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OFFICIAL GUIDE
12 & 13 JUNE 2019 LINCOLNSHIRE UK
Organised by: Partnered with:
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CEREALS EVENT INFO
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Your event 10 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 20 MACHINERY Exhibitors
12 INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY 22 INTERNATIONAL
4 CEREALS AHDB THEATRE SUPERSTARS 29 WHO’S WHO
15 BUSINESS AREA
6 CONSERVATION 24 SPRAYS & SPRAYERS 46 SITE MAP
16 SOILS & NUTRITION
AGRICULTURE THEATRE
18 INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
8 CROP PLOTS THEATRE
Cereals re-energised CEREALS SPONSORS
Official insurance partner
Acres Insurance
nder the new management
U
Gold sponsor
of Comexposium and Prysm Hutchinsons
Group, Cereals has been Silver sponsors
re-energised, with features, content Agrii/Rhiza
and a bustling exhibition to inspire Agriweld
confidence in arable farming’s future. Clifford Agri
As a premier agri-tech event, the DMJ Drainage
team quickly realised Cereals needed Farmers & Mercantile Group
to focus on emerging technologies J Brock & Sons
this year. The resulting Innovation & Pinpoint Consultants
Technology Theatre will help visitors Vehicle Weighing Solutions
learn about how technology can Product placement
make their farms more productive. Alpler
New for 2019, the farmer- Official energy partner
requested Conservation Agriculture Certas Energy
Theatre will give advice on how Official health and safety
sustainability and profitability can partner
go hand in hand. CXCS
Returning this year, the Cereals Innovation & Technology
AHDB Theatre will be opened by Theatre sponsor
agriculture minister Robert Good-
TIM SCRIVENER
Department for International
will, and will cover strategic initia- Trade
tives relevant to arable farmers. Crop Plot sponsor
The International Farming Glenside Group
Superstars presented by Farmers provides a unique opportunity to GETTING THERE Official automotive partner
Weekly will take that strategy into them. From business consulting Isuzu
best practice with insights from lead- services to the latest in equipment, Lanyard and badge sponsor
ing farmers from Australia, Canada, the Cereals 2019 exhibition has the
Wednesday 12 June 8am-6pm
John Deere
and the Netherlands. Cereals 2019 arable farmer’s targeted informa-
Thursday 13 June 8am-5pm
Advertising sponsor
will also include CPD-accredited tional needs covered.
Car parks open 6am, arrive
Limagrain
seminars, guided tours and exhibitor With 400 exhibitors and 20,000
before 8am for free tea and
Session sponsor
visits all in one place. attendees expected, there won’t be
coffee
National Federation of Young
Last but not least, there is the a dull moment at Cereals 2019. We
Gates to Cereals open 8am when
Farmers’ Clubs
hands-on, solutions-based active hope you will feel the energy and
caterers open for breakfast
Presenter of the Cereals Cup
content at Cereals that is unique investment in this year’s event.
Stands open 8am
Award and Soil Pit sponsor
to the event, including Working It is our inaugural edition under
Directions Old Rocket Site, Heath
Niab
Demos, Cover Crop Drilling, the new management, so please do
Lane, Bootby Graffoe, Lincoln
Registration sponsor
Syngenta Sprays & Sprayers Arena, reach out and let us know how we
LN5 0AS. Switch off satnav once
RAGT Seeds
Hands Free Hectare, Crop Plots, are doing. We appreciate your time,
you see Cereals signs
Official real estate partner
the Niab Soil Pit, Drone Sprayer consideration and support as we
Information correct at time
and Session sponsor
Demos and a multitude of learning move Cereals forward.
of going to press. Go to
Savills
opportunities and demonstrations
www.cerealsevent.co.uk for
on exhibitors’ stands.
updates. Follow @CerealsEvent
Alli McEntyre
A quarter of Cereals exhibitors
#Cereals19 on Twitter,
Director
do not exhibit elsewhere so Cereals
Facebook and YouTube
Cereals Event & Fruit Focus
BUY CEREALS 2019 TICKETS NOW
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faster entry. one-day £20 (both +VAT) purchase on event days
All Cereals tickets are electronic, Group discounts available More information
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Official content partner Event organiser Official media Official education Official charity Sprays & Sprayers
partner partner partner Arena sponsor
31 MAY 2019 FARMERSWEEKLY
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CEREALS AHDB THEATRE
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Fixing arable farming’s future
The Cereals AHDB Theatre sets the
arable agenda as it tackles the key
issue of the day: Preparing for change
– what’s on the horizon?
J oin Cereals AHDB Theatre for
inspirational insights into arable
farming’s future, including Brexit-
proofing, policy-pointers and world
trade with the EU and other non-EU
countries?
w How will the Agriculture Bill affect
farming?
market fundamentals. w What is government doing to
TIM SCRIVENER
Targeted sessions will summarise safeguard UK agriculture?
the best advice for arable farmers, At noon, the outlook for global
capturing the thinking of key markets over the next five years will Inspirational advice to help you cope with an uncertain future
decision-makers. be considered, before an afternoon
On Wednesday 12 June the panel will discuss methods to up great opportunity for all parts of Seminar in partnership with
morning starts with farm minister productivity and benchmarking. the industry to get involved in
Robert Goodwill delivering a Thursday 13 June starts with discussions that are critical to our
keynote speech, before an expert a global grain market forecast future,” says AHDB cereals and
panel considers the big issue – and domestic market outlook for oilseeds director Martin Grantley-
“Preparing for change – what’s 2019-20, followed by a panel “How Smith. “This year’s seminars NEW FOR 2019
on the horizon?” Just some of the resilient is your business?” looking cover the key topics, be they
topics up for debate are: at the factors that need to be political, technical or marketing, Farmer Weekly International
w Why is agriculture at particular risk monitored for the season ahead and with speakers who can make a Farming Superstars
from Brexit? subsequent years. The final Cereals difference.” Turn to p22 for
w Which farming sectors are set to AHDB Theatre session includes details of this
suffer most? a keynote and panel dedicated to w Programme correct at time of going exciting Cereals
w What will happen to food prices? integrated pest management. to press. See www.cerealsevent.co.uk/ Event initiative
w How will Brexit affect the agri-food “Cereals 2019 provides a cereals-ahdb-theatre for updates
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE
Time Topic Speakers
9:25 Welcome Sir Peter Kendall, chairman, AHDB
9:30 Keynote address Robert Goodwill MP, Defra farm minister and farmer
10:00- Preparing for change – what’s on the horizon? Cutting to the heart Moderator Karl Schneider, editor and publishing director, Farmers Weekly
10:45 of the matter – what are the short-term and potential long-term Speakers Minette Batters, president, NFU; Tom Hind, chief strategy officer, AHDB; Mike
implications for UK farming and what can the government do to Holland, secretary and adviser, Agricultural Law Association; Robert Sheasby, chief
safeguard the interests of UK agriculture? executive, AIC; Paul Temple, cereals and oilseeds chairman, AHDB
13:30- Global grain outlook Where is the market headed over the next five Introduction Martin Grantley-Smith, cereals and oilseeds director, AHDB
14:15 years? Tallage is a leading agro-economic research and analysis bureau Speaker Andrée Defois, president, Tallage, and managing editor, Stratégie Grains
and consultancy specialising in world grain and oilseed markets
14:15- Preparing for change – how do we measure up? Panel discussion Moderator Martin Grantley-Smith, cereals and oilseeds director, AHDB;
15:00 around the key issue of increasing farm business productivity and the Speakers Susannah Bolton, director of KE, AHDB; Oliver McEntyre, national strategy
role of benchmarking to measure success. director, Barclays; Elizabeth Warham, head of agri-tech, Dept for International Trade
Jack Hopkins, arable farmer; Sebastian Graff-Baker, partner, Andersons Midlands
THURSDAY 13 JUNE
Time Description Speakers
9:30- International Grain Council presents: Global grain market forecast Introduction Phil Bicknell, head of market intelligence, AHDB
10:00 plus 2019/20 domestic market outlook, inc area and output scenarios Speaker Amy Reynolds, economist, International Grains Council
10:00- How resilient is your business? The past 12 months have seen a Moderator Phil Bicknell, head of market intelligence, AHDB
10:45 highly volatile market driven by global and domestic factors. Where Speakers David Eudall, head of arable market specialists, AHDB
does the UK stand in global grain markets and what factors need Amy Reynolds, economist, International Grains Council
monitoring? Owen Cligg, trading manager, United Oilseeds
13:30- International best practice Integrated pest management: How NZ Introduction Martin Grantley-Smith, cereals and oilseeds director, AHDB
14:00 farmers discourage pests and keep pesticide use economically and Speaker Alison Stewart, Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), New Zealand
environmentally sound
14:00- The journey to integrated pest management Farming is in the Introduction Martin Grantley-Smith, Cereals and Oilseeds director, AHDB
14:45 spotlight. Is IPM enough for farmers to prove their environmental and Speakers Emma Hamer, senior plant health adviser, NFU; Dr Jon Knight, head of crop
social responsibilities to a wider public? health and protection, AHDB; Sean Sparling ARAgS, chairman, AICC, director,
MD Sparling Agronomy Services; Neil Paveley, director of crop protection, Adas
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CEREALS CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE THEATRE
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Conservation Ag is the way forward
The new Cereals Conservation
Agriculture Theatre unites the latest
thinking on sustainable arable farming
equested by attendees for management has become
R 2019, the Conservation
Agriculture Theatre will bring
together all the key ingredients for a
increasingly complex. The new
Cereals Conservation Agriculture
Theatre, working to the theme
sustainable future – farming and of Conservation techniques:
soil management techniques that Improving productivity and
protect the land, improve its quality sustainability, will cover topics from
and biodiversity, and contribute to a practical, commercial and political
the preservation of the natural perspective to help navigate the
resources, water and air, as well as changing landscape.
TIM SCRIVENER
optimising yields and total farm
output. w Programme correct at time of
With the rise of technology, going to press. See www.cereals Visitors to Cereals 2019 can learn from a wealth of sustainable
maintaining sustainable soil event.co.uk/agriculture-theatre farming expertise present at the event
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE THURSDAY 13 JUNE
Time Topic Speakers Time Description Speakers
9:00 Organic arable – what are the Adrian Steele, organic sector 9:00 Soil First Farming presents Steve Townsend
opportunities? development adviser, Soil 9:40 The role of leys in restoring soil Jonathan Leake, professor of
Association; Tom Cackett, quality Defra’s 25-year environment plant-soil Interactions, University
associate, Savills Food and plan suggests leys to aid soil and land of Sheffield
Farming management
9:40 RAGT Seeds presents RAGT Seeds 10:20 European Sustainable Farming Project Phil Jarvis, head of farming,
10:20 Future proofing your farm with strip Ben Knight, farm manager, Five-year project assessing agronomic, GWCT Allerton Project & NFU
tillage An eight-year plan Springfield Farms environmental, productive and financial environment forum chair
11:00 Nitrates and water – what’s the fuss? Richard Reynolds, senior impacts of three farming systems on
How to minimise potential impacts on water agronomy adviser, Anglian a cereal based rotation on heavy and
quality and the wider environment. Water light land UK sites
11:40 The impact of biochar application Its role Simon Jeffery, Harper 11:00 Think 2050! Making Miscanthus William Cracroft-Eley, founder,
in crop yield and soil function Adams University meet the demands of a fast-growing Terravesta
bio-economy
12:20 Land Management Contract CLA payment Harry Greenfield, senior
How rapidly up-scaleable Miscanthus
model for future environmental land land use policy adviser,
biomass supply chains can meet end-
management schemes – delivering for rural Country Land and Business
user and grower needs
businesses and the environment. Association
12:20 ‘Intensive’ to ‘intelligent’ How data Simon Beck, head of digital,
13:00 Optimising livestock enterprises in arable James Daniel, director,
and digital agriculture changes farming Origin Enterprises
businesses Livestock integration brings Precision Grazing; Dr Liz
benefits, but what does a profitable beef or Genever, independent 13:00 Natural Capital introduction to the Emily Norton, head of rural
sheep enterprise look like? sheep and beef consultant concept and opportunities for farmers research, Savills
13:40 Zero-till question time Challenges, Moderator Clive Bailey, 13:40 Zero-till question time Moderator Clive Bailey, The
opportunities, obstacles, practicalities and The Farming Forum & Farmers come together to discuss the Farming Forum & Direct Driller
lessons in no-till and min-till farming. Direct Driller challenges, opportunities, obstacles,
practicalities and lessons learned in
14:20 The use of beneficial microbes to enhance Dr Louisa Robinson,
no-till and min-till farming.
soil and crop health Productivity benefits Plantworks
of rhizobacteria 14:00 Health and safety and your farm Richard Wade, risk manager
Simple steps to improve safety on your and Keith Short, engineering
15:00 Safeguarding glyphosate Protecting Barrie Hunt, technical farm, and to understand your rights as inspector, Farmers & Mercantile
resistance development within min-till/ development manager, an employee and requirements as an
no-till environments Bayer employer
15:40 Increasing wild pollinators on farmland Sarah Baker, Greater 14:40 Organic arable: supply chain Alan King, technical and quality
– a low-cost approach Lessons from Lincolnshire Nature consolidation and growth manager, Camgrain; Tom Wood,
Lincolnshire farmerst Partnership head of organics, Robin Appel;
Sophie Kirk, farming business
16:00 Health and safety and your farm Simple Richard Wade, risk manager;
development manager, Soil
steps to improve safety on your farm, and Keith Short, engineering
Association Certification
understand your rights as an employee and inspector, Farmers &
15:20 Understand soil to meet 2020 Ian Robertson, Glenside Group
requirements as an employer Mercantile
yield expectations Soil as a
16:40 Understand soil to meet 2020 yield Ian Robertson, dynamic organism demanding
expectations Glenside Group different management for maximum
17.20 Soil Essentials presents Soil Essentials contribution
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CROP PLOTS
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TIM SCRIVENER
Join a guided tour – the key to getting more from the wealth of information at Cereals 2019
Agronomy Zone delivers
Crop plots are find the solutions you need. w 13:00 Varieties WOMEN IN ARABLE
Tours will depart from the Here w 14:00 Innovation & technology
the life-blood of to Help point inside Entrance 1 w 15:00 Sprays & Sprayers “Cereals and AHDB are proud
during both days. Please look for to be providing a platform
Cereals. Guided the orange event guide umbrella Day 2, 13 June 2019 for many of the industry’s
to meet with your guide. Tours will w 10:00 Sprays & Sprayers leading women in the Cereals
tours will help you take you on an hour-long journey to w 11:00 Innovation & technology AHDB Theatre [p4],” says
visit exhibitors that can help address w 12:00 Varieties
make the most of the topics below. w 13:00 Nutrition
event director Alli McEntyre.
Presenters include:
what’s on offer w 14:00 Weed control w Minette Batters, NFU
Day 1, 12 June 2019 president Wednesday, 10:00
w 11:00 Weed control w More information at www.cereals w Susannah Bolton, AHDB
w 12:00 Nutrition event.co.uk/features/guided-tours knowledge exchange director
rop plots are at the heart of
C
Wednesday, 14.15
Cereals. Located centrally GRAIN STORAGE w Andrée Defois, president
within the event, the of tallage and managing
Agronomy Zone offers the chance Get up to date with grain storage grain temperatures across up editor of Stratégie Grains
to review new varieties and practices and handling pre-harvest at to eight stores, with up to 32 Wednesday, 13:30
from a range of exhibitors, plus the Cereals. sensors a store, ensuring any w Emma Hamer, senior plant
latest crop protection products and The all-new WTM-1 smart hotspots can be quickly targeted. health adviser, NFU Thursday,
soil management techniques. grain store monitoring and Gibbons Agricultural’s (956) 14:00
control point from Robydome Plug&Cool Pedestals and Laterals, w Amy Reynolds, economist,
Guided tours (940) enables remote first unveiled at the Sima show International Grains Council
Building on the success of last year’s management of temperatures earlier this year, feature a novel Thursday, 9:30 and 10:00
guided tours, this year Cereals is and ventilation of flat-floor stores dual-adaptor sleeve, giving w Alison Stewart, Foundation
offering professionally guided tours using phone, tablet or PC. farmers the flexibility to easily of Arable Research, New
around the crop plots and other key It records progress and reports connect any size of fan. Zealand Thursday, 13:30
exhibitors to make it even easier to
VARIETIES ON SHOW
Variety developments in the immersive video experience w Following the acquisition of and winter and spring barleys
Agronomy Zone are numerous. highlighting breeding milestones Monsanto and its market-leading from the new Elsoms Ackermann
Here are some highlights to look and technical advances to tackle Dekalb breeding programme, barley programme. Also, new
out for: future challenges. Promising Bayer (527) profiles newly spring oat Lion and three major
w Limagrain (506) profiles candidates include RGT Saki – recommended DK Expansion and hybrids in rye, wheat and barley.
soft wheat LG Skyscraper, LG a very high-yielding soft DK Exsteel, and DK Extremus in w KWS (424) Two new winter
Spotlight, oilseed rape Aspire Group 4 wheat with outstanding National List testing, plus up-and- wheats – KWS Kinetic and
and winter barleys LG Flynn disease resistance – and RGT coming Clearfield varieties DK KWS Parkin – with high yield,
and LG Mountain, plus new Lantern – a feed variety with Impressario CL, clubroot-resistant good disease resistance and
OSR candidates Aurelia, Acacia very consistent performance as DK Platinium and new Holl variety excellent grain quality, and
and Aardvark and East/West a first and second wheat. Staff V353OL. KWS Hawking, a new two-
candidates Ambassador and will also discuss RAGT’s new w Elsoms Seeds (518) is row winter barley with high
Artemis. arrangement for OSR growers to celebrating 175 years in yields, stiff straw and excellent
w RAGT (529) celebrates 100 years only pay royalties on the area that agriculture, showcasing top- grain quality.
with a “Back to the Future” 360deg establishes. yielding Group 3 wheat Elicit, w Syngenta (611) See p24.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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CPD points on offer
Professionalism
is a priority in
farming. The
Cereals event
provides a fine
opportunity
to get right
up to date
isitors to Cereals 2019
V
TIM SCRIVENER
can earn up to six NRoSO
and 12 Basis continuing
professional development points Cereals provides plenty of scope for earning Basis and NRoSO points
Visit the NRoSO/ City & Guilds
stand (850) to pick up your Participating seminar sessions w 13 June 2pm: The journey to Points should be redeemed by
questionnaires, then make the (two points each) integrated pest management, returning completed questionnaires
most of your day by engaging with w 12-13 June: Sprayer drone demo: Cereals AHDB Theatre to NRoSO/City & Guilds stand at
the wealth of knowledge and Syngenta Sprays & Sprayers arena w 12 June 10am: Biologicals for dis- the end of your visit.
learning available on the NRoSO w 12-13 June: Spraying machinery ease and pest control, Cereals Inno-
CPD trail. demos: Syngenta Sprays & Sprayers vation & Technology Theatre w More at www.cerealsevent.co.uk/
NRoSO members can earn a arena w 12 June 1.30pm: Alternative weed nroso-points
maximum of six points at Cereals w 13 June 1.30pm: International best control in a challenging environ-
2019: practice: integrated pest manage- ment, Cereals Innovation & Tech- CORTEVA NEWS
w two points for registering attend- ment session, Cereals AHDB theatre nology Theatre.
ance at the NRoSO/City & Guilds Explore the full potential of
stand near the Syngenta Sprays & BAYER CROP PROTECTION new oilseed rape herbicide
Sprayers arena Belkar from Corteva
w four points for visiting a choice of A new fungicidal OSR seed emergence herbicides. Agriscience (426). It pushes the
exhibitors and conference sessions treatment from Bayer (527), A wheat trench will show boundary of what’s possible
on the CPD trail. sold in Ireland as Scenic Gold disease control from a unique with a new post-emergence
(fluopicolide + fluoxastrobin), is angle. Comparing untreated plots spray for broad-leaved weeds,
Participating exhibitors seeking UK registration. It has with those receiving Aviator Xpro including cleavers, poppy,
(two points each) given increased root growth in (bixafen + prothioconazole) and shepherd’s purse, fumitory
w AHDB trials, contributing to quicker crop Ascra Xpro (bixafen + fluopyram and cranesbill, the firm says.
w Bayer emergence, which could help + prothiconazole) shows how Crucially, Belkar allows
w Belchim combat cabbage stem flea beetle. fungicide programmes are growers to see crops
w Billericay Farm Services The ever-popular blackgrass performing on each leaf layer at establish before investing in
w Corteva weed screen demonstration eye level. crop protection, rather than
w Niab TAG this year will feature difficult- Speakers Corner talks will investing up front in pre-
w NSTS – National Sprayer Testing to-control strains of blackgrass, concentrate on blackgrass emergence treatments. It is
Scheme rye grass and bromes with management, using yield data approved for applications this
w Pentair different herbicide programmes, to improve crop profitability, and autumn. Also on show will be
w Syngenta including two development pre- soil health. Inatreq, the first new target
w Water UK site fungicide for cereals in
over a decade. It comes at
BASIS POINTS a time when new fungicide
solutions will be critical
Basis is offering six points per day w Anglian Water w NRoSO City & Guilds to manage Septoria tritici
for successfully completing this w Bayer w Omex resistance issues using current
year’s knowledge trail w Belchim w PGRO chemistries, Corteva explains.
and attending the Cereals w Billericay Farm Services w Premium Crops Inatreq provides strong
event. Two points are awarded w Corteva w Syngenta protectant and curative
for attendance per day and up w CXCS w The Glenside Group efficacy in wheat against
to four points for the knowledge w De Sangosse w Thomas Bell Septoria tritici with good
trail per day. w Defra w The Voluntary Initiative (sharing protectant activity on yellow
Visit Basis (248) to find out w DSV with NRoSO) and brown rust. Studies
more about earning your points. w Fibrophos show no cross-resistance
Knowledge Exchange w Ilex Envirosciences Slug Trail participating from its active ingredient,
participants w James Hutton exhibitors fenpicoxamid, to other groups
w Andersons, the Farm Business w Mount Liming w UK Water Companies of chemistry currently used
Consultants w Niab w De Sangosse in cereals.
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INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
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Technology and innovation drivers
Cereals provides a
mix of technology
and innovation to
boost productivity
and future profits
ew to Cereals 2019, the
N Innovation & Technology
Theatre will present some
of the most innovative suppliers,
products and product launches, as
well as the newest technologies.
Across the two days, there will
be a number of sessions in the
Innovation & Technology Theatre
(see p18), offering visitors insights
into technologies to better meet
their farming needs.
TIM SCRIVENER
Cereals 2019 also features a new
spray drone demonstration (see
“Drone sprayer first”) and the ever- Cereals is a prime source of technology and innovation to drive the industry forwards
popular Hands Free Hectare team
(see “Hands Free Hectare”). TerraMap comes at the perfect time
for farmers looking for the next level
DRONE SPRAYER FIRST
Precision farming of accuracy in understanding their
Two companies with precision soils,” says Hutchinsons precision
farming innovations are technology manager Oliver Wood.
Hutchinsons and Origin, with Manufactured by Canadian
the former showcasing the first company SoilOptix, the technology
statistically valid trials showing is unaffected by soil moisture,
how precision farming can increase compaction, crop cover or
wheat yields by 0.6t/ha and cultivation.
profitability by £99/ha. Meanwhile, Origin’s SoilQuest
By comparing wheat drilled and IPF are profiling Rhiza. “Digital
variably according to its Omnia agronomy is far broader and more
precision farming service, alongside affordable than the precision-
a farm standard rate, and taking the farming systems it has mainly been
spilt fields to yield, Hutchinsons’ associated with,” says Origin’s head
study proved the merit of variable of digital, Simon Beck.
rate drilling for the first time, with “Our system merely involves
costs of production also reduced by logging and automatically
as much as £28/t. transferring georeferenced field-
Hutchinsons is also launching walking observations to your farm In a major first for Cereals adjusts output according to the
Terramap, a soil-scanning and records. All you need is a phone or 2019, the event will feature the flying speed to avoid pollution
mapping service. Using gamma-ray tablet with GPS and the Contour first ever live drone sprayer and economise operations.
detection to create 800 sampling app.” Further precision-farming demonstrations in the Sprays & The MG-1 automatically
points/ha, it provides high- tools can be added, such as the Sprayers Arena, co-ordinated by records and remembers its
definition maps of all common advanced satellite imagery Plus Harper Adams University. co-ordinates as it makes its way
nutrients, pH, soil texture, organic service costing just over 7kg/ha of The DJI Agras MG-1S is an across the field, so if an operation
matter and CEC, as well as elevation ammonium nitrate, it says. octocopter designed for precision is interrupted – for example due
and plant available water. variable-rate application of to a depleted battery or need
“With such a growing level w Visit www.cerealsevent.co.uk/ liquid pesticides, fertilisers and for refilling – it can quickly land
of interest in soils the launch of innovation--technology-theatre herbicides, offering the potential and resume flight from the last
(subject to regulatory approval) recorded point. By integrating
HANDS FREE HECTARE of new levels of efficiency and a microwave radar with the
manageability to agriculture. MG-1’s intelligent flight control
The ever-popular Hands Free Hectare team is back at Cereals, with The MG-1’s powerful system, the aircraft can scan the
another demonstration – this time using an autonomous ISEKI tractor. propulsion system allows it terrain below to keep a constant
Since completing their second harvest last year of a crop of winter to carry up to 10kg of liquid centimetre-accurate height
wheat, and winning a couple of awards – including the BBC Food payload and treat 0.4-0.6ha above crops, while avoiding
and Farming Award – the team has been working hard on improving (4,000-6,000sq m) in just 10 obstacles, DJI Agras explains.
their technologies. The latest focus is on connected and autonomous minutes, and up to 4ha/hour, Demonstrations will be held
vehicles (CAV) to improve the navigation and interaction of the tractor says DJI Agras. The intelligent on both days in the Syngenta
to complete more technically challenging tasks. spraying system automatically Sprays & Sprayers Arena.
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BUSINESS AREA
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Time is right for business refresh
Targeted business advice for the arable farming community
rexit, the Agriculture Bill,
B labour costs and volatile
markets are all set to
impinge on arable profits.
But there is plenty of advice
in the Business Zone to help
arable enterprises cope – with a
multi-pronged approach widely
advocated, including the use of
robust varieties with good disease
resistance, re-focused marketing
strategies, collaboration with
neighbours, diversification
and benchmarking to identify
savings.
Fixed-cost fixers
Strutt & Parker (302) has smart ways
to help farms cut fixed costs by
£100/ha or more.
Benchmarking shows top-
performing units achieve total
JONATHAN PAGE
labour and power costs of under
£300/ha, but the highest-cost
farms are almost double that, Are your costs what they should be? Have you fully evaluated diversification opportunities? Could
explains associate director your grain marketing be improved? The Cereals Event has answers to these questions and more
George Badger.
He urges farmers to look at NIAB CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
machine capacity. For combining
the target should be 70ha per metre Which variety will win the prestigious “once in 100 years” Cereals Cup
of header width, equivalent to WEED-FREE BEET? as part of the Centenary celebrations on Niab’s stand (531), where
700ha for a 10m header. visitors can also find the show’s largest demonstration of winter
Drills should achieve 100ha/m of Visit KWS (424) to discuss the wheat and winter oilseed rape varieties.
drill width (600ha for a 6m drill) and exciting arrival of the first The Cereals Cup rewards agronomic value, market influence and
sprayers at least 26ha/m of boom UK varieties of sugar beet lasting impact, and was first awarded in 1953 to Proctor spring barley.
width (620+ha for a 24m sprayer). to use the Conviso Smart More recent winners include Einstein winter wheat (2005), Pearl
Under-utilised machines could be system of tolerance to the winter barley (2004), Claire winter wheat (2001) and Skyfall winter
shared with a neighbour, formally or dedicated herbicide Conviso wheat (2015).
informally. One, containing foramsulfuron The 100-year winner will be revealed at 2.30pm on Wednesday
Labour is more challenging, and thiencarbazone-methyl. 12 June on Niab’s stand, against a backdrop of nearly 120 crop and
since cheap labour can be a false This innovative technology variety plots, including current and candidate varieties from the AHDB
economy, with any cost savings lost promises to make weed 2019/20 Recommended List.
in reduced yield. control both simpler and easier. Further plots profile the development of yellow rust in the UK, as
“The priority should be recruiting Hutchinsons (500) will also be well as new plant-breeding tools, fresh information on new fungicide
the best staff and looking after them discussing the technology. chemistry and strategies to protect fungicide efficacy, especially
to maximise their productivity,” Mr See: www.convisosmart.com against the key winter wheat disease septoria.
Badger recommends.
HOST FARMER’S VIEW
Patrick Dean is delighted to be reservoir has helped improve with a local farming and
hosting Cereals again in 2019 our water resilience and after contracting operation. This will
– an event that provides an the disposal of our pig herd, the see our farmed area more than
unparalleled opportunity to keep subsequent lease of the unit double to nearly 9,500 acres. Our
abreast of the latest technical for bed and breakfast pigs has aim is to generate economies of
and business matters in arable maintained our access to organic scale and improve efficiencies,
farming. fertiliser. Given the free-draining while also creating opportunities
Although the challenges are nature of the soils we farm, we for further expansion. In order to
significant, we believe the future see investment in water and realise this, a consistent focus on
remains exciting and our business organic fertilisers as vital to a attention to detail will be more
has continued to evolve since we sustainable future. important than ever. A challenge
last hosted Cereals in 2017. We have also sought to indeed!
The construction of an improve business resilience Alastair Priestley
CREDIT
additional 90,000cu m irrigation through a collaboration venture Managing director, Patrick Dean
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SOIL & NUTRITION
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Soil systems in sharp focus
This year, Cereals visitors will find more advice than ever to help them develop
their own farm soil health and crop nutrition plans
tep down and discover a
S unique perspective of soil
structure and cover crop
mixes. The Niab Soil Pit is designed
to show farmers what really goes
on below ground level and how to
tackle some of the most important
soil issues.
Good soil health and structure
are the basis for any successful
crop and it’s a hot topic right now;
the launch of the government’s
25-year environment plan has put
the subject firmly in the spotlight.
Indeed, soil degradation costs
at least £1.2bn a year in England
and Wales alone, according to the
Campaign to Protect Rural England.
The 20m-long, 1.5m-deep pit
provides a worm’s eye view of
roots and soil structure, offering a
unique opportunity to explore the
foundations of a farming system
and discover the effects of different
cropping options on soil structure.
The Niab Soil Pit gives the visitor
a greater understanding of the
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composition of the soil they grow
their crops in, and the effect that
cropping and mechanisation have Top of the agenda – improving soil health is a priority for most farms
on soil health and structure.
DEFRA ON SOILS
w Find more information online at
www.cerealsevent.co.uk/the-soil-pit Good soil health and structure Defra has said it will fund the According to Defra secretary
are the basis for any successful creation of meaningful metrics Michael Gove, some areas in the
FLEXIBLE NITROGEN crop, and it is a hotter topic to assess soil improvements, and UK are only 30-40 years away
than ever since the launch cost-effective and innovative from what he describes as “the
North Lincolnshire-based of the government’s 25-year ways to monitor soil at farm and fundamental eradication of soil
fertiliser importer Thomas environment plan last year. national levels. fertility.”
Bell & Sons (322) is launching
N-Shield slow-release nitrogen
fertilisers at Cereals 2019, using SMART ROTATIONS
what is claimed to be the
most effective urease inhibitor Boosting beneficial soil microbes healthier and significantly improve Crop type, rotation and
available, Limus, from BASF. could benefit cropping, according water and nutrient collection pesticide use all affect the activity
This novel urease inhibitor, to Kent-based firm PlantWorks from the soil – and plant growth- of such microbes, so careful
which has been proven to (415), which is profiling Smart promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) selection and use is required.
reduce nitrogen loss by as Rotations biological inoculants at – which can fix atmospheric PGPR in particular requires careful
much as 98%, uses two active Cereals 2019. nitrogen and unlock soil-bound selection and blending to suit
ingredients to block active sites Two particularly important phosphorus, allowing subsequent crop type, unlike other bacterial
of soil urease enzymes. groups of microbes it supplies transport to host plants by AMF. products, which claim beneficial
Applying Limus Pro to are arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi PGPR also support a robust plant effects from broad and generalist
granular urea minimises (AMF) – which can keep crops immune system. mixes of bacterial species, it adds.
volatilisation, to comply with
the government’s Code of
Good Agricultural Practice for 10 YEARS OF CEREALS CHALLENGE
Reducing Ammonia Emissions.
Reduced volatilisation losses The 10th anniversary of the University College, Newcastle manage problematic blackgrass.
also allow more flexible Cereals Challenge – which University, Royal Agricultural You can find out who has
nitrogen timings, while storage was designed to encourage a University, Riseholme College won the trophy and £1,500 prize
time and transport flexibility are new generation of farmers and and Harper Adams University money on the Hutchinsons
improved for a wide range of agronomists into the industry competing to grow the best stand (500) at 4pm on
temperatures and humidity. – will see students from Writtle virtual crop of spring barley to Wednesday 12 June.
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INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY THEATRE
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Profit from arable innovation
Head to the all-new Innovation & Technology Theatre at Cereals for
a blockbuster series of talks addressing the future of farming
arming innovations are the an update on all that’s new and line the technologies they believe
Programme correct at time of going
F
to press. See www.cerealsevent.
life-blood of modern arable upcoming in this area. will ensure arable farming remains co.uk/innovation-technology-
enterprises and Cereals Over the two days of Cereals, a profitable and environmentally sus- theatre for updates
provides a prime opportunity for host of industry pathfinders will out- tainable into the future.
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE
Time Topic Speakers
8:50 Opening remarks Elizabeth Warham, agri-tech lead,
Department for International Trade
9:00 Health and safety on your farm Farming remains one of the UK’s most dangerous Richard Wade, risk manager, and Keith
occupations. Here’s how to implement simple steps to improve safety, understand your Short, engineering inspector, Farmers &
rights as an employee and your requirements as an employer. Mercantile
Frederick South
9:40 The new generation of connected weather stations Networked weather stations can Frederick South, UK business
give real-time support for decision-making on UK farms, especially when neighbouring manager, Sencrop
farmers share their data.
10:20 Biologicals for disease and pest control Comparing the effect of synthetic and biological Prof Rob Edwards, head, School of
products on the disease resistance, yield and quality of different wheats. Like probiotics in Environmental and Natural Sciences,
human medicine, they strengthen the plant’s natural resistance. University of Newcastle, and chairman,
Farmer Scientist Network
11:00 Soya production in the UK – will it develop into a major crop? With traditional break David McNaughton, managing director,
crops suffering agronomic and marketing difficulties, and UK-grown soya expanding its Soya UK
area and gaining interest, is it finally ready for the big time?
Rob Edwards
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11:40 Economics of ag robotics Agriculture is in transition, with a global trend toward precision Prof James Lowenberg-DeBoer, Harper
agriculture, supplemented by advanced technologies, including robotics. Hear about the Adams University
most interesting ag robotics solutions and opportunities.
12:20 Nest Farming – precision advice on crops and crop management A complete farm Andrew Probert, managing
management advice service using satellite and ground data with precision farming to director, Premium Crops
improve yield and efficiency. Hear feedback from UK farmer evaluations.
13:00 Remote sensing and digital agronomy – agriculture’s fourth revolution Max Dafforn and Andreea Ailenei, Rhiza
13:40 A data-driven future Publicly funded on-farm information, weather, water and soil Anna Woodley, head of sales,
data are being brought together to create a resource for agrifood businesses across the Agrimetrics
environment, energy, food and farming.
14:20 Tax breaks for agricultural R&D A UK tax incentive designed to encourage MHA MacIntyre Hudson David McNaughton
companies to invest in R&D to increase innovation and wealth creation.
15:00 Alternative weed control in a challenging environment Mechanical or targeted Philip Garford, MD, Garford Farm
chemical weed control cost-effective and work rates suitable for large-scale Machinery
farming.
15:40 The benefits of liquid fertiliser and how to accurately apply it More farmers are Andy Eccles, Agronomist, Omex
switching to liquid. Here is a guide to the benefits and making the most of liquid. Agriculture
16:00 RAGT Seeds presents RAGT Seeds
16:40 Using biofumigation to target pests and diseases of field crops Biofumigation using Matt Back, Harper Adams
short-term brassica crops may help suppress certain pests and diseases. University
17:20 The role of agritech in meeting rising global food demand Innovative agricultural Luke Halsey, entrepreneur in
technologies that can help guarantee the availability of nutritious and affordable food for residence, Farm491, Royal James Lowenberg-
all while preserving the planet's health and wellbeing. Agricultural University DeBoer
17:30 Closing remarks Elizabeth Warham, agri-tech lead,
Department for International Trade
THURSDAY 13 JUNE
Time Topic Speakers
8:50 Opening remarks Elizabeth Warham, agri-tech lead,
Department for International Trade
9:00 Digital herbicide: AgXtend presents Xpower, for effectively managing weeds using John Downes, AgXtend
electricity With growing pressures on chemical use, many are looking towards viable non-
chemical alternatives. With patents registered as early as 1893, killing weeds with electricity
is not a new idea, but is it about to make a comeback? Xpower is a digital herbicide solution
Philip Garford
for effectively managing weeds using electricity. Unlike other methods the Xpower does
not simply boil the plant, meaning it does not need prolonged contact in order to destroy
it, making it ideal for on-the-go weed control and potato desiccation.
9:40 CXCS presents Information on the fundamentals of farm safety that can be directly Darren Owens, head of health and
implemented by any farm owner, manager or director. Implementing strong Health safety, CXCS
and Safety policies and procedures enables you to reduce hazards and risks within your
business, thus reducing accident rates.
10:20 UK Tech Innovation at work Automated machines growing the first arable crop remotely, Jonathan Gill, agricultural mechatronic
without operators in the driving seats or agronomists on the ground. The Hands Free engineer, Kit Franklin, research active
Hectare team will discuss their work and their vision of the future as UK representatives to agricultural engineering lecturer,
the Intl Farming Superstars session. Harper Adams University Martin Abell,
Precision Decisions
Matt Back
11:00 Making sense of it all Where’s the value from remote sensing? Busting myths and bursting Will Well, CEO and founder,
with new ideas, Will Wells reports from the front-line of AgTech’s mission to deliver real value. Hummingbird Technologies
11:40 Certas presents Certas
12:20 Health and safety on your farm Farming remains one of the UK’s most dangerous Richard Wade, risk manager, Farmers &
occupations. Here’s how to implement simple steps to improve safety, understand your Mercantile, and Keith Short, engineering
rights as an employee, and your requirements as an employer. inspector, Farmers & Mercantile
13:00 Corteva product launch New cereal fungicide Inatreq, developed by Corteva Agriscience Stuart Jackson, cereal fungicides
for the cereal market. It will be the first new target site to be introduced to the cereal national tech lead, Corteva Agriscience
fungicide market in more than a decade and comes at a time when new fungicide UK and Ireland
solutions will be critical to manage Septoria tritici resistance issues with current chemistries.
Inatreq active provides strong protectant and curative efficacy in wheat against septoria,
with good protectant activity on yellow (Puccinia striiformis) and brown rust (Puccinia
Luke Halsey
triticina). Studies show there is no cross-resistance from fenpicoxamid to other groups of
chemistry currently used in cereals.
13:40 Savills presents In a market place where buyers and suppliers are increasingly Alex Bragg, director, Savills
consolidating, collaboration to build economies of scale, access new technology, add value
to crops or increase negotiating strength are options which farmers should give serious
consideration to improve their productivity and profitability.
14:20 From satellite to soil to seed to crop Max Dafforn and Andreea Ailenei, Rhiza
15:00 Smart Agri-Systems presents Smart Agri-Systems
16:40 Closing remarks Elizabeth Warham, agri-tech lead,
Department for International Trade
Stuart Jackson
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Machinery to boost productivity
Where better NEW: RIDE & DRIVE
to compare Get into the driver’s seat at
Cereals 2019.
machinery options This year visitors can meet
than Cereals 2019? exhibitors and take equipment
for a test drive alongside a
qualified representative for
ereals 2019 showcases a
C
a unique insight into how
host of new machinery and new technologies and
some new names – including equipment can improve farm
Mazzotti self-propelled sprayers operations.
making their UK debut with John Ride & Drive participating
Deere (631) following the Italian
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companies and schedules can
firm’s acquisition in summer 2017. be found at www.cerealsevent.
On show will be a 175hp MAF co.uk
3580 3,750-litre model with 24m Could new kit kick-start productivity gains on your farm?
boom, alongside a 300hp MAF
6240 6,600-litre machine with application directly into the seed-
36m boom. The sprayers feature bed without seed contact.
Powertech engines, four-wheel The firm’s Centaya drill
steer, crab steer and high clearance combination is also now available
up to 1,700mm. in a passive format. Originally
Also new to the UK is Ukraine’s designed to fit 01-generation
Lozova Machinery (1022), offering rotary cultivators via QuickLink,
its Ducat-5 disc 5.25m harrow, with growers who do not need pto-
five roller options – tooth, pack driven soil tillage can now mount
ring, double U-shaped, rubber and the Centaya 3000 Super on to the
cage – to suit soil type and farming new CombiDisc 3000 for seed-bed
conditions. Cereals 2019 visitors can preparation post plough, or as part
evaluate the smaller Ducat-3 in the of conservation tillage.
Working Demonstration Area. Cereals 2019 also sees Amazone
Sprayer maker Berthoud (702) introduce FlowCheck monitoring of
is launching its three-arm folding shutter output on all hydraulically High-output Mazzotti self-propelled sprayers from John Deere
B3 Axiale Boom, which folds safely driven ZA-TS mounted spreaders.
within the length of the machine to Although hopper sieves are errors and add features from Hardi’s agricultural climate. With continuity
ease transport and storage. Boom standard, blockages can still occur, ServiceTool. of parts and maintenance, the
widths include 24m, 27m, 28m, so FlowCheck uses hydraulic Sands Agricultural Machinery five-year package will help boost
30m, 32m and 33m. Axiale booms system sensors for right and left (813) is launching negative incline productivity and cut costs, says
achieve superior stability thanks to sides to constantly monitor for on its VG boom to dramatically managing director Robert Willey.
a low centre of gravity of the central blockages and empty running. increase the time the boom is at Agricast (1035) is introducing
pivot suspension. New from Hardi (819) is the the desired target height, plus its new range of bolt-on assemblies
Amazone (751) will show the updated Navigator trailed sprayer, E-Taps, an in-house-designed for disc harrows and presses, as well
latest expansion of its seeder range with new SmartCom electronic electronic control system for ease of as showcasing its 24in, eight-spoke
– the Cirrus 03-2CC Double-Shoot – platform and freshly designed use, with manual override enabling High Strength Wheel, which it says
in hydraulic folding 4m and WorkZone, with 3,000-, 4,500-, continued working in the unlikely is stronger and significantly cheaper
6m trailed options. Its second 5,000- and 6,000-litre options and event of a problem. Auto-filling, than comparable wheels; and its
distribution head and coulter booms from 18m to 39m. Hardi’s spraying and washing out are all at Press Roll Ring, offering greater
system allows two seed types to SmartLink cable means service staff the touch of a button, in-cab or by durability and enhanced poor
be sown concurrently, or fertiliser can update the sprayer, diagnose the induction hopper. weather performance at a lower cost
Househam (800) is launching than Simba’s original DD design.
a customised product support
package to reassure customers of w See www.cerealsevent.co.uk/
long-term care in an uncertain machinery for more information.
EXPANDED: WORKING DEMOS & COVER
CROP DRILLING
The 5ha Working Demo Area at Drilling area, offering insights
Cereals gives visitors access to into the real-life effects of cover
live demonstrations of products, crops, with direct drilling demos
machinery, and technology. each day.
Participants include Abrey Participants include Claydon
Ziegler, J. Brock & Sons, New Drills, Dale Drills and Ryetec.
Holland and UPEC. Updated participating companies
Right next door is the and schedules can be found at
expanded 8ha Cover Crop www.cerealsevent.co.uk
Amazone’s Centaya 3000 Super extends conservation tillage options
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Meet the growers taking
yields to the next level
Several inspirational farming pioneers will be speaking
at Cereals. These growers from across the world have
innovated to increase crop output and reduce inputs.
Here’s a taster of what you can learn from them
BLAKE VINCE, CANADA
No-till has been a feature on Blake
Vince’s Ontario farm for 30 years. It
hasn’t always been easy, but the family
stuck to their “biological farming”
philosophy, which also incorporates
cover crops, environmental stewardship
and water management.
Key achievements
w Built a sustainable, profitable business by
improving soil health and identifying niche
markets
w Raised soil organic matter levels from 1-2%
to between 4.5% and 6%
w Land now 100% owned and in good
condition for future generations
Come and meet Blake Vince
You can hear Blake Vince talk about the
benefits no-till has had on his farm, and put
your own questions to him, in the Farmers
Weekly Theatre, stand 510:
w 2pm on 12 June
w 11.45am on 13 June
HOW TO FIND THE FARMERS WEEKLY THEATRE
The International Superstars talks Extra session chairman, Costow Farms; Ashley
are hosted by Farmers Weekly The Farmers Weekly Theatre is Lilley, business consultant, Savills;
editor Karl Schneider in the also hosting a session on Farm George Baxter, Agri vice-chairman
Succession (Wednesday 1-2pm). and agronomist, Hutchinsons;
Farmers Weekly Theatre, stand
Experts speakers include: Chair: Georgina Sweeting, food & farming
510, next to the AHDB Theatre consultant, Savills; Siân Bushell,
(see the map on p46). David Goodwin, NFYFC Agri
owner, Bushell Associates.
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JACOB VAN DEN BORNE,
THE NETHERLANDS
Tech-savvy Dutch grower Jacob Van den
Borne is achieving impressive production
and efficiency gains from using precision
technology for more than a decade, and is
now seeing yield improvements of 1% a year.
The farm has tried, or is successfully using,
every piece of cutting-edge kit available, from
soil scanners and moisture probes to variable-
rate irrigation, fertiliser, sprays and seeding.
Key achievements
w Significant business growth without extra
land acquisition
w 1% year-on-year potato yield improvement
over eight years
w Improved soil health and reduction of farm’s
environmental impact
Come and meet Jacob Van den Borne
You can hear Jacob Van den Borne talking about
how precision technology has reduced crop
variability and raised yields on his farm, and put
your questions to him, in the Farmers Weekly
Theatre, stand 510:
w 11.45am on 12 June
w 3.30pm on 13 June
ANDREW BATE, AUSTRALIA
Queensland farmer and SwarmFarm Robotics
founder Andrew Bate is at the forefront of the
agricultural robotics revolution. His farm is
cutting bills and improving crop production
using SwarmFarm’s commercial robots for
autonomous spraying, fertiliser spreading and
mowing across more than 9,400ha of mixed
cropping and pasture for beef cattle.
Key achievements
w Significant expansion of the family farm
business over the past 20 years
w Founded SwarmFarm Robotics five years
ago; now delivering commercial farm robots
to growers around the world
Come and meet Andrew Bate
You can hear Andrew Bate talking about
the practical application of robotics in
agriculture, and put your questions to him,
in the Farmers Weekly Theatre, stand 510:
w 10.30am on 12 June
w 2.15pm on 13 June
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Improving spray applications
The Syngenta Sprays & Sprayers Arena showcases the latest innovations and
technology to improve accuracy and get the best from every targeted application
he Syngenta Sprays & challenges it poses for on-farm GWCT Allerton project, in the
T
Syngenta innovates
Sprayers Arena returns Visit Sprays & Sprayers Arena adoption. Cereals Conservation Agriculture
this year and is better than sponsor Syngenta (611) alongside Meet the farmers involved in Theatre at 10.20 on Thursday
ever, showcasing all the very for the chance to experience a range the UK and some of those across 13 June.
latest spraying innovations and of topics around spray application Europe. Find out the results of
application technology to help and enhanced crop agronomy. independent field scale trials, as part Cheers for new varieties
farmers and operators. of a whole farm rotation – including See the ‘magnificent seven’ new
Sprayers will be put through Sustainable farming insight physical results and financial Syngenta cereal varieties – six
their paces in the demonstration Syngenta’s Conservation Agriculture performance. Check out what it barleys, including three hybrids,
arena, including self-propelled, and sustainable farming systems could mean for your farm, and take and one high yielding feed wheat.
mounted, trailed, skid units, air- initiative seeks to understand, part in a reality check-up of where There’s an exciting first, for a winter
assisted, and twin fluid sprayers, identify and assess the potential we are, and where we need to be. barley with malting potential for
and all the relevant suppliers are benefits of Conservation Agriculture w Hear more on the project from distilling, along with the potential of
located nearby. in practice – along with the Phil Jarvis, head of farming at the two new spring malting varieties.
SPRAY DUDES Watch Syngenta application specialists explain some of the serious and complex issues of spray FSOOTY TIPS The FSOOTY
dynamics, in an innovative and entertaining way. It’s wet, it’s messy and sometimes it downright hurts, but it’s a presentation, in the Sprays &
good fun way to learn the important lessons. Sprayers Arena at 12.35 on
Wednesday 12 June, rewards
the ultimate accolade for spray
operators. Meet winners and
participants, past and present, to
celebrate and share tips on the
Syngenta stand before and after
the presentation.
HEADS UP Immerse yourself in
new 3D Technology, to get a spray
droplet view of pre-emergence
application. See the impact of
boom height, forward speed and
nozzle selection on spray drift and
the amount of product hitting the
target. Find out why the mantra
Go Low; Go Slow; Get Covered
really works.
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