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MACHINERY

Cereals 2024: Horsch rejigs Avatar no-till disc drill

It’s almost as though drill makers had to have a mounted toolbar model in their line-up in order to get a stand at this year’s Cereals event. One of the…

MACHINERY

Cereals 2024: Case IH Axial Flow offers greater automation

Cereals 2024 was one of the first opportunities to catch a glimpse of Case IH’s latest single-rotor 260-series Axial Flow combines. Mechanically, these are near identical to current 250 series…

VARIETY SELECTION

After 80 years, where next for the Recommended List?

The future direction of the AHDB’s Recommended List (RL) and the need for it to reflect the move to more sustainable farming systems was the focus at Cereals 2024, as…

MACHINERY

Cereals 2024: Latest NH CR10 twin-rotor combine packs 635hp

Hot on the heels of its flagship twin-rotor CR11 combine launch, New Holland has introduced a lower-powered CR10. Specs are almost identical to that of its bigger sibling, apart from…

MACHINERY

Cereals 24: Boss Box toolbox offers 3.5t of ballast

Front weight toolboxes don’t come much bigger or heavier than the new Boss Box from GT Agricultural Engineering. Empty, the hulking unit tips the scales at 1t and the addition…

ARABLE

Cereals 24: Sprayer closed transfer system starts UK rollout

Growers will soon benefit from a much trailed quicker, safer and environmentally friendly sprayer filling system, backed by 13 chemical manufacturers. The Closed Transfer System, easyconnect, reduces sprayer operator exposure…

 
 
 

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SOILS

Cereals 2024: Soil sensors target fast testing and nutrient use

Two high-tech soil sensors were on show at this year’s Cereals event, putting speed, nutrient use efficiency and microbial populations at the core of tests.  Paul-Tech soil station A soil…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Cereals 2024: Advice on wheat actives to counter brown rust

Wheat growers are being urged to look at fungicide actives rather than products to control multiple diseases, and this has been highlighted by the early virulent attacks of brown rust…

MACHINERY

Cereals 24: Smartlift adapts combi-drill to one-pass seeding

Spotting a gap in the market for a simple, lower cost toolbar, Yorkshire firm Smartbox introduced the Smartlift. It’s primarily designed to mount in front of a combination drill to…

MACHINERY

Cereals 2024: Revamped John Deere 6M 185 gets 200hp plus

Buyers hankering after a lightweight 200hp John Deere that isn’t festooned with layers of complex technology have a new toy to consider – the 6M 185. Wheeled out for a…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Cereals 2024: Exceptional year puts T4 spray in the frame

The need for a T4 spray was being discussed by agronomists and growers at the Cereals 2024 event, as crops continue to come under pressure from disease. With brown rust…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Cereals 2024: Smart trap alerts OSR growers to pest threats

Oilseed rape growers will soon be able to remotely monitor pest numbers in their crops, following the launch of a digital yellow water trap. Yellow water traps are a valuable…

ARABLE

Cereals 2024: UK wheat area set for big bounce back in autumn

Winter wheat drilling is forecast to recover strongly this autumn, with the area set to be up by as much as 30% as growers are tempted to sow early after…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

Cereals 2024: Corteva’s N raises yields in 80% of crops

A biological product used in the 2023 season helped to fix nitrogen from the air and led to yield increases in 80% of crops of maize, sugar beet and potatoes.…

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