News from YAGRO and information, insight and commentary on agtech and farming.
A case-study with John Barrett of Ditchingham Farms – Sentry Ltd
John Barrett of Ditchingham Farms – Sentry Ltd has won our Best In Field Award for Optimisation 2020, having shown the most significant reduction in cost of production for the past two years. We sat down with John (via zoom) to talk through how he's achieved this and if he has plans to bring those costs lower.
Accelerating the Adoption of Productivity Systems for Farming Businesses
Now that 2021 is upon us, we'd like to show you something we got up to last year; Tech Check.
We are delighted that YAGRO Analytics has been highlighted by Farmers Weekly as having the potential to counteract the loss of the BPS.
On Remembrance Day we think about the sacrifices made by those who fought and died, and consider the immense changes that the First World War brought to the farming industry.
In this article, we examine the situation on the Home Front and the technology that drove a farming revolution over a hundred years ago.
Create a Virtual Group and learn from your trusted peers
As many of you will know, last month we launched YAGRO Analytics. We want to highlight a key feature of this new tool: our ‘Virtual Groups’, where you can share detailed cost of production data with trusted peers, for the betterment of your farm and peer group.
A new product launched to plug BPS hole in farm businesses
Cambridge-based data & technology company YAGRO Ltd today announced the release of their ground-breaking new product, YAGRO Analytics™, which aggregates on-farm business data into a simple online tool, and gives the farm manager incredible detail and insight on the farm’s current and historical performance.
Suppliers to reward early orders
The new Nitrogen season has kicked off with early terms offered on farm. To make the right call at the right time, it’s important to understand how prices are set, and what supply chain dynamics are important.
Since the green revolution, agrochemical patents have been the lifeblood of R&D, by guaranteeing exclusivity of supply to the inventor of a new chemistry for a set time period. So what happens when these patents expire? We have analysed real farm gate prices of the industry classic, Amistar
We are often asked the question: ‘is benchmarking actually going to result in better performance for my business?’ Thanks to some clever number-crunching at YAGRO, we’ve found the statistical answer. Data shows an average £7.50/Ha saving for a wheat crop, straight to the farm’s bottom line, every year.
Opportunities in dynamic price movements
Our data team did a detailed analysis of the YAGRO Ag Chem price database showing a 0.5% decrease in real farm paid prices 2018-19. Understanding these moves across 1’500 products is not an easy job. However: the dynamics of the market show how significant cost reduction opportunities might exist, even where average inflation is flat. Accurate product understanding and selection is critical – as is direct control of your purchasing, so you can pick and choose to follow the opportunities.
