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The importance of field scale data in decision making
Hutchinsons Helix Northumberland Farm at Barelees Farm, Cornhill-on-Tweed hosted an open day held in late June ...
What is Helix?
The Helix project aligns new and old technologies, evolving and developing them to improve crop management decisions.
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Linking technology, knowledge and advice to deliver sustainable farming
We're using farm-scale trials to determine the future of agronomy, testing out which technologies and techniques provide the greatest benefits to growers...
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New technologies fully described, together with an explanation of how they work, the farmer/agronomist benefits and links to further reading and video references.
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As a central hub for Helix, the Helix Technology Development Farm provides the opportunity to trial and demonstrate the latest innovations and technologies at farm scale to determine their real-world benefits...
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Predict & Justify
Reviewing risk analysis and prediction of pests, disease, crop growth and lodging risk – looking to determine the real-world benefits of accurate crop growth monitoring...
Nutrition
Simplifying nutrition decision making by enabling live analysis, alongside developing knowledge and trialling the latest and most innovative soil analysis technologies...
Optimising Outputs
Looking at how technology can be used to improve economic output from a farm and field-scale basis...
Traits
With new breeding techniques on the horizon there is a need to understand how to develop them to maximise their benefit on your farm...
Sustainability
As the environment and biodiversity become ever more important to policy decision making, we are testing how growers will be able to deliver this within an integrated farming system...
Technology Showcase
Nutrition
Find insights into the latest technologies and methodologies to improve crop nutrition
In Field Technologies
Find details on the innovative technologies working in the field and what they have to offer
Big Data
Discover the technologies we’re looking at to use data to enhance on-farm decision making
Soil Health and Biology
Discover the technologies with the potential to enhance soil health and biology
Prediction
Discover the technologies pioneering prediction in agriculture and their potential benefits
Remote Sensing
Find out about the technologies offering the most advanced remote sensing and their role on farm
Plant Breeding and Genetics
The latest innovations in plant breeding and genetics and how they could benefit farming
BioScience
Learn more about the innovative technologies we’re looking at that are based on insights from nature
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Agroecology on a farm scale
A whole farm approach to Agroecological farming practices is the premise of the Helix Agroecology Farm hosted by Harry Heath...
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