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Making Precision Decisions

Is it the right time to get into precision farming, and what service to choose.

Zone seeding may bring better establishment

The potential benefits of adjusting seed rates to soil zones have persuaded a Wiltshire farm manager to apply the technique over his whole acreage this season.

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Sowing method looks promising on variable soils

GPS-driven variable-rate seed sowing saved a Wiltshire farm nearly £3/ha (£1.20/acre) last autumn and has produced some encouragingly uniform crops going into the spring.

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Field zone fertilising concept is expanding in the south

Targeting potash, phosphate and magnesium fertilisers to different soil types within fields offers useful savings without compromising yields, if uptake of a relatively new service is anything to go by.

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'Virtual' fields aid accuracy

PRECISION FARMING, fine in principle, can become too complicated and expensive for everyday application. That is the thinking behind a new service from the Wilts-based Courtyard Partnership.

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