.
Labour pains push robotic pickers – page 6.
Industry-leading research in robotics and automation – page 12.
Flash, crackle, pop – page 14.
Agronomist in Focus – Todd Jex – page 16.
The win-wins of regenerative agriculture – page 19.
Robots find their way into farmers fields – page 22.
Bayer and Microsoft forge a new frontier – page 26.
Robitics and perception in agriculture – page 28
What will appear at FIRA24? -30
Farmer Focus – Thomas Gent – 36
From hands-free hectare to aerial delivery – 37
Farmer Focus – Daniel Davies – 39
Catapult plans for UK agritech – 41
Shedding light on LED grow lighting – 46
Drilling down into fixed costs – 48
Farmer Focus – Simon Beddows – 50
Making methane practical – 52
Hitting rock bottom – 53
Basics best for hi-tech wine – 56
Biochar venture wins equity investment – 59
Farmer Focus – Clive Bailye – 61
Manufacturer Focus – Vaderstad – 63