Cereals 2023 at Thoresby: dates and field highlights
Cereals 2023 took place on 13–14 June at the Thoresby Estate, Nottinghamshire, pairing machinery demonstrations with crop plots and agronomy.
13–14 June 2023, Thoresby Estate, Perlethorpe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Cereals 2023 brought arable farming to the Thoresby Estate in Nottinghamshire on 13–14 June, pairing machinery demonstrations with crop plots.
What happened at Cereals Event 2023
Comexposium organised the 2023 Cereals Event on 13 and 14 June at the Thoresby Estate, near Perlethorpe in Nottinghamshire. The two-day show combines a trade exhibition with working field demonstrations. Machinery ran close to agronomy plots, so visitors could look at plants, soils and implements in one place rather than moving between separate halls.
The field setting put agronomy first. Growers could link a visible result to its likely cause: sowing date, plant population, moisture, nutrition or cultivation method. Talks about varieties and soils sat alongside discussion of operations and timing. Robotics added another layer, with developers explaining row recognition, safety, supervision and how a machine copes with unusual situations in the field.
Crop growers, advisers, seed businesses, implement suppliers and precision-agriculture developers formed the core audience. For farmers, the useful question was which technologies cut field passes or improved the timeliness of work. It also helped to know whether a demonstration showed a prototype, a supported commercial system or a contractor service, since each leads to a very different purchase.
One summer day beside a demonstration plot cannot match results gathered over several seasons. The strongest visits ended with a plan for a trial at home: comparable treatments, a control strip and agreed measurements. Operator time, consumables and training belonged on the same sheet as the agronomic effect, giving a fair picture of what a change would really cost.
Highlights
- Two days, 13–14 June 2023, at the Thoresby Estate, Nottinghamshire
- Machinery demonstrations next to agronomy and crop plots
- Robotics and precision tools discussed alongside varieties and soils
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