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Integrated software harnesses benefits of precision farming
For Damien Burnell, one of the great strengths of Gatekeeper is the ability it provides to incorpo- rate and utilise agronomic or pre- cision farming data.
Mr Burnell is farm manager of the 1,200ha (3,000 acre) Penllyn Estate outside Cowbridge, South Wales. Farming is just part of the overall business, which includes a composting business, accommo-
Key benefi ts:
• Integrated software and technology – helps streamline communication with agronomist and in-cab devices
• Better yields – technology/software combination has enabled the team to undertake testing to focus energy on improving yields
• Ability to utilise data and recommendations from external service providers and agronomist
dation, storage and other non-ag- ricultural businesses.
“It makes it extremely sim-
ple and easy to record and imple- ment recommendations and ap- plications,” Mr Burnell explains. This includes data generated by both the farm and by outside providers, such as agronomist Dai Llewellyn. Having walked the crops and inputted recommenda-
Gatekeeper is simple and easy to use, says Damien Burnell.
tions into his iPad, Mr Llewellyn then emails them over so Mr Bur- nell can synchronise them with Gatekeeper.
“I can then export that data into the sprayer controller, and then having fi nished export back into Gatekeeper, which will auto- matically update the fi eld records and stock levels. It means I now spend less time in the offi ce and more time in the fi eld.” The last four years have seen
the increased use of precision mapping and variable applica- tions across the farm. Variable drilling rates are being imple- mented across the estate follow- ing a successful trial in 2017. Here,
one historically
low-yielding fi eld was scanned by Soilquest. Mr Burnell was able to harness this data to create var- iable drilling maps using Gate- keeper – with the result that av- erage yields rose by 1t/ha.
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