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Arable Farming special: Eye in the sky shows promise for fine-tuning nitrogen strategy

After excellent results last year, a farm in Cornwall is looking to step-up trials of a new system that uses cutting-edge satellite imagery to help refine fertiliser planning throughout the season

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Richard Martin (L) and James Whatty
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Richard Martin (L) and James Whatty

Martin Dairy Ltd, Trethick Farm, near Bodmin, is part of the Hutchinsons Helix demonstration farm network, which last year trialled the Messium nitrogen prediction technology as part of worldwide system...

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