Welcome to the first tech focussed edition of Direct Driller Magazine. From now on, issues will rotate between soils issues and tech issues. Contents – Old-fashioned farming with modern technology – page 4. It’s 2030, so how have we done? – page 4. Labour pains push robotic pickers – page 6. Industry-leading research in robotics …
I first encountered this definition of Regenerative Farming about a year ago, and it struck a chord with me. Farmers talk (often nostalgically) about farming again like their grandfather used to, but while that is true in the approach, the method has changed massively. Technology has played a pivotal role in enabling regenerative practices to …
Tom Allen-Stevens travels forward to 2030 and imagines what prospects agri-tech pioneers will have. In just a few days it will be 2030 – for over a decade, this has been seen as something of a milestone year in farming’s journey to Net Zero. It also seems a good point to look back on the …
Labour shortages are driving fruit and veg producers to examine robotic solutions. Tech Farmer attends the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London to find out more. Increasingly difficult to find and ever more costly. It’s little wonder that some of the UK’s most innovative farms and businesses are choosing to investigate and invest in the …
Based in the Lincolnshire countryside, a 10-minute drive out of the city, the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology (LIAT) at the University of Lincoln, is an internationally renowned centre for industry-leading research in robotics and automation. At its Riseholme Campus, LIAT is also home to a working farm with specialist research facilities and sector-leading expertise. …
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Concentrated light technology has passed proof of concept as a form of weed control and is being developed through field trials. Tech Farmer sees the Earth Rover ‘CLAWS’ in action. By Tom Allen-Stevens CLAWS moves forward, a little more than 0.5m, and stops. There’s a flash from under the hood which lights up the young …
GENERATIONAL POINTERS Agrii agronomist Todd Jex gets a steer from his grandfather on how he’s putting newtech into practice. I really enjoy talking to the older farming generation about farming systems and the challenges they faced during their careers. My 92-year-old grandfather is often particularly keen to point out that many of the ‘fashionable’ and …
Regenerative agriculture has experienced a sharp rise from a niche concept to a commonplace strategy across the UK agricultural sector. It holds promise as a win-win strategy to address net zero and long-term farm productivity. Centred around improving and revitalising soil health, regenerative agriculture can be defined as any form of farming, which at the …
Autonomous farm vehicles have moved beyond development projects and prototypes into full commercial production and sale. Tech Farmer assesses the main offerings for the UK farmer. By Martin Rickatson and Tom Allen-Stevens Not long ago, autonomous or robotic agricultural vehicles, particularly those for fieldwork, were the stuff of prototype areas on stands at big international …
Seamless data exchange in agriculture is the focus for the two corporate giants, according to content and exhibits on show in November at Agritechnica in Hanover. Bayer unveiled at Agritechnica the latest developments in its strategic collaboration with Microsoft. The alliance aims to address the longstanding challenge of data interoperability in farming by introducing innovative …
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