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Download PDF Can digital tools unlock benefits not seen before with precision agronomy applications? CPM finds out how an Essex farm is doing just this. Growth stage prediction within xarvio have been annoyingly and surprisingly accurate. By Mike Abram It’s clear James Faulkner, partner in Robert Davidson and Son’s Newpots Farm, has long-believed in the value of precision and data driven tools for his 1350ha arable and forage business. Yield mapping has been carried out since the late 1990s on the Essex farm, followed by using variable rate fertiliser and variable rate seed applications, with the latter consistently providing the biggest benefits. “Variable rate nitrogen does make a difference by evening out protein but on our cold, heavy soils there’s only so much you can do to manipulate tiller numbers with nitrogen in the spring,” he says. For variable seed rates he uses a blend of soil conductivity maps from two different companies and his tacit knowledge to create the different management zone. “Conductivity alone doesn’t always give you the truth for establishment.” Variable rate fungicide is the logical next step from variable rate fertiliser application and seeding, believes James Faulkner. The success with those techniques made trialling BASF’s digital…
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Download PDF Can digital tools unlock benefits not seen before with precision agronomy applications? CPM finds out how an Essex farm is doing just this. Growth stage prediction within xarvio have been annoyingly and surprisingly accurate. By Mike Abram It’s clear James Faulkner, partner in Robert Davidson and Son’s Newpots Farm, has long-believed in the value of precision and data driven tools for his 1350ha arable and forage business. Yield mapping has been carried out since the late 1990s on the Essex farm, followed by using variable rate fertiliser and variable rate seed applications, with the latter consistently providing the biggest benefits. “Variable rate nitrogen does make a difference by evening out protein but on our cold, heavy soils there’s only so much you can do to manipulate tiller numbers with nitrogen in the spring,” he says. For variable seed rates he uses a blend of soil conductivity maps from two different companies and his tacit knowledge to create the different management zone. “Conductivity alone doesn’t always give you the truth for establishment.” Variable rate fungicide is the logical next step from variable rate fertiliser application and seeding, believes James Faulkner. The success with those techniques made trialling BASF’s digital…
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