Forty Years of Worcester Innovation: Inside Weaving Machinery’s New Evesham Facility
Weaving Machinery opens Evesham facility
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Groundswell 2026: Where the Future of Farming Was Argued, Not Just Discussed
Groundswell 2026 argued farming’s future
Lightening the load on glyphosate
For many direct drillers, glyphosate remains the cornerstone of successful crop establishment.
Designing machinery around the soil.
Every pass changes the soil. The question is whether that change helps the next crop or simply burns more diesel. That thinking sits behind the design of AMAZONE’s drilling and cultivation machinery. There is no single establishment system that will suit every field, soil type or season. What matters is giving the operator enough control …
Where is AgTech Really Headed?
For the past decade, the agricultural industry has been sold a vision of the future farm that looks more like a science fiction film than a muddy Tuesday in Lincolnshire. Fully autonomous tractors, robot swarms, and artificial intelligence running everything while the farmer watches from a dashboard were promised as the inevitable next steps. Step …
A promising start for farmer-led research
One year ago, Direct Driller covered the launch of the ADOPT funding scheme from Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme with Innovate UK. ADOPT supports farmers in testing new ideas, products or practices on farm, providing project grants of £50-£100k over 1–2 years. 70 farmer-led projects have now started. With a total initial funding commitment of £20 …
Breaking the Resistance
How an olive-derived compound could save UK Oilseed rape from the cabbage stem flea beetle By Chris Fellows For nearly a decade, arable farmers across the United Kingdom and Northern Europe have been fighting a losing battle against a formidable, albeit tiny, adversary: the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala, or CSFB). Following the European …
Landmark project develops next-generation oilseed rape and smart disease control
Precision-bred oilseed rape will be put to the test in trials on commercial farms for the first time in Europe, offering fresh hope for a crop under pressure. A new £2.5m, three-year project marks a major step towards rebuilding the UK’s most important break crop. The project, Light Leaf Spot Enhancing Resistance And reducing Susceptibility …
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