Precision farming the way to go

Jake Freestone told the Oxford Farming Conference how precision farming helps him optimise yield from varying soil types across the 1,560 hectares of the Overbury Farms estate, which he manages.

The day a seed is planted is the most important in its life and can have the greatest effect on its potential to deliver.

“Get the crop canopy too thin, with not enough seed, and the crop isn’t intercepting enough sunlight or can’t compete with weeds.