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September 03, 2018

World-first Hands Free Hectare project completes second harvest

The Hands Free Hectare (HFHa) team has successfully harvested their second crop using their autonomous combine harvester and achieved unloading on the move for the first time with their ISEKI tractor.
 

Unloading on the move
Image credit: Harper Adams University
The world-first project, run by Harper Adams University and Precision Decisions, returned in November of last year after receiving funding from the AHDB to grow a crop of winter wheat, with the aim to improve the machinery's accuracy and so improve field coverage, ultimately leading to a more competitive yield.

Drilling misses fell from 2.82 per cent in the first year of the project to 0.35 percent this year, helping the team achieve a respectable overall yield of 6.5 tonnes, despite a late drilling and busy schedules.


Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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