CropTec Show 2027

Attendees, exhibitors & solutions

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Industry trends

Key trends shaping this market and its wider industry.

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Glossary

1

Arable farming

The cultivation of crops in rotation, typically cereals, oilseed rape, pulses, sugar beet or potatoes, rather than permanent grassland or livestock production.

2

Combinable crops

Crops harvested with a combine harvester, mainly wheat, barley, oats, oilseed rape and some pulse crops.

3

Integrated pest management (IPM)

A decision framework that combines cultural, biological, mechanical and chemical controls to manage weeds, pests and diseases with reduced reliance on any single method.

4

Crop rotation

The planned sequence of different crops on the same land over successive seasons, used to disrupt weed, pest and disease cycles and support soil health.

5

Black-grass

A competitive grass-weed in UK arable rotations that has developed resistance to several herbicide groups, making rotation, delayed drilling and cultural controls important.

6

Fungicide resistance

The ability of fungal pathogens to survive doses of fungicides that would normally control them, requiring diversified chemistry, dose management and integrated disease control.

7

Variable-rate application (VRA)

Applying seed, fertiliser or crop protection at different rates across a field according to mapped variation, soil zones or sensor data.

8

RTK guidance

Real-time kinematic satellite correction that gives pass-to-pass accuracy, typically within a few centimetres, for drilling, spraying and trafficking operations.

9

Controlled traffic farming

A system that confines machinery wheels to permanent tramlines so most of the field is not compacted by traffic.

10

Soil organic matter

The organic component of soil, including living organisms, fresh residues and decomposed material, linked to structure, water holding and nutrient supply.

11

Cover crop

A non-cash crop grown between main crops to protect soil, capture nutrients, suppress weeds or provide grazing, then terminated before the next cash crop.

12

Nitrogen use efficiency

The proportion of applied nitrogen taken up by the crop, used to compare fertiliser strategies and reduce losses to air and water.

13

Seed treatment

A chemical or biological coating applied to seed before sowing to protect against soil-borne diseases, pests or early-season stress.

14

Foliar nutrition

Nutrients applied to leaves as a spray, often used for micronutrients or to top up crop demand during key growth stages.

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Biologicals

Products based on living organisms or their derivatives, such as microbial inoculants or biostimulants, used to support soil and crop performance.