News from YAGRO and information, insight and commentary on agtech and farming.
Slowed supply chains; deliveries at 10 days
Fuel supply markets have suffered several disruptions in the past days that are ultimately impacting the ease of moving fuel around the country. The complication at this time comes from the latest guidance on COVID-19. While there is limited impact as yet, suppliers and depot managers are getting concerned. We recommend farms keep an eye on stocks, keeping at least 10 days in the tank through this busy time.
Insights from a whirlwind tour of Australian farm innovation
In February this year we were invited by Innovate UK to take part in the Global Business Innovation Programme to Australia. This involved 12 leading UK AgTech companies to foster international partnerships and explore commercial opportunities between markets. We cover the key insights from the market.
Keep your insurance sharp, at the click of a button
Farm insurance is an overlooked area of cost. Getting competitive quotes at renewal time is a painful, time consuming process – often leaving premiums free to creep up over the years.
Making sense of your farm software
In a world of rapidly evolving farming software, farmers are benefitting from a new service from YAGRO: helping assess current use of software, and highlight areas of focus to deliver value to the business.
Yagro platform updates and new features
Our team has been working on new platform features and we're excited to share the latest changes to Yagro Price Check that are now available for all our customers.
Farming to benefit from independent, farmer-first business tools
The UK's innovation funding arm, Innovate UK, will accelerate Yagro's development, focusing on a Commercial Intelligence System for farmers.
We carried out a dramatic performance improvement to a key part of our web service, aided by tools such as New Relic and Crate. This blog details the challenge we faced, and logic of the solution.
Introducing new and improved features for Yagro Price Check
As the spraying season comes to a close, we are excited to share updates to our Yagro Price Check tool. These improvements will help farmers better understand their purchasing performance this year, and identify the opportunities for major savings.
Rebate season is in full swing in the agrochemical industry. If you are getting less than £15/Ha (£6/acre) for your rebate this year, the following may be useful.
Yagro was present at Cereals the other week, the technical event for the UK arable industry. Whilst the rain poured down hard during the build-up, that didn't stop any of the visitors or exhibitors being in fine spirits for what was another good Cereals show.
