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Agrovista announces advanced data measurement and management systems at Cereals 2016 Curve Overlay
25/04/2016

Agrovista announces advanced data measurement and management systems at Cereals 2016

Agrovista’s new web-based data management system MapIT Pro Advanced that helps growers cope with the vast amounts of digital information created on their farms will be officially released at Cereals 2016.

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Most spray booms are being carried too high, compromising efficacy and leading to excessive drift. Curve Overlay
22/04/2016

Most spray booms are being carried too high, compromising efficacy and leading to excessive drift.

Most spray booms are being carried too high, compromising efficacy and leading to excessive drift.

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Get nitrogen spot-on and yield gains will follow Curve Overlay
22/04/2016

Get nitrogen spot-on and yield gains will follow

Precision farming technology is allowing Yorkshire grower Neil Welburn and his son Chris to take the guesswork out of nitrogen applications and push up their crop yields. A tractor-mounted Isaria crop, sensor combines real-time measurements with field-history data and continually alters nitrogen rates according to plant needs as it travels through the crops.

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Thumbs up for Praxim Curve Overlay
22/04/2016

Thumbs up for Praxim

Praxim (metobromuron) was a welcome introduction to the potato herbicide armoury last season, especially as some of the old stalwarts are under close scrutiny by ORD. After a full seasons experience in 2015, has it lived up to expectations?

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CEREALS 2016: AGROVISTA CUTS THROUGH THE COVER CROP Curve Overlay
18/04/2016

CEREALS 2016: AGROVISTA CUTS THROUGH THE COVER CROP

The role of cover crops in black-grass control and soil conditioning will be a key focus at Agrovista's stand this year.

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Crop stress reliever can boost yield and quality Curve Overlay
11/04/2016

Crop stress reliever can boost yield and quality

Increasing plant vigour will be key to getting the best out of stressed crops this spring, says Agrovista agronomist Craig Green.

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Beneficial fungi raises yields and quality Curve Overlay
11/04/2016

Beneficial fungi raises yields and quality

Inoculating fruit trees with mycorrhizal fungi is growing in popularity as growers look to improve orchard establishment and eventual yields, says Paul Bennett, Agrovista’s technical head of fruit

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Positive first year results for new residual Curve Overlay
05/04/2016

Positive first year results for new residual

Potato grower Richard Ryman and Agrovista Agronomist Luke Hardy say they have had promising first season results with the new pre-emergence herbicide Praxim. Staffordshire based Richard Ryman Farming Ltd opted to relook at their weed control strategy 12 months ago, coinciding with the launch of this new active into the market.

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Warm winter leaves legacy of increased disease Curve Overlay
05/04/2016

Warm winter leaves legacy of increased disease

The Vegetable Farmer spoke to four leading agronomists to find out what their key concerns were in terms of potential crop production issues for the coming season, beginning this month with the challenge of disease control.

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