Unleashing the Potential of Agri-Tech
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It’s 2030 – Has food security improved?
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Farmer Focus – Tom Clarke
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The power of diversity
A change in English law now allows certain gene-edited crops to be grown on commercial…
Seeds of a wild idea
Evolution becomes revolution with AI
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SFI funding brings precision promise
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Use Analytics To Identify the Best Investments for Your No-Till Operation
Written by Noah Newman and published by No-Till Farmer, 30 January 2024 Clay Mitchell, no-tiller…
Soil Association Exchange – Building business resilience through measurement
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Feeding the world or seeding unknowns?
Spraying in a smaller window
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FIRA fires up enthusiasm for robot tech
The World FIRA event near Toulouse, France, brought together agricultural robotic enthusiasts from across the…
Big data – farming’s friend or foe?
Unlocking the potential of big data can lead to smarter farming, but there are complex…
A light shines on vertical farming
In the second of a series exploring the technology of vertical farming, Alex Martin from…
Resistance is futile
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A familiar field
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The trait that could transform wheat farming
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No-Till’s future depends on practical tech & regulation
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Levy-funded trials help fine-tune fungicide choice
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Data-driven decisions open up new opportunities
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Precision future for pesticide application
Precision application techniques enable farmers to deliver products more effectively and with greater accuracy onto…
The promising potential of agri-tech
As the three Agri-Tech Centres come together, Phil Bicknell, their new CEO, describes what the…
The vital role of humus
After a wet winter, Steve Holloway, Soil Fertility Specialist with Soil Fertility Services, considers what…
The unknown offers a new approach
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Direct Driller is looking for female farmers to write for their “Farmer Focus” articles
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