Dylan Gebers works as a dairy farm Xantium Dairies that is expanding their operation into Zambia. Currently they are row cropping growing soybeans and commercial maize. Going forward they plan to develop into milk production. The arable land is currently 450ha with more land coming into production each year. They are  busy bush clearing the … Continue reading Using fieldmargin to claim back $30,000 USD for defective seed →

Over the last few months, fieldmargin has had the pleasure to work with Olesia from West Ukraine to digitize her farm operation. The farm is situated in the west of Ukraine, 60 km from Lviv. “We cultivate about 2400 ha of land, we grow wheat, barley, oilseed rape, soya, maize, buckwheat, and sugar beets. Buckwheat … Continue reading How a Ukrainian farm is using fieldmargin to digitise records and improve communication →

Crop rotations have been at the center of agricultural systems throughout history. The right rotation can improve soil nutrition, breaks pest and disease cycles, and improves weed control. They can also be used to minimize a field’s average rate of erosion. AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Paul Hill says: “There’s nothing new about looking at rotations … Continue reading How fieldmargin can make rotation planning more simple →

Macadamia nuts are hard to beat when it comes to the most lucrative crop per land area used in South Africa. South Africa is currently the largest macadamia producer in the world with 19,500 hectares under cultivation, producing over 50,000 tonnes per year. Currently, there is such a high demand for trees that there is … Continue reading 6 ways macadamia orchards in SA use fieldmargin to keep all farm information accessible on the go →

Combines are rolling in the UK as harvest 2022 gets off to an early start with dry weather keeping drying costs at bay. However, the low moisture contents are causing problems for some growers SOURCE).  Dry weather has seen rapid progress with the winter barley harvest, with more than 69% harvests completed during July in England, … Continue reading Keep on top of your 2022 harvest with yield reports on fieldmargin →

With input prices, and in particular fertilizer prices, rapidly increasing in recent months it is more important than ever to be keeping a close eye on nutrient use on your farm. To help you keep track of these figures we are pleased to announce that we are launching nutrient management as part of our farm … Continue reading Introducing: Nutrient management →

Field Health imagery is most commonly used for efficient scouting and tracking for early-crop establishment. However, you can also use the imagery to support your harvest. Here are three ways: 1) Managing harvest progress If you manage a large farm or work remotely then you can use Field Health to monitor which fields have been … Continue reading Using Field Health imagery at harvest →

Fieldmargin is pleased to announce a partnership with Alpha One Technology and Ziphezinhle “Boyzie” Gabuza on the African continent. Boyzie is an accounts manager for the tech and drone division at Alpha One Technology. This partnership comes after a very successful collaboration on a mapping project done this year.  Alpha One Tech has partnered with … Continue reading Fieldmargin partners with Alpha One Technology & SerDev to help onboard South African farmers →

Farm safety is a full-time job. It is often brought up in feedback with our team and it is a priorty on of a lot of our users.