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With a self-professed desire for perfection, one grower in Scotland has invested in an impressive nine precision agriculture systems in order to help drive on-farm efficiency. CPM finds out more Particularly in these crazy times, we’re realising the value and importance of connectivity. By Charlotte Cunningham In East Lothian, Haig Hamilton and his eight-man team of operators are busily working through a heavy spring workload across the 1538ha he covers at both his home farm, and through contracting work. Potatoes make up the biggest proportion of cropping here, with the mixed Scottish soils producing supplies for Tesco, Morrisons and Asda all over the country. As well as this, Haig also grows winter wheat and winter barley for feed markets, while his oilseed rape crop heads south. With a fairly sizeable workload and catchy weather patterns dictating uptime, Haig made the decision to invest in his first precision technology system in 2005, in a bid to help lessen the load by being more precise. His system of choice – a John Deere StarFire RTK. “I was approached by our local dealer to see if I would be interested in trying one, and it all went from there,” he says. “I’ve…
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