Robert is a winegrower in the Kent region, where he cultivates 12 hectares of vines, mainly dedicated to Pinot Noir. Until 2020, he kept an eye on the weather by noting down weather readings directly from his vineyard and thanks to the Met Office and BBC forecasts. But in April
The British weather is notoriously capricious, so having real-time information on rainfall and temperature can help farmers to reduce inputs and improve efficiencies. And one lucky producer in North Yorkshire recently won a state-of-the-art connected weather gauge – so how does he see it helping on his farm? Sitting north of
A visit with Andrew Bott, Partner at RH Bott & Son, Finches Farm Five miles to the east of Stevenage lies Bennington, a small village in Hertfordshire. This is where Andrew Bott’s family has been farming since the 1950s. Today, Andrew farms 240 hectares of arable crops and contracts
A visit with Arable farmer Charles Fairey in Linton Farming in the East of England Agriculture plays an important role in Eastern England. Over half the land is farmed. Cereal crops such as wheat and barley grow particularly well here, feeding humans and animals alike and accounting for millions of
A visit with Alister Farr, a Sentry farms manager at Chivers Farms In November 2018 when Sencrop was first launching in the UK, the team exhibited at the CropTec show in Peterborough. As the leading technical event for the arable sector, Sencrop was able to meet with a group of
Winner of a free Sencrop Raincrop station at the Cereals Event Sencrop exhibited at our first Cereals Event this year, experiencing mud, rain, and chilly temps (even for England!). In spite of the elements, it was a very successful event. Running a contest to mark our first ever participation, our