Continental has released a range of new agricultural tyres to help reduce the impact of heavy machinery on the soil. The tyres contain two forms of new technology that Continental has applied to an agriculture tyre for the first time. The first is N-Flex Technology. This patent pending, heat-treated nylon sits beneath the rubber to […]
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Methods of supplying nitrogen fertiliser to support growth and protein content of arable crops will need to change markedly as nitrogen application comes under increasing environmental scrutiny, says ProCam agronomist, Ian Jackson. As plans are made for summer nitrogen applications to boost grain protein in milling wheat, he says this will be a key timing […]
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Plant breeding improvements have given the industry better alternatives to industry standard cover crop varieties By Risa Demasi, Co-Founder Grassland Oregon When Dixie Crimson Clover was released in 1953, its trait for hard seeds filled a huge market need for a re-reseeding pasture legume. The ability it gave producers to easily add natural nitrogen and […]
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Thorough clamp consolidation is a vital step in making good silage. But it is also a step where the attention to detail needed to achieve it is often underestimated, says leading forage preservation and animal nutrition company, Volac, who is a partner of this year’s ScotGrass event (15 May 2019, SRUC Crichton Royal Farm, Glencaple Road, […]
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Keep winter wheat potential on track this season to make the most of decent grain prices and crop growth, says agronomy firm ProCam. As crops reach important input timings, latest figures from ProCam 4Cast, the company’s annual big data analysis of the impact of agronomy on crop output, revealed that even in the low disease […]
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The search to find UK food and farming’s unsung heroes launches today as the British Farming Awards 2019 opens for entries. With the agricultural industry contributing more than £24 billion to the UK economy, the role of our British farmers, families and rural businesses has never been so paramount. Amid ongoing Brexit battles and daily […]
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Take steps to reduce stress in winter and spring barley crops to improve resilience to Ramularia infection, urges Alistair Gordon, regional technical manager in Scotland for leading agronomy firm ProCam. Although physiological stress that produces superficial brown spots on upper leaf surfaces of barley can cause some yield loss, he says the bigger issue is […]
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The team from a Shropshire marketing business are scaling three iconic Shropshire peaks to raise money for charity. Agribusiness Communications (ABC) is raising money for local charity Lingen Davis Cancer Support. The team of nine will climb three of the highest peaks in Shropshire in just one day. Matt Mellor, founder and managing director of […]
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If done correctly, interseeding cover crops into corn can uplift grain yields By Brent Jones, Sales and Iowa Research Farm Manager for Grassland Oregon To get a head start on establishing winter covers, interseeding has started to become a popular practice by producers in the northern region of the Corn Belt. Quite a bit of […]
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ADAMA Agricultural Solutions has opened a global research and development complex in the Israeli town of Neot Hovav. The new complex will house over 100 researchers and chemists and provide state-of-the-art laboratory facilities which will enable the crop protection industry to work collaboratively with academic institutions to meet the future challenges of sustainable food production. […]
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The Fullwood Packo Dairy Group has successfully acquired Mewitec BV: a Dutch organisation made up of seven dealers who import, retail, install and provide technical service support for Fullwood Packo smart milking and cooling solutions in The Netherlands. The deal, which makes Mewitec a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fullwood Packo, gives the Group a direct trading […]
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ADAMA’s award-winning ArableAware podcast has returned with the launch of its second season of programmes which are aimed at providing UK arable growers with the latest crop protection news and advice. In show one of the new season, which is available to download now, ADAMA’s Fungicides and Herbicides Technical Specialists, Andy Bailey and David Roberts, […]
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