BASIS and NRoSO Points Available Webinar - 11th June - Precision Farming Technologies - 16:45 to 17:30


Chaired by Hadyn Craig, Department of International Trade

This session explores the current and new technologies that might be available to assist arable farmers to target pests, diseases and weeds more efficiently.
  • Jonathan Gill, HAU: Hands Free Hectare is now a Hands Free 35-acre farm where automated machines are growing arable crops remotely without operators in the driving seat or agronomists on the ground
  • Sam Watson Jones, Small Robot Company, gives an insight on farmbots Tom, Dick and Harry which plant, feed and weed arable crops autonomously with minimal waste
  • Harry Coppin, Garfords looks at the benefits and practicalities of mechanical weeding in arable rotations
  • Nick Tillett, Tillett & Hague Technology, looks at the practicalities and benefits of spot spraying and band spraying
  • Brian Gorham, MagGrow talks about how magnetic spraying technology is enabling farmers to cut drift and make more precise spray applications

BASIS POINT AVAILABLE
NRoSO POINTS AVAILABLE (2 points)

Speakers

Hadyn Craig

Hadyn Craig, Agri-Business Specialist - Department for International Trade

Jonathan Gill

Jonathan Gill - Harper Adams University

Harry Coppin

Harry Coppin, Sales Manager - Garfords

Nick Tillett

Nick Tillett, Director - Tillett and Hague Technology Ltd

Brian Gorham

Brian Gorham, Head of Sales Support - MagGrow Crop Protection Systems

Sam Watson Jones

Sam Watson Jones, Co Founder - Small Robot Company
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

  • 0 %

    Votes: 77 43.5%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 62 35.0%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 28 15.8%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 4 2.3%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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