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Category: Case Study
Ben Cannon is the 4th generation to take the reins at Hyde Hall - a 250ha farm comprising of 200ha of arable land, 25ha of woodland and some grassland which gets rented out for cattle grazing. On top of this, he farms another 600ha across four other local farms under contract farming agreements. This gives … Continue reading Farming smarter, not harder: Hyde Hall’s strategy for modern agriculture
Country: South AfricaFarm Size: 250haMain Enterprise: GrapesOther Enterprises: Cotton, seed onions, maize, lucerneTeam Size: 5 Andre Oberholzer started his farming career in 1987 on the Orange River in Northern Cape of South Africa. In the early days, he farmed mostly cash crops across their 250ha, but later transitioned to grapes for wine making and raisins. … Continue reading Farming for the future: embracing regenerative agriculture beyond financial gains
The agricultural landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa is vast and diverse, with smallholderfarmers playing a crucial role in sustaining local economies. These farmers often facesignificant challenges in accessing both digital infrastructure in off-grid rural areas andinternational markets. A key barrier to exporting is the significant compliance requirementswhich are difficult to meet using the pen-and-paper-based farm record-keeping … Continue reading Taking Kenyan purple passionfruit to the global stage: How Mount Longonot Vineyards digitised record keeping for GlobalGAP compliance within a year
Simon Regehr farms in Uruguay, his farm's main enterprise is a 140-strong dairy herd, as well as producing corn, soybeans and beef cattle. With a variety of enterprises to manage, Simon sought farm software that could help digitise the farm paperwork and make things a little more simple.
We spoke to Marc Willis, Station Manager of UPL’s UK field testing site, Shray Hill, about the realities of running field trials and how his team have integrated fieldmargin into their work. UPL manufactures and markets agrochemical products and seeds, with an increasing focus onBiosolutions. They are a truly international business, selling in over 130 … Continue reading Agricultural Research & Development Station Manager, Marc Willis, on integrating fieldmargin into a testing site
Gevin Steed farms on Hualapai Valley Farm in Arizona. The farm grows produce across 12,000 acres, this includes garlic and lettuce. Gevin has been using fieldmargin to help with farm management and communication for two years. Today, Arizona ranks second, following California, in the production of lettuce. Lettuce production in Arizona includes head, leaf, and romaine … Continue reading Using fieldmargin for lettuce and garlic production in Arizona and California – “Communication with various growers has never been better”
Matt Leach and his wife Charmaine own a 430 acre cattle farm which is on the Buchan river, Australia. They produce grass-fed Angus beef cattle on predominantly summer pastures. They have only had the property for two years and have been working hard to improve it, with further changes planned! Originally developed in Scotland in … Continue reading Keeping track of grazing rest periods from your mobile
Josh Leier farms at Leier Acres Ltd. in South Saskatchewan, Canada 🇨🇦. The farm produces a wide variety of crops. The main crops in the rotation that they grow year to year are wheat, canola, lentils, flax, and durum wheat. In the 2021-22 season the team started using fieldmarign for farm maps and recording what is being … Continue reading Rotations getting complicated? Give your memory a break and use fieldmargin next season 📲
Farm consultant and long-term fieldmargin user, Niels Corfield, about the importance of soil monitoring and how farmers can improve their soils. Niels advises farms on how to transition to regenerative practices across the UK and Europe.
Dylan Gebers works as a dairy farm Xantium Dairies that is expanding their operation into Zambia. Currently they are row cropping growing soybeans and commercial maize. Going forward they plan to develop into milk production. The arable land is currently 450ha with more land coming into production each year. They are busy bush clearing the … Continue reading Using fieldmargin to claim back $30,000 USD for defective seed
