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27/07/2016

Get more from combine yield maps

It is 20 years since the first yield maps were generated by combines, allowing fanners for the first time to identify which areas of fields were failing to deliver the goods.

27/07/2016

Companion cropping a helping hand for oilseed rape

Sowing a companion crop with oilseed rape can boost crop performance and lead to better yields, especially on heavy, wet soils where establishment is a challenge. This could be the year to try the technique, says Agrovista's Stewart Woodhead

27/07/2016

More droplets for better black-grass control

A simple and cheap modification to boost the number of spray droplets can have a dramatic effect on the performance of pre-emergence black-grass herbicides, according to Agrovista trials

22/07/2016

Change in Culture

By all accounts, it's been a dreadful year for blackgrass control, which has been woeful in some fields. No surprise that blackgrass has been the major focus of Open Days around the country this summer as agronomy companies explore the options.

22/07/2016

Can cover crops really improve soil health?

To complement the cover crop work at the grass-weed trial sites, soil restructuring and soil health improvementis the key focus on Agrovista's Northern cover crop trial sites at Blagdon in Northumberland and Southesk in Angus.

22/07/2016

Getting a boost with N-Lock

Most, if not all nitrogen is applied at the establishment/early stages of the crop and there's often insufficient nitrogen remaining during the latter stages of crop development, so it's often a limiting factor when it comes to reaching yield potential, believes Peter Waite of Dow AgroSciences.

13/07/2016

Agrovista launch variable nitrogen UAV service

A new pay-as-you-go variable nitrogen-assessment system has been launched by Plantsystems, the technology arm of Agrovista, the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) service offered by the company.