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Tillage-Live cultivating establishment ideas Tillage-Live - The National Cultivation Event takes place at Down Ampney Airfield, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire GL7 5QF on Wednesday 10 September 2014 from 08.00 hrs to 15.00 hrs, offering visitors the opportunity to get to grips with the latest in cultivation equipment and soil management technologies. longside the working demonstrations of cultivation machinery and sprayers will be an array of static exhibitors and for the 3rd year the Knowledge Trail where visitors gain NRoSO and BASIS CPD points from completing all of the stations. Stations on the knowledge trail will include the ever-popular soil pit helping visitors to understand and manage what is happening beneath the surface as a result of cultivation, as well as guidance on weed control across the rotation and Metazachlor stewardship from sponsors BASF. Here visitors can talk to the experts about the weed problems on their own farms and get guidelines on best practice in limiting Metazachor reaching water bodies. “This year’s Tillage-Live is filled with lots of
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helpful information. The Knowledge Trail will again provide visitors with access to valuable, in-depth advice from industry experts on a whole variety of topics. As the largest cultivation demonstration in the UK, Tillage-Live gives progressive growers the opportunity to view the latest and most innovative cultivation and seedbed preparation equipment and drills at work on large scale plots, “said organiser Duncan Russell of the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA). All the latest news about the event is available on the website www.tillagelive.uk.com including listings of all the working demonstrations and details of pre-booking (£7.50/car, compared to £10 on the day). For group rates contact FarmSmart Events.
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