"Precision in arable farming - current practice and future potential"

Conference Proceedings   (7136kb)

Day 1:

Programme:

The importance and assessment of soil variation  
Peter Dampney - ADAS

Using advanced methods to reduce the cost of soil sampling- ideas for the future 
Dr Murray Lark - Rothamsted Research

Commercial soil mapping services  
Dr Simon Griffin - SOYL

Controlled traffic farming as a tool for reducing in-field variation 
Tim Chamen - CTF Europe

A review of approaches to canopy assessment
Professor Paul Miller - TAG

Commercial services in canopy assessment 
Mark Tucker - Yara

Practical wheat agronomy based on sensing, mapping and interpretation  
Stuart Knight - TAG

Day 2:

Programme:

Guidance systems for tractors and combines now and in the future  
Mark James - John Deere

Benefits from precision weed control  
Michael NØrremark - Aarhus University

Recent developments in on-farm software and its application  
Peter Henley - Farmade

Farmer perception of benefits of precision farming: Lessons from the KT workshops  
Ian Beecher-Jones - Be PRECISE Project Facilitator

Precision management of soil compaction and alternative approaches 
Professor Dick Godwin - Cranfield University

The role of robotics in Precision Agriculture - Designing systems for the farm of tomorrow  
Prof. Simon Blackmore -Project manager of FutureFarm