Back Issue - Tech Farmer Magazine 24

Back Issue - Tech Farmer Magazine 24

The UKs only printed Agri-Tech Magazine, helping farmers understand new technology and how adopting it cna help their sustainability and their profitability.

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CONTENTS ISSUE 24

Old-fashioned farming with modern technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
It’s 2030, so how have we done? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Labour pains push robotic pickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Industry-leading research in robotics and automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Flash, crackle, pop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Agronomist in Focus - Todd Jex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The win-wins of regenerative agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Robots find their way into farmers fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bayer and Microsoft forge a new frontier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Robitics and perception in agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
What will appear at FIRA24? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Farmer Focus - Thomas Gent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
From hands-free hectare to aerial delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Farmer Focus - Daniel Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Catapult plans for UK agritech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Shedding light on LED grow lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Drilling down into fixed costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Farmer Focus - Simon Beddows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Making methane practical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Hitting rock bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Basics best for hi-tech wine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Biochar venture wins equity investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Farmer Focus - Clive Bailye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Manufacturer Focus - Vaderstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63