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Download PDF Variable rate technology may be delivering benefits, but before taking the next step it’s worth establishing exactly what these are. CPM talks to two growers taking part in on-farm trials to quantify them. I can’t understand why everyone isn’t using it. By Tom Allen-Stevens and Rob Jones For some growers, variable rate applications have brought cost savings or productivity benefits that make the technology a no-brainer. So where do you go from here? Two growers in Agrii’s Digital Technology Farm network are hoping to get a firmer grip on exactly where the benefits lie through on-farm trials that will point the way to further gains. Pushing zonal boundaries John Thorne freely admits he’s already convinced about the benefits variable rate applications are making to his farm. “You don’t need to prove the technology to me, in fact I was totally gobsmacked to be asked to take part in the trials – I can’t understand why everyone isn’t using it,” he says. Flamstone Farms consists of 285ha on the Salisbury Plain, with another 252ha farmed on contract. The nature of the area means John’s average field size is 40ha, but they’re far from uniform – soil type varies from…
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