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College improves manure use with weigh cell technology

An agricultural college in north-east England is improving soil fertility by using a manure spreader with weigh cells to match manures to field requirements via detailed nutrient maps. Farmers Guardian reports

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East Durham College 51AVÊÓÆµare using an 8-tonne Bunning speader with load cells to apply manures using application maps
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East Durham College 51AVÊÓÆµare using an 8-tonne Bunning speader with load cells to apply manures using application maps

With livestock numbers steadily growing and pressure to stay well within environmental guidelines at East Durham College farm, Houghall Campus, Paul Flynn, director at the college, wanted to use the manure...

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