H L Hutchinson Ltd

H L Hutchinson Ltd

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Founded in 1938, Hutchinsons is one of the UK’s leading providers of agronomic advice and crop inputs. With a national team of over 200 agronomists advising on arable, horticultural and vegetable crops.

Alongside outstanding agronomic advice, Hutchinsons offers a range of specialist services including Environmental, Farm Business Management, Agroecology, Soil Health, seed and variety choice, and nutritional planning. Alongside a nationwide distribution of seed, fertiliser and packaging requirements.

Omnia is a revolutionary precision farming system from Hutchinsons. Omnia interprets existing information for practical and effective advice to improve productivity, profitability, and sustainability. Use Omnia’s precision mapping tool and field data analysis to visualise high and low performing areas at a sub-field level and create variable rate application plans quickly and easily.

TerraMap is a soil mapping and sampling service offered by Hutchinsons. TerraMap produces up to 28 high resolution soil mapping layers, at over 800 data points per hectare. A big jump in accuracy compared to one data point per hectare. Data can be used to create more accurate variable rate plans. TerraMap is the UK’s first ever soil mapping service capable of measuring both active and organic carbon in the soil.

The unique Hutchinsons Helix Project test technologies alongside knowledge and advice at an expanding network of full-scale working farms. Wider farm impacts are considered, such as soil health, rotation planning and carbon footprinting. Technologies approved by Helix are proven to support decision-making and add value.

The Hutchinsons Helios Project explores how orchard design can be improved to increase light interception and therefore increase yields.

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    Planning OSR Desiccation

    Timing is key when desiccating oilseed rape as going on too early can impact quantity and quality of yields is the advice from Cam Murray, Hutchinsons... Read More
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    Unsettled weather brings higher...

    A few early developing winter wheat crops may require a late ear spray (T4) this season mainly due to late attacks of rust or for sooty moulds if wet ... Read More
  • TerraMap Gold- a new and unrivalled insight into soils...

    TerraMap Gold- a new...

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  • Cereal choices for autumn 2022

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  • Oilseed Rape choices for Autumn 2022

    Oilseed Rape choices for...

    David Bouch, Hutchinsons National Seed Manager believes that current market conditions and a wide choice of varieties are causing many to consider inc... Read More
  • Keep a lid on high disease pressure

    Keep a lid on...

    Another relatively cool, dry April across much of the country may have helped subdue disease pressure in many wheat crops, but leading agronomy firm H... Read More
  • Top tips for spring grass management

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  • Agroecology on a farm scale

    Agroecology on a farm...

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  • A world first: Foliar fertiliser manufactured from...

    A world first: Foliar...

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  • Act early to stop yellow rust and Septoria

    Act early to stop...

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  • New appointment takes on horticulture challenges

    New appointment takes on...

    From labour shortages to spiraling energy costs, the horticulture sector continues to face significant challenges, but Hutchinsons new Horticultural T... Read More
  • Managing Nitrogen with a Realistic Eye on Yield Potential...

    Managing Nitrogen with a...

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  • Tips to mitigate the impact of high fertiliser prices...

    Tips to mitigate the...

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  • Ease of connectivity makes transition to variable...

    Ease of connectivity makes...

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  • Early Disease control in OSR

    Early Disease control in...

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  • Event showcases environmental options to ‘bridge...

    Event showcases environmental options...

    The switch from direct support to environmentally-focussed payments presents massive challenges over coming years, but leading agronomy firm Hutchinso... Read More
  • Take a smarter approach to rotation planning

    Take a smarter approach...

    A “smarter” approach to crop rotation planning will help growers maximise productivity and deliver on the environmental goals of the new f... Read More
  • Using farm trials to build more sustainable farming...

    Using farm trials to...

    Farm trials provide an excellent test-bed for the latest tools and technology in real-world situations, but often results can be considered in isolati... Read More
  • Practical steps towards better OSR results this autumn...

    Practical steps towards better...

    With oilseed rape prices significantly higher than this time last year, there could be more of the crop going into the ground this autumn. But before ... Read More
  • TerraMap Carbon - the UK’s first Carbon Mapping...

    TerraMap Carbon - the...

    Hutchinsons launches TerraMap Carbon the first ever carbon mapping service to provide the most accurate baseline measurement of both organic and activ... Read More
  • Variable rate drilling more accessible than ever

    Variable rate drilling more...

    Converting a standard land metered drill into a variable rate drill has never been easier or more affordable with the launch this spring of a new vari... Read More
  • Don’t drop guard against yellow rust and Septoria...

    Don’t drop guard against...

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  • Understand biostimulants for best results this spring...

    Understand biostimulants for best...

    There are often mixed views about the value of biostimulants to arable crops, but work by leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons shows they can benefit whe... Read More
  • Omnia management system of choice for award-winning...

    Omnia management system of...

    For award-winning Worcestershire arable farmer Jonathan Boaz using farmyard manure to improve organic matter in his soils is key. Mr Boaz won the 201... Read More
  • App takes crop walking to new level

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  • Soil mapping helps drive efficiency for hop and apple...

    Soil mapping helps drive...

    Digital mapping systems in horticultural crops, particularly top fruit and hops, are not yet as widely used as in broad-acre arable crops, but more gr... Read More
  • Get ahead in Countryside Stewardship applications

    Get ahead in Countryside...

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  • Hutchinsons Helix farm network continues to expand

    Hutchinsons Helix farm network...

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  • Starter fertiliser could give OSR a reprieve

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  • Hutchinsons launches Professional Adviser training...

    Hutchinsons launches Professional Adviser...

    The very first national Level 6 Degree agronomy training programme for the Professional Adviser Standard has been launched by leading crop production ... Read More
  • Omnia hits 1000 users

    Omnia hits 1000 users

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  • Don’t let phosphate deficiency stifle wheat potential...

    Don’t let phosphate deficiency...

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    Using stewardship to improve...

    With environmental stewardship becoming a more important income source post-subsidy reform, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons is giving growers an ins... Read More
  • Now is the time to establish summer cover for soil...

    Now is the time...

    The next few weeks are the ideal time to establish a summer cover crop mix on uncropped land requiring improvements to soil structure and health after... Read More
  • Fieldwise LIVE brings national trials to your screen...

    Fieldwise LIVE brings national...

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  • Make the most of pre-em weed control in beet

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    Pre-emergence herbicides will need to feature more prominently in sugar beet weed control programmes in order to mitigate the risks from poorer contro... Read More
  • Bespoke cover crop solutions to improve soils

    Bespoke cover crop solutions...

    Leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons has unveiled a new range of tailor-made cover crop mixes that includes options which could help improve the structur... Read More
  • Top OSR varieties on deferred payment offer from Hutchinsons...

    Top OSR varieties on...

    Crop production specialists Hutchinsons are offering growers the opportunity to defer payment on seed purchased before 31 March 2020 for leading oilse... Read More
  • Remedying Soil Problems After a Difficult Harvest

    Remedying Soil Problems After...

    With the recent challenging wet weather in many areas of the country, farmers should consider what can be done to make their soils more resilient for ... Read More
  • Exciting precision technology developments in Omnia...

    Exciting precision technology developments...

    One of the main sticking points with precision farming has always been moving data from one system or machine to another one.  However, with the ... Read More
  • Undersowing maize has soil health benefits

    Undersowing maize has soil...

    Hutchinsons trials in Cumbria are showing how a low-cost way of undersowing maize with Italian ryegrass could have significant benefits for soil healt... Read More
  • New Mapping System A Game Changer

    New Mapping System A...

    What is being described as a “game changing” soil mapping service, is being launched to UK growers. Hutchinsons' TerraMap is said to revo... Read More
  • Future Farming in Practice at the Helix Project

    Future Farming in Practice...

    The requirement for growers to be more transparent and to justify their practices will only increase, requiring resource and a new management approach... Read More
  • Potato Grower Increases Worm Numbers with Cover Crops...

    Potato Grower Increases Worm...

    A Shropshire grower is trying to limit the damaging effect of heavy cultivations for potato crops to his light soils through the use of cover crops. ... Read More
  • Increasing Yield with Orchard Design

    Increasing Yield with Orchard...

    Given that profit margins are tight and labour is in short supply, a “robot ready” orchard that yields almost twice as much Class I fruit ... Read More

Contact & Opening Times

H L Hutchinson Ltd
Weasenham Lane,
Wisbech,
Cambs,
PE13 2RN

T: 01945 461177

Hours of Business:

Mon - Fri: 8.00am - 5.00pm

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