The company is and has been involved in a wide range of partnership development trials, as well as own-initiative research projects.
We have adopted imagery to compare a range of nutrient and agrochemical treatments in trials. e.g. fungicides, herbicides and plant growth regulators. The results have been used for both scientific and publicity purposes. The feasibility of developing a wider range of variable rate recommendations is constantly under review.
Recent R&D
Projects for: Dow Agrochemicals, Syngenta, GrowHow, Bayer CropScience, Reading University, Masstock, UAP
Clients
Own development trials (2000) 80 fields 300 images 3 countries
Own trials
Work with independent crop agronomists – e.g. Hampshire Arable Systems, Anne Willington
Agronomists
Research projects
EU Seminar
Seminar in Brussels funded by Commission run by Skyfarm – 20 farmers 30 research workers: “Seminar of Farmers using Precision Farming to establish research needs,” Accompanying Measure Contract under EU Framework 5.
Research reports
Multi-client studies (1999 & 2001)
- "Electronics in crop agriculture: Field, office & web integration to 2010", published in July 2001
- "Opportunities for Precision Farming in Europe to 2005, an update", published in February 1999
Partnerships with service companies in EU: SC2 (France), Ntl (Germany), Datavaxt (Sweden)
Blackgrass detection: experimental
Blackgrass visual signature
Variable nitrogen in GrowHow trial on basis of NDVI image in April
Variable application trial with a plant growth regulator