Technology
Digital fertiliser tools from Yara
Fertiliser manufacturer Yara International has launched two new digital tools to help farmers and growers use fertiliser products more efficiently, to benefit both their bottom line and the environment. Yara’s Irix is a smartphone app which measures nitrogen levels in...
read moreCanada showcase for UK agritech
Agri-Tech East has reached an agreement with the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) in Canada’s Saskatchewan province to promote mutual collaboration and trade. Saskatchewan, with over 40% of Canada’s arable farmland, is the country’s top grain...
read moreHelix to link farm technology, knowledge and advice
Agronomy services business Hutchinsons has launched a new initiative to simplify the fast developing range of crop-based technologies and innovations into an easy-to-use and effective resource at farm level. “We are being exposed to a plethora of technologies such as...
read moreASF in China dents Genus interim profit
An increase in bovine product revenues at global animal breeding business Genus was balanced by a decline in porcine sales, to leave group sales unchanged for the first half of its financial year. The UK-listed company has reported an operating loss of £6.3 million on...
read morePig scholarship for engineer
Anita Woolf, an engineering student from Peterborough, has won a £4,500 scholarship as part of the Pig Industry Scholarship Programme operated by AHDB Pork and the NPA in conjunction with Harper Adams University. Ms Woolf has already received a Douglas Bomford Trust...
read moreRobotic potential to transform future farming
Robotic technologies have the potential to completely transform conventional agriculture as we know it – not just the hardware and software in common use, but the very fundamentals of farm business. This was the take home message from Sam Watson-Jones of the Small...
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