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CEREALS 2015

New conference format

packed with technical advice

revamped conference
programme at Cereals 2015
will provide growers with key
information on some of the
hottest topics in the arable sector
while allowing them more time
to explore the event.
Recognising that many
visitors are pressed for time,
the technical seminars have a new format. Each session will
consist of an intensive 20-minute presentation from a leading
expert followed by a 10-minute question and answer session.
Cereals event director Jon Day says:
The condensed seminars will last no more than 30 minutes
each but will be packed with advice, while giving growers a
chance to put their own questions to the experts.
The new format will allow visitors to pick up as much
information as before from the seminars but in a shorter time,
so they can spend more of their day visiting the trade stands,
crop plots and working demonstrations.
Topics to be covered include the Yield Enhancement
Networks role in maximising yield potential; the loss of
active ingredients; no-till establishment and the role of data in
agriculture to enhance performance and increase returns.
Visitors can also hear about blackgrass control; the role of
cover crops; preserving soil organic matter and effective OSR
pest management.
The talks will be interspersed with sessions hosted by
The Arable Conference at Cereals, partnered by The
Oxford Farming Conference. Three debates headlined by
industry-leading farmers, scientists, policymakers and
environmentalists take place over the two days, with plenty of
opportunity for the audience to have their say.
Subject matter includes GM and the potential of novel and
non-food crops; where resistant varieties will come from (and
whether the sector can rely on the Recommended List) and the
role of precision farming in achieving yield potential.
Al Brooks, 2016 Oxford Farming Conference chairman,
says:
The line-up of panelists and speakers is outstanding, as is
the range of topics being covered.
We have speakers from around the world joining the panel
sessions; and with GM and the reliability of the Recommended
Lists being debated, were certain to create some animated
discussion something we never shy away from at the Oxford
Farming Conference.
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Calibre to unveil three new technologies at Cereals

At this years Cereals Event, Calibre the experts in Grain testing

equipment will introduce three new Innovations designed to make
the assessment of Grain Quality a simpler and faster task. The
new technologies test for the key properties in Grain: Protein,
Moisture, Mycotoxins and Falling Number. The equipment will
enable Farmers, Grain Stores and Traders to identify quality crops
rapidly aiding precision farming and retaining premiums throughout
the grain chain. Be the first to see our official UK launch with live
demonstrations on how testing has become easier and faster on
Calibre stand 1027.

Intelligent dryer control system optimises grain drying

Allmet is helping its customers to reduce drying costs and increase

drying capacity thanks to the launch of the Intelligent Dryer Control
(IDC) System.
This latest technical advance brought to the UK market is the
result of Allmets alliance with Tornum AB, a strategic business
partnership formed at the end of last year that has seen the two
companies share expertise and resources to focus on product
research and development.
The IDC, is long-awaited in the grain market and will benefit
customers by minimising over drying, maximising obtainable
product quality, weight and prices and providing total process
control. Allmet will be showcasing the IDC at Cereals in Boothby
Graffoe on June 10-11, 2015.
Allmet Director, Charles White explained:
Drying grain precisely is a complex process that you want to get
right to maximise the best possible price. When you use manual
methods you run the risk of not reaching the desired moisture
content levels, or over drying. The IDC takes the guess work out
of this by maintaining the average outgoing moisture content of the
grain, despite large variations in incoming moisture content.
To illustrate the benefits of the IDC - overstepping the mark by
drying to 13 percent instead of 14 can typically add up to 20 percent
to your energy bill, give you an additional 1 percent loss in weight
and reduce your dryers capacity by up to 16 percent.
Fellow Allmet Director, James White added:
The IDC optimizes the drying process by using intelligent
software that adapts to conditions. Theres no need for manual
adjustments you have total control over the drying process and can
change the grain type and drying recipe where ever you are, at the
touch a button either from a PC or a tablet.
Available in four different standard kits, the system consists of
moisture sensors and a control unit with a user-friendly interface.
The first sensor is positioned in one of the upper drying sections and
measures incoming moisture. The second is placed in the cooling
zone, close to the dryer outlet. Using information about incoming
and outgoing moisture content, the control unit sets the speed of
the dryer discharge to obtain the desired moisture content out of the
dryer - regardless of outside climatic conditions.

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Perrys Latest Release in time for Cereals

Perry of Oakley Ltd is the UKs most experienced manufacturer

of grain and bulk materials drying and handling equipment. With
products ranging from aspirator pre cleaners to conveyors and grain
driers Perry of Oakley Ltd have the handling or drying solution to
suit your needs.
The latest product to be added to the Perry of Oakley range is the
industrial curved combination conveyor. With four casing heights
and widths available, this conveyor is capable of capacities from 60
tones per hour to 350 tones per hour; it is also available in angles up
to 60 in 10 or 15 increments.
The industrial curved combination conveyor has been designed
with heavy duty in mind. It is made from heavy-duty galvanised
steel and has an all bolted and riveted construction. It also has a
forged steel chain and heavy-duty plastic flights; this means the
conveyor is suitable for handling all types of cereals and pulses in
agricultural and commercial applications.
This conveyor is ideally suited to feeding a bucket elevator when
avoiding having pits in concrete.
The inlet options available for this conveyor include both
mechanical receptions and trench intake hoppers.
Principal sponsor HSBC will hold a series of open forums
on its stand, including a question and answer session with
DEFRA minister George Eustice on Wednesday and a
prominent MP on Thursday, both of whom will be joined by
NFU president Meurig Raymond.
The first day will also include a session with Jack Bobo,
senior adviser for agricultural policy, US Department of State,
a world authority on biosciences and GM technology.
The Question and Answer session is open to anyone who
would like to listen to and join in some lively debate, says
Allan Wilkinson, head of food and agriculture at HSBC.

We look forward to welcoming the minister and Meurig

Raymond to our official opening and Q&A forum on
Wednesday morning.
There is plenty to talk about, including setting the scene
for what the newly formed government sees as its priorities,
TIFF and the trade gap, as well as wider matters like the
governments response to bovine TB.
Recently introduced Cereals initiatives that proved popular
in 2014 return to this years event. The CPD trail offers the
biggest choice of points yet, reflecting the wide range of
technical excellence on show.
A total of 12 exhibitors are offering BASIS points and eight
are offering NRoSO points. BASIS members can claim six
CPD points per day two for attending the event and four
from the exhibitor knowledge trail. NRoSO members can
claim six points for the whole event two points for visiting
and a further four from the trail.
The Inspire Pavilion, sponsored by De Lacy Executive,
Massey Ferguson and McDonalds, highlights the wealth
of career opportunities for young people in farming and
associated industries.
It offers a packed schedule of activities, including
inspirational stories from young people already working in the
fast-moving, progressive world of modern agriculture.
A key discussion point at Cereals will be the winning
machines in the International Machinery Manufacturers
Awards, a scheme launched last year to recognise machines
that deliver exceptional innovation, effectiveness and value.
There are four categories covering cultivations, harvest
machinery, sprayers and tractors. Winners and runners up will
be announced on the first day of Cereals and the machinery

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Cereals 2015 Conference program

Arable Conference At Cereals
Arable conference marquee (stand 830)
Wednesday 10 June
Session details

Chairman/Speakers

11.00

GM and the potential of novel and non-food crops; UK

and international perspectives.

Chairman: Al Brooks (OFC 2016 chairman and farmer)

Speakers:
Jack Bobo, senior adviser for agricultural policy,USDA
Prof Johnathan Napier, Rothamsted Research
Mark Buckingham, Europa Bio
Paul Temple, farmer

14.30

Where will all the resistant varieties come from? Can

we rely on the Recommended List?

Chairman: Dr Tina Barsby (CEO NIAB and OFC director)

Speakers:
Dr Susannah Bolton, HGCA
Dr Richard Summers, former BSPB chairman
Geoff Hall, Monsanto
Andy Barr, farmer & NFU Combinable Crops Board

Whats the role of precision farming in achieving yield

potential?

David White: farmer and director of RTK Farming

Thursday 11 June
11.00

Chairman: Martin Davies, Farmland Investment and OFC director

Speakers: Steve Keyworth, Ursula Agriculture / Michael Horsch, Horsch Machinery / Clive Blacker: Precision Decisions

Technical seminars
Arable conference marquee (stand 830)
Wednesday 10 June
Session details

Chairman/Speakers

10.15

Where is Yield Enhancement Network in maximising

yield potential, and what can growers start
implementing now?

Chairman: Robert Lasseter, OFC council member

Speaker: Prof Roger Sylvester-Bradley, head of crop performance, ADAS

12.30

Losing our active ingredients where are we and what

can we do?

Chairman: Robert Lasseter, OFC Director

Speaker: Bill Clark, commercial technical director, NIAB

13.30

All no-till is it practical and best for soil, farmer and

bottom-line?

Chairman: Jane Craigie, British Guild of Agricultural Journalists

Speaker: Tom Sewell, farmer & Nuffield Scholar

15.45

The role of data in agriculture to enhance performance

and increase returns

Chairman: Jane Craigie, British Guild of Agricultural Journalists

Speaker: Nick Tapp, head of client advisory at Craigmore Farming

10.15

A different blackgrass control approach on my farm

Chairman: Andrew Brown, farmer

Speaker: Ian Matts, farmer, Brixworth Farming

12.30

Cover crops whats best, why use them and how to

manage them

Chairman: Andrew Brown, farmer

Speaker: Mark Hemmant, technical manager, Agrovista

13.30

Soil organic matter improving yield

through management of soil organisms

Chairman: David Turner, principal at David Turner & Co

Speaker: Jackie Stroud, Rothamsted Research

14.30

Oilseed rape effective pest management

for high performance and yield

Chairman: Millie Fyfe, RABI regional manager and OFC associate director
Speaker: Caroline Nicholls, research and knowledge transfer manager, HGCA

Thursday 11 June

HSBC open forums (stand 825)

Wednesday 10 June
09.30

Official opening & Q&A forum

DEFRA minister George Eustice and Meurig Raymond, NFU president

11.00

New government, new CAP reform where now for

UK Agriculture?

Mark Berrisford-Smith, head of economics, HSBC and Guy Smith, NFU vice-president

13.00

Can agriculture save the planet before it destroys it?

Jack Bobo, senior advisor for agricultural policy, US Dept of State

15.00

Winning the world cup

Q&A with Richard Hill MBE, a member of Englands World Cup winning team in
2003

09.30

Q&A forum

Prominent Member of Parliament and Meurig Raymond, NFU president

11.00

New government, new CAP reform where now for

UK Agriculture?

Mark Berrisford-Smith, head of economics, HSBC and Guy Smith, NFU vice-president

14.00

Winning the world cup

Q&A with Richard Hill MBE, a member of Englands World Cup winning team in
2003.

Thursday 11 June

Programme correct at time of printing.

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Other familiar Cereals features return, including:
Crop plots an opportunity to see the latest varieties and
agronomy in the flesh across 5.5ha of plots.
Machinery most leading manufacturers will be represented,
offering the perfect shop window for new kit.
Working demonstrations cultivations, drills and guidance
systems being put through their paces.
Sprays and Sprayers innovations and application technology
plus over 50 of the latest sprayers in action in Syngentas Sprays

and Sprayers arena.

Renewables showcasing the wide range of opportunities
available from renewable energy, renewable fuels and other nonfood crops.
Post-harvest technology the place to re-assess drying and
storage needs to maintain crops in the best condition.
Business area expert information from rural consultants, banks,
and the IT sector to help drive business profitability.
Cereals 2015 takes place on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th
June, at Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire.

Ryetec Smart version mobile drier

Ryetec will launch at Cereals their new Smart version mobile drier
from Agrex, Italys leading manufacturers of Grain processing,
milling and drying equipment. Based on the successful and proven
PRT range of mobile driers, the Smart version provides the user
with a fully automated system whereby a target moisture content is
given to the machine, which then fills, dries to the required moisture
content, cools, and empties completely automatically. All this can
be monitored at any point by the famer/operator with a special
Agrex app on his smartphone which indicates the stage of operation, statistics of
performance and any faults. This gives the operator the freedom to leave the yard
and continue with other jobs whilst the drier gets on with its work or even to monitor
the machine if operating during the night with checks being made remotely on the
machine and the drying progress.
All Agrex driers benefit from the revolutionary external recirculating/loading auger,
this system offers the unique benefit of allowing the recirculating speed of the drier
to be increased as the grain dries unlike conventional systems where the recirculating
speed of the grain is only adjustable when the hopper is empty which means the
speed is limited by input moisture (the wetter, the slower).
Agrex driers can be speeded up as the grain dries vastly reducing drying time,
allowing for a more even heating of the grain (and avoiding hot spots) and therefore
saving fuel and speeding output. The new Smart system also controls this function
automatically speeding up recirculation speed as the grain dries.

Alltech Crop Science to feature at Cereals 2015

Alltech Crop Science, a division of Alltech, a privately-held

natural animal health and nutrition company, will be exhibiting at
this years Cereals 2015. Alltech Crop Science will be joining more
than 25,000 farmers, agronomists and industry suppliers at Cereals
2015, the leading technical event for the arable industry hosted
annually in the UK. Alltech Crop Science will showcase naturalbased products and solutions that it provides to the industry which
tackle the agronomic and horticultural challenges facing producers
across the globe. Alltech Crop Science aims to seamlessly bridge
the gap between science and sustainability, naturally, providing
solutions to address issues facing the production of citrus to silage
and everything in between.
Since 1994 Alltech Crop Science have conducted research on 69
crops in 29 countries to form the scientific basis for our products
and have a strong regional presence in Europe, North America,
Latin America, the Middle-East, Africa and Asia. Our global brand
portfolio addresses each stage of crop development, providing plants
with precision nutrition and offering growers biological solutions
that enhance traditional programmes.
In 2014, the United Kingdom saw an increase in planted areas and
yield in comparison to 2013 due to improved weather conditions.
Yields have been aided by good crop establishment and adequate
moisture through spring and summer. However, it is important to
note that it is not just good weather that plays an important role
in crop production. Soil life plays a major role in many natural
processes that determine nutrient and water availability for
agricultural productivity.
A healthy agribiome is the foundation to any crop reaching its full
natural genetic potential. Alltechs unique technology is designed to
revitalise soil and increase beneficial soil microbes which assist in
the breakdown of residual crop material, improve the availability of
nutrients and enhance root growth. By providing a balanced source
of essential nutrients in the soil and improving the root system
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it bridges the gap between crop potential and performance, thus

yielding a superior harvest without damaging the environment.
The Alltech Crop Science research programme is built on
improving productivity in the soil and the plant itself, said Robert
Walker global general manager, Alltech Crop Science. We must
focus on nutrient efficiency and end product quality as market
demand rises, all while identifying the environmental challenges.
The Alltech Crop Science team are eager for the opportunity to meet
the farmers, agronomists and growers who will visit Cereal 2015.
The team are serious about all things soil and arable, we would not
miss this event or the opportunities it presents.
Amid the ever changing environment, providing your crop with
a catalyst for growth at a precise time can make all the difference.
Equipping crops with a framework of essential nutrients they require
to sustain themselves is a complex balancing act that requires more
than traditional fertiliser programmes. Through Alltechs global
performance range of biostimulants and plant activators crops
become more robust and resilient. Healthier plants are higher in
sugars and production is uniform in size and colour which improves
marketable yield.
Recent evidence has shown that we need to be more careful in
planning going forward, focus must be placed on an integrated,
non-chemical, pest management control system. We must go back
to basics and focus on the genetic basis of the crop for example
farming, rotation, sowing date and crop establishment methods. We
need to have a broad strategy. Planning is essential and we need to
focus on a sustainable solution whereby we can continue to produce
food profitably, efficiently and safely, in an environmentally friendly
way, continued Walker.
To find out more information on how to improve performance
and production naturally visit the Alltech Crop Science at stand 322
during Cereals 2015. Here you can you can speak with members of
our global team on optimising your arable crops, in both yield and
quality, using natural, residue free solutions.