Forward-thinking Farmers – An evidence-based approach

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Download PDF Planning becomes very difficult when you’re not quite sure what it is you’re planning for. Like many other farmers, Alex Borthwick is on a steep learning curve to discover how he can farm more efficiently for a sustainable future and he’s using digital tools to help him. CPM takes a closer look. If there’s variability in the crop, we have a high level of data which helps us try and understand what has happened. By Lucy de la Pasture It takes a cool head to keep on track when the world hasn’t yet found its balance in the wake of a global pandemic and, as a result, commodity prices are on an upward trend. Then there’s added complications from Brexit, with movement of goods proving to be awkward at times. Yet all seems calm in Alex Borthwick’s farm office in Lincolnshire. The news has just broken that CF Fertilisers has stopped producing ammonium nitrate at plants in the UK due to rising gas prices. At the same time glyphosate supplies have all but dried up at precisely when it’s most needed by farmers with blackgrass who are trying to create stale seed beds before planting their wheat. Luckily…
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