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Planning field scouting before you get to the field

Friday, 12 October 2018

Tom Parker

SOYL

Oh, to be more organised! Much of what we see around the farm is reactive, driving past a field or walking across it and recording what you see. This ...

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We had the wind in our sails at Tillage Live 2018

Friday, 05 October 2018

Simon Griffin

SOYL

I had the pleasure of attending Tillage Live 2018 last week. This year, the event was held in Dunbar, East Lothian and although SOYL have always suppo...

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Get the most from your yield map data

Thursday, 04 October 2018

Simon Griffin

SOYL

Imagine if there was a way to automatically know which areas of your production system are most profitable and those which are loss-making. Wouldn't...

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The importance of accurate and detailed soil sampling

Wednesday, 03 October 2018

Aidan Monoghan

SOYL

As I write this, I am travelling on the train from Edinburgh to Newark. What is great about travelling on the train is seeing, in detail, the beautifu...

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Using iSOYL for variable rate seed

Tuesday, 02 October 2018

Simon Parrington

SOYL

Launched just over three years ago, iSOYL is an app that turns your Apple iPad into a variable rate application system, allowing you to manage your pr...

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Borgeby Fältdagar 2018

Monday, 17 September 2018

Rory Geldard

SOYL

I think we'd all agree that this summer has been an eventful one. One of the most memorable things for me – other than the weather – was my trip out t...

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There is still value in your old precision farming data

Monday, 10 September 2018

Simon Parrington

SOYL

Each year a number of new customers come to us with some existing precision farming data. However, while they may still have it, they are not always s...

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What’s the impact of removing straw?

Monday, 03 September 2018

Gavin Campbell & Edward Downing

SOYL My Technical Blog

While rain has now fallen in most regions, the recent hot weather has significantly impacted grass growth meaning, unfortunately, many dairy farmers w...

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Life as a SOYL area manager

Monday, 20 August 2018

Rory Geldard

SOYL

My role as a SOYL area manager is as diverse and varied as some of the farms we work with around the country. As the months of the year change, so too...

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Should I be variably drilling my oilseed rape?

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Peter Croot

SOYL

This is a question I am often asked when discussing plans with growers and my most common response is, "Why wouldn't you?" For me, as with any crop, i...

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Correcting your soil pH

Friday, 10 August 2018

Gavin Campbell

SOYL

Sitting here on a Friday, surrounded by colleagues taking calls from lime contractors across the UK, I thought it would be worthwhile to address the i...

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PK timings

Thursday, 26 July 2018

Gavin Campbell & Jeremy Hollis

SOYL

As customers get the combines out, some are also turning their thoughts towards next season and what will need doing for the new crop. Cropping plans ...

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Target applications to maximise protein %

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Gavin Campbell

SOYL

In what has been a challenging spring for many farmers across the UK, winter wheat crops have come out of it looking well and the potential in many ar...

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Weed mapping

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Tom Parker

SOYL

Weed mapping has been around, in various guises, for some time. For example, it might be in real-time by identifying weeds in the field and directing ...

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The life of a precision applications advisor

Thursday, 17 May 2018

Chloe Milton

SOYL

The weather has improved lately and workload for growers and advisors has increased. I am a relatively new member of the crop applications team at SOY...

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Over-winter nitrogen losses and spring N levels

Tuesday, 01 May 2018

Simon Griffin

SOYL

SOYL have undertaken a nitrogen sampling project at a number of sites across the UK. These sites had a range of differing soil types, allowing us to a...

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Variable rate nitrogen benefits

Friday, 27 April 2018

Simon Parrington

SOYL

There can be confusion around the benefits of variable rate nitrogen. In fact, I was talking to a consultant just this week who is new to precision fa...

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Variable rate nitrogen - A different perspective

Tuesday, 03 April 2018

Rory Geldard

SOYL

At our recent workshops, I addressed variable rate nitrogen and some of the often 'overlooked' added benefits associated with it. We have always...

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Technological innovations

Thursday, 29 March 2018

Tom Parker

SOYL

Well, the winter workshop campaign has finished for another year and was hugely successful – it is always a pleasure to tour the country seeing our cu...

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Variable rate plant growth regulators (PGRs)

Friday, 23 March 2018

Simon Griffin

SOYL

SOYL have been conducting trials using variable rate plant growth regulators (PGRs) on both winter oilseed rape and winter wheat. The premise for vari...

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