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Survey launched to determine fertiliser usage in tillage sector 
As costs of fertiliser continue to increase, a survey has been launched in order to determine the amount of fertiliser available in the tillage sector. The initiative introduced by Teagasc aims to determine how much fertiliser farmers in the tillage sector currently have available and whether it is sufficient to grow crops that are in the ground.   According to Teagasc head of crops knowledge transfer department, Michael Hennessy the background…
GPS agriculture
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Accuracy of GPS technology leads to an uptake in the tillage sector
Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies are becoming increasingly popular in the tillage sector. Topcon technologist Craig England expanded on the developing role of these new technologies in the potato sector at a recent Tillage Edge podcast. “Normally the most experienced driver, or the farm owner himself, is doing the ridging of the potatoes. This job has to be done straight and the ridges have to be even. We find that…