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Plan ahead to get the most from soil sampling

Agronomist Focus, Biodiversity, Research, Soil Health, Soils Farmer / By Simon Francis

Soil sampling is an essential tool in understanding the nutrient availability of soils, but unless the results are interpreted correctly it could be a wasted exercise.

That’s according to Simon Francis, Technical and Services Manager for ProCam, who explains that not only is soil sampling required for farm assurance compliance purposes and to meet the statutory requirements of an increasing number of SFI schemes, but it is also time well invested in ensuring crops can perform to their full potential.

Agronomist in Focus – Simon Francis

Agronomist Focus, Tech Farmer / By Direct Driller

New ‘boots-on-the-ground’ precision farming service A new service makes the benefits of precision farming accessible without growers having to master all its complexities, says ProCam’s UK Technical and Services Manager, Simon Francis. Using satellite mapping of soil and crop variability across fields, the new FieldSense service derives tailored variable rate input applications to improve economic …

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Agronomist in Focus – Mike Thornton

Cover Crops / By Mike Thornton

High yielding Bamford signals landmark change in UK soft wheat sector Written by Mike Thornton, UK Head of Crop Production at Procam. With just 5 new varieties recommended for the 2024-25 season, 10 removed and a much-improved layout, the new Recommended List (RL) for winter wheats has a cleaner, fresher look that should enable …

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Stress Savings with Zodiac

Products in Focus / By Interagro

With high stress periods now commonplace during the growing season, including a biostimulant within the programme can act as an insurance policy for growers looking to protect yield and quality. This is according to Alistair Gordon, Scotland-based agronomist at ProCam, who says that an increasing number of growers are now looking at all options when …

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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Modern Wheat Varieties

Soil Health / By Direct Driller

Procam have been working with a number of no-till farmers to look at ways of maximising crop yields whilst reducing inputs. One of the key areas which Procam have been looking at is the use of growth promoting bacteria and fungi to help stimulate root development and increase nutrient and water uptake by the crop. …

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