Issue 16 - Direct Driller

Using Yield Monitor Data And Satellite Imagery To Inform Precision Management

With so much data captured on farm, making it useful can be like unlocking Pandora’s box. Researchers from Rothamsted Research – Kirsty Hassall, Alice Milne and Andy Whitmore – share how yield and satellite data can help with precision management in potato crops. Modern technology allows farmers to vary inputs across fields, giving the potential […]

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Farmer Focus – Neil White

Farmer Focus / By Neil White

Berwickshire farmer Neil White calls for clarity and equity in their baseline carbon audit on his farm after six years ofNo-till Harvest 2021 was, in the end, better than expected. The crops came out of the wet cold spring looking respectable, but then continually improved to culminate in some top yields and good quality grain

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Michelin Tracks & Tyres European Tour

Machinery / By Mark Hatton

Written by Mark Hatton I was recently, lucky enough, to be invited to attend the UK leg of the Michelin Tracks and Tyres European Tour in Cambridgeshire. The event was to showcase the features and benefits of their VF AXIOBIB 2 tyres, the latest track technology and the benefits of using the PTG Central Tyre

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A Sustainable South African Story

Soil Health / By Justin Platt

Justin Platt says “I was very fortunate to grow up on a farm in the beautiful Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. With no real agricultural experience to speak of, my father left the family printing business in the late 1950s and established us on 500 acres of farmland, a small fry by modern commercial standards

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Drill Manufacturers In Focus…

Manufacturer in Focus / By Jeff Claydon

CHALLENGING AUTUMN WEATHER UNDERLINES THE NEED TO TAILOR CROP ESTABLISHMENTAPPROACH TO PREVAILING CONDITIONS Despite a stop-start harvest and the very changeable weather which followed, Suffolk farmer Jeff Claydon was able to establish all the planned area of winter crops. But, he says, this autumn highlighted the necessity of having a flexible approach and the ability

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UK Carbon – Code Of Conduct

Carbon / By Doug Wanstall

Written by Doug Wanstall from Re-generation Earth We are in a climate emergency, it is down to everyone to make a difference and with that in mind a group of land managers, tech and finance experts have come together to ensure that farmers and land managers benefit from the burgeoning carbon market whilst ensuring a

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Farmer Focus – Steve Lear

Farmer Focus / By Steve Lear

What a different a year makes… Steven Lear fine tunes his arable cropping, and looks toAberdeen Angus to produce some low cost beef After the soul destroying previous two autumns when we managed to drill very little winter grain, this year has been rather refreshing. After cutting all of our spring crops in half decent

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Autonomous Agricultural Machinery, Precision Technologies And Controlled Row Farming

Machinery / By Direct Driller

At Amazone, the topic of autonomous agricultural machinery has been at the forefront ever since the BoniRob project was launched together with Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and Robert Bosch GmbH in 2008. The BoniRob field robot was a milestone in robotics and way ahead of its time. Many technological and legal questions still had

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Drill Manufacturers In Focus…

Manufacturer in Focus / By Direct Driller

Horizon CEO George Sly writes “What a year it’s been! We have continued to grow and develop quickly duringextremely challenging times for the manufacturing sector. We have made some big strides in 2021 and have a lot of exciting things happening in the next 12-24 months! When we launched Horizon, we had an extremely tough

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High Fertiliser Prices Focus Attention On N Input Efficiency And Soil Health.

Soil Health / By David Newton

Written by David Newton – Technical Manager, Timac Agro UK The current fertiliser production and supply issues are leading to producers examining their inputs and expenditure, looking at the returns on their investment and the opportunity to enhance the effi-ciency and return from every kilo of input. One way to help the soil regain balance

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Issue 16January 2022