2013 - The Year of Precision Farming at the Show.

Dairymaster - High Performance Dairy Equipment for the progressive farmer…

Dairymaster are the third largest milking equipment manufacturer in the world with our headquarters in the UK in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. 

Dairymaster’s innovative product range encompasses five key areas: Milking Equipment; Automated Feeding Systems; Hydraulic Manure Scrapers; Cow Fertility Monitors and Milk Cooling Tanks. Technology is a big focus throughout the product range, examples of this are; there is an app for the cow fertility monitors and two way communication between the milk cooling tank and the operator.  

By milking each cow an average of one minute faster than the competition, Dairymaster’s state-of-the-art milking equipment delivers 5% more yield in scientific trials. In turn, this superior milk-out, natural milking and a focus on automation allows the dairy farmer to make smarter management decisions. The machine can even talk the operator through the entire process - a sort of dairy sat nav. 

Many of the products operate effectively as stand alone products however all are capable of being upgraded and integrated into a fully computerised milking parlour with the capability of automatically monitoring the progress of each individual animals yield and the overall management of the farm.   

While concentrates are an effective feed source, they are not cheap and so in order to keep down costs, each cow needs to be fed individually based on her analysed needs. The Dairymaster Feed-Rite feeders give you the power to feed your cows according to the cow’s individual needs. They are a very precise and convenient way to feed cows in the parlour. This offers tremendous advantages to the dairy farmer as it has been proven to increase cow flow, decrease milking time and cater for the individual nutrition requirements of cows. 

The heat detection system - MooMonitor is the most technologically advanced system on the market and uses nanotechnology to measure activity within an animal on an hourly basis, accurately identifying when the cow is due for service by recording the heat start time. 

Dairymaster's aftercare service, on-going customer support and constant monitoring of product performance in the marketplace, has given the company an up-to-the minute understanding of all aspects of the industry as it evolves. 

Dairymaster utilises science and advanced technologies in order to make dairy farming more profitable, enjoyable and sustainable.   find out more at www.dairymaster.co.uk

Amazone - Precision Farming takes up the strain.

Amazone utilise state of the art electronics to aid the operation and control of their products. The AMATRON 3 in-cab terminal offers a combination of machine controller and GPS functionality. For instance, on drills, spreaders and sprayers, the need to accurately switch the machine off and on at the headland places huge strain on the operator and this can be relieved by the use of the GPS-Switch software. When spreading, this can save around 3-5% of the fertiliser bill per annum depending on field size and shape. That’s enough to pay, not just for the additional cost of the electronics, but to more than cover the whole cost of the spreader in its lifetime.

Note that this increased accuracy doesn’t just come from headland precision, it can also come from reduced overlap by guidance systems. Here, AMATRON 3’s GPS-Track software for can help keep the amount of overlap to a minimum. Also, by targeting the inputs to where and when the crop can utilise it, we can again make better use of inputs of seed, chemicals and fertiliser. AMATRON 3, with its new GPS-Maps software can take a pre-produced application map and then control the rate across the field and apply the commodity only when and where it is necessary.

ISOBUS is not a gimmick for reducing the number of screens in the cab, but is a system that is beginning to play its part in enhancing IT Farming technology, with its ability to run multiple software applications, especially from third parties, on the Bus. The phrase ‘Precision Farming’ covers so many aspects of farming, but by investing in this kind of technology it will pay dividends in terms of the savings in efficiency made.

SoilEssentials Ltd

Scotland’s precision farming company, is once again delighted to attend the Royal Highland Show. SoilEssentials was officially launched at the Royal Highland Show in 2000 and much has changed over the past 13 years The GPS soil sampling service has grown into the largest in Scotland. It is a soil sampling service specifically designed for Scotland’s acidic soils. SoilEssentials Ltd are independent and do not sell lime or fertiliser, so can concentrate on giving the best agronomic advice for the customer. Machine control  has become a core part of the company’s work. In Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England, SoilEssentials  are the only official Trimble resellers, supplying the full range of Trimble precision agricultural products and services. In 2008 Soilessentials was awarded 2 Royal Highland Show Silver awards and has continued to developed many new products, one being EssentialsNet, the largest privately owned RTK network in the UK. This network streams GPS correction signals to allow inch accurate steering over the whole of the UK. This year new SoilEssentials developments include EssentialsMAP, a web based mapping program to allow customers to view and create their own variable rate application maps, IT support and our latest innovative product, EssentialsFarmLive . Using EssentialsFarmLive, farmers have the opportunity to be in command of their farm, wherever in the world they may happen to be. Soilessentials continues to grow rapidly, both in business, and staffing, which now number 16. SoilEssentials Ltd is proud to be Scotland’s foremost Precision Agriculture business, exclusively  supplying, servicing and supporting precision farming systems.