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Harvesting lodged and dry crops made easier with the S3 AWS Airbar

Real Agriculture

Harvesting pulse crops that are low to the ground, whether through lodging or because of a dry season, can lead to shatter losses, reducing yield, grain quality and complicating harvest. The concept behind the S3 AWS Airbar is to have an air assist system attached to the combine header that directs what would otherwise be Read More

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Harvest highlights: High moisture contents and lodged crops

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Weather conditions have drastically slowed harvest, with lodging difficulties delaying the combines. A sliver of light is that overall winter barley yields concluded well this season.

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Soybean School: Variety choice and population keys to lodging prevention

Real Agriculture

When soybean plants lodge, bad things happen. “But when they start to get close to the ground, and really lean over, Read More When soybean plants lodge, bad things happen. . “But when they start to get close to the ground, and really lean over, Read More When soybean plants lodge, bad things happen.

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Farmer Focus: Hoping for a lodge-free lentil harvest

Farmers Weekly

Like last year, they were grown as a bi-crop with camelina, which is supposed to act as a pea-stick to hold them up for harvest. Mixed with a healthy crop of thistles […] The post Farmer Focus: Hoping for a lodge-free lentil harvest appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmer Focus: Wet harvest misery with half of wheat lodged

Farmers Weekly

In most fields, 50% has now lodged, which is very frustrating. At the moment, if the rain stopped and the crop was allowed to dry the combine would get underneath it […] The post Farmer Focus: Wet harvest misery with half of wheat lodged appeared first on Farmers Weekly Fields are getting soft even for travelling.

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 14: Advanced crops, waterhemp ID, burndown questions, and snails!

Real Agriculture

Strange weeds, changing leaves, burndown options, and crop lodging are all hot topics this week on Wheat Pete’s Word. Read More Strange weeds, changing leaves, burndown options, and crop lodging are all hot topics this week on Wheat Pete’s Word.

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Top tips for late-drilling wheat growers

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Late-drilling winter wheat growers on heavy soils need to focus on crop nutrition as rapidly cooling soils give slow availability of nutrients, and so feeding crops is key to preventing stress and disease getting a hold.

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