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Conservation agriculture and precision farming tech bring aggregate benefits to arable enterprise

For Overbury Enterprises on the Worcestershire-Gloucestershire border, no-till crop establishment and the latest precision farming technologies have delivered reduced cropping costs and improved soil health.

The farming operations at Overbury Enterprises near Tewkesbury extend to 1,600 hectares across land ranging from Cotswold Brash at 1000ft to sand over gravel and heavy Lias clays at 100ft.  In addition to 950ha of…

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Auto-steer technology enables 24/7 spraying and opens the way for accurate amenity applications

With less than 15 “perfect spraying days” in 2016, the ability to work around the clock is essential for Derek Cheriton’s busy agricultural and amenity contract spraying business.  For that reason, his farm and amenity sprayers have both been equipped with RTK-based guidance systems and full auto-steer capability.

DRC Contracting, based near Henley-on-Thames, provides a spraying and fertiliser spreading service…

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