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2024 was characterised by extreme weather conditions worldwide: England, parts of France and Belgium suffered from rainfall and wet conditions while in Romania and Bulgaria the sun and extreme heat destroyed crops. Other regions partly had normal to record harvests.
Climate change forces many farmers to adapt or change their cultivation methods. In dry regions, farmers focus more on direct seeding and change their cultivation systems.
In general, it can be observed that farmers, because of both climatic changes and the price increases for rent and land, are increasingly refining their cultivation methods in order to secure their yields to the extent to which they can influence them.
In this issue there are several articles on the topic of precision and also creative ideas that may give you food for thought.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy, successful, healthy and, above all, peaceful New Year 2025.
Cordially
Cornelia Horsch