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TerraMap receives gold Innovation Award at Royal Highland Show
0Hutchinsons’ soil scanning technology, TerraMap, has been awarded gold in the Royal Highland Show Innovation Awards. It was put forward by Lewis McKerrow, head of digital agronomy, Hutchinsons, backed up by a testimonial from Inverness. TerraMap uses gamma-radiation detection technology to deliver resolutions above 800 points/ha, enabling it to provide mapping of nutrient properties, pH, soil texture, organic matter, elevation and plant available water. Data is collected first by driving a lightweight vehicle and the TerraMap sensor over the field, then backed up with soil samples to create individual layers. Farmer perspective Moore Drummond Farms is a 450-acre arable business…