Smart crop management requires smart equipment solutions. Effective soil monitoring is the foundation of good crop production that’s why Van Walt Ltd, the specialist supplier of soil and water environmental research equipment, has launched a range of soil moisture probes and data transfer systems. Equipment to improve crop irrigation and […]

The AHDB WeatherHub can now be used to help target propyzamide applications to winter oilseed rape. The WeatherHub presents a wide range of weather-related data, gathered from above and below the ground by UK weather station networks. The new SoilMonitor dashboard provides a quick route to access soil temperature, air […]

The autumn light leaf spot (LLS) preliminary forecast, published on 24 October 2018, shows that the disease risk to winter oilseed rape (WOSR) is relatively low. The regional forecast highlights the proportion of WOSR crops (with a disease resistance rating of 5) predicted to have more than 25% of plants […]

Communication between different manufacturers data transfer networks is now simpler, faster and less costly to achieve due to the development of the ISOBUS DKE Agrirouter from LEMKEN and its agricultural partners. Until now the reliable exchange of data between agricultural software applications has been challenging, but the DKE Agrirouter offers […]

Field-scale trials to investigate the effect of targeted plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on wheat crops have shown increases in ear counts and average grain weights. Positive responses were amplified where the PGPR was applied to soils primed with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The results demonstrate the potential for cereal […]