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Soil mapping helps drive efficiency for hop and apple grower Digital mapping systems in horticultural crops, particularly top fruit and hops, are not yet as widely used as in broad-acre arable crops, but more growers are realising the potential benefits for improving consistency, yield and...

Hutchinsons Helix farm network continues to expand Hutchinsons is delighted to announce the addition of Hundayfield farm to its network of Helix regional demonstration farms. Owned by Nick and Liz Wilson, Hundayfield farm just outside York is the northern region Helix demonstration farm in...

Omnia hits 1000 users Omnia the revolutionary precision agronomy software tool launched by Hutchinsons in 2014 has just registered its 1000th user. Adam Silvester of WA Silvester Ltd, Dunhampton Farm, near Droitwich in Worcestershire signed up to Omnia’s current free access offer and as the...

Exciting precision technology developments in Omnia unveiled at CropTec One of the main sticking points with precision farming has always been moving data from one system or machine to another one. However, with the Omnia Precision Agronomy system this is about to get easier than ever before...

Future Farming in Practice at the Helix Project The requirement for growers to be more transparent and to justify their practices will only increase, requiring resource and a new management approach – that was the core message from Hutchinsons Managing Director Andrew McShane to a group of...

New Mapping System A Game Changer What is being described as a “game changing” soil mapping service, is being launched to UK growers. Hutchinsons' TerraMap is said to revolutionise the way in which soil nutrient mapping is currently undertaken in the UK setting a new standard for accuracy in...

"A mixed bag": Andy Bason reviews harvest and the Resilient & Ready programme I would describe 2020 harvest as ‘one to forget’. I’m sure farmers up and down the country will agree that conditions and results this year were less than ideal. But what else should we expect from a year that...

Four farms selected for Resilient and Ready Programme after overwhelming interest LEAF and Corteva Agriscience double recruitment following positive reaction from farmers across England and Scotland. Four farms are today beginning a journey towards a fitter future after being selected to...

Featured Solution - Data Diagnostic Insights - The Rise of the Digital Farm Five years ago, when people started talking about Digital Farming and Big Data, most were not sure what this was or how it related to field base crop production. Since then, writes Keith Norman, the speed of technical...

System 350 System 350 brings state-of-the-art power to your agricultural operations. Featuring simple and flexible software, the X30 console provides a versatile work platform with features to improve farm management, increase efficiency, and enhance machine capabilities. Topcon's System 350...

Cover crops. A practical farm example The need to restore soil health, control blackgrass and reduce exposure to oilseed rape has resulted in a complete rethink over cropping and rotation on a North Yorkshire farm. Twenty years ago half of the land at Stephen Tuer Farms was in grass for dairy...

New generation for all models of the Fendt 300 Vario series The greater need for clear controls and a larger functional scope now extends to other tractors, including the Fendt 300 Vario series. As a result, after the top-end model Fendt 314 Vario was introduced at Agritechnica 2019, you can...

The 700-series gets the operating concept FendtONE as standard for all equipment variants. The new operating concept FendtONE links the familiar tractor controls with tasks that are traditionally office-based. As well as the Profi+ version showcased at Agritechnica, FendtONE is now available...

Featured Solution - Data Diagnostic Insights - The Rise of the Digital Farm Five years ago, when people started talking about Digital Farming and Big Data, most were not sure what this was or how it related to field base crop production. Since then, writes Keith Norman, the speed of technical...

System 350 System 350 brings state-of-the-art power to your agricultural operations. Featuring simple and flexible software, the X30 console provides a versatile work platform with features to improve farm management, increase efficiency, and enhance machine capabilities. Topcon's System 350...

Cover crops. A practical farm example The need to restore soil health, control blackgrass and reduce exposure to oilseed rape has resulted in a complete rethink over cropping and rotation on a North Yorkshire farm. Twenty years ago half of the land at Stephen Tuer Farms was in grass for dairy...

New generation for all models of the Fendt 300 Vario series The greater need for clear controls and a larger functional scope now extends to other tractors, including the Fendt 300 Vario series. As a result, after the top-end model Fendt 314 Vario was introduced at Agritechnica 2019, you can...

The 700-series gets the operating concept FendtONE as standard for all equipment variants. The new operating concept FendtONE links the familiar tractor controls with tasks that are traditionally office-based. As well as the Profi+ version showcased at Agritechnica, FendtONE is now available...

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Hello all. I’m looking at getting a GPS system that can be used in multiple tractors and the combine. My idea was to use my android tablet and then some kind of Bluetooth GPS receiver with it, hopefully with a <30cm accuracy which seems to be the standard for the cheaper gps systems. Has anybody...