{"id":70930,"date":"2017-12-07T09:28:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T09:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=70930"},"modified":"2017-12-07T09:29:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T09:29:50","slug":"farming-technology-explored-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/farming-technology-explored-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Farming technology explored on The Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 54.077253218884%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mark-Cat-Radio-1030x772.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mark-Cat-Radio-1030x772.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mark-Cat-Radio-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mark-Cat-Radio-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mark-Cat-Radio-705x528.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mark-Cat-Radio-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mark-Cat-Radio.jpg 1165w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\"  data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b__0 avia-caption'><div class=\"avia-inner-caption\"><div class='avia-caption-content '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Mark Biddulph and Des Machin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-70935 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-70935\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mark-Cat-Radio-1165x630.jpg\" width=\"1165\" height=\"630\" title='Mark - Cat Radio' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Innovative technology and its use in farming and food production made for a lively conversation between Programme Leader and HE Course Manager in <a href=\"https:\/\/ucreaseheath.ac.uk\/courses\/agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agriculture<\/a> Mark Biddulph and presenter Des Machin on our local community radio station \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisisthecat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cat<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Broadcast during Des\u2019 regular Thursday afternoon business programme, the interview covered topics such as industry specific apps, the use of drones for field mapping and lean management, a systematic method of streamlining businesses to make them more profitable.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the broad range of technology topics which are incorporated into the degrees delivered by <a href=\"https:\/\/ucreaseheath.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University Centre Reaseheath<\/a>, Mark told listeners: \u201cAll businesses grow, change and adapt. When we asked future employers what skills our graduates needed, the response was that technology skills and training in time management, people management and business systems were very important. We have worked with our industry partners to make sure that our graduates have these skills and are work ready.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of our agriculture students are interested in technology and where it may take them in their future careers. It\u2019s fascinating to see how the latest technology is being integrated and put to good use in so many aspects of farming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark went on to describe how tailormade apps are regularly used by farmers on a global scale, for instance in India, where a farmer can identify pests and diseases in crops by comparing them to photos and descriptions on a phone. If that failed, a photo could be sent to an expert for identification and help.<\/p>\n<p>Mark, whose family has a dairy farm and whose specialism is agricultural mechanisation, also talked about the complex machinery and drone technology used by large scale producers. Reaseheath agriculture students had been on a study tour to Iowa, USA this year and would visit Toronto, Canada, in 2018 to see this technology first-hand.<\/p>\n<p>He also described a lean management project which is just being completed on Reaseheath\u2019s commercial farm. This had meant the collection of data on all aspects of the business followed by detailed analysis of output. From this it would be possible to select small achievable changes which, once implemented, would eliminate waste and increase productivity.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Mark\u2019s interview here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Part-1-interview-Mark-Biddulph.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Part-2-Interview-Mark-Biddulph.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Part-3-Interview-Mark-Biddulph.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Cat broadcasts to Crewe, Nantwich and the surrounding rural areas. 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