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Variable Rate Application: The Economic and Agronomic Edge for Modern Spraying

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As the pressures on agriculture mount—from climate instability to rising input costs—farmers are increasingly turning to smarter, more sustainable technologies to protect both yields and margins. Among the most promising of these is Variable Rate Application (VRA), a precision farming approach revolutionising how crop inputs are managed. With its ability to fine-tune inputs like fertilisers, …

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Drones for Spraying Pesticides—Opportunities and Challenges

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Erdal Ozkan; Professor and Extension State Specialist—Pesticide Application Technology; Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering; The Ohio State University Direct Driller Note – this is the most comprehensive guide to different types of drone spraying and although is written in the US, they are also significantly ahead of the UK in terms of adoption …

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Alternative technologies in the crop care sector

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With increasing regulations and the development of resistance, alternative technologies are becoming more and more important in the crop care sector. HORSCH works intensively on various alternatives and carries out its own tests. Theo Leeb gives an overview of the methods and the tests that are carried out. Herbicide – SpotSpraying In the sector of …

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More Farmers Are Adopting John Deere’s See & Spray in the USA. Here’s Why…

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John Deere See & Spray uses AI machine learning and computer vision to identify weeds during each pass precisely. Early adopters in the US of See & Spray say they’ve increased savings, reduced herbicides and reached ROI faster than expected. Which is rare in the ag tech sector. Farmers know spraying applications can vary from …

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A Word From the Editor

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Sarah Ferrie, Marketing Manager, Interagro It’s no secret that agriculture finds itself in both an exciting and challenging era. For several years now, getting more from less has been the theme – whether that be land, capital or crop production and protection products— challenging many to think creatively about how they approach operations and decision-making. …

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Issues at Spraying

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Factors that could be reducing your crop protection efficacy through the season Timely on-target application is crucial for crop protection efficacy, but spray drift is a risk to every application. It can stop you spraying all together, may damage off-targets and risks some spray targets being underdosed and others over-dosed. Applications most susceptible to drift …

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Adjuvant Solutions

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The right tank-mix adjuvant can help maximise success Vital components or expensive extras? The use of adjuvants dates back to the 70s. But despite their long heritage, adjuvants are sometimesdismissed as “muck and magic” – regardless of the fact that the right adjuvant when used correctly, can be an incredibly beneficial partner in the crop …

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Tools for Sustainability

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In a quest to achieve long-term sustainability, deploying a range of techniques – from precision farming to using adjuvants – is proving to bekey for one Lincolnshire grower. Over the past 13 years, Peter Cartwright has taken the arable enterprise at the Revesby Estate in Lincolnshire from a heavily tilled operation to one that is …

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