A raft of new machinery will be on parade at the forthcoming CropTec show, held on November 29 and 30 at the East of England Showground, in Peterborough.

Now in its fourth year, CropTec brings together farmers, industry experts and researchers, plus the latest products and services from more than 100 exhibitors. It’s an opportunity to find ideas, inspiration and answers on everything from crop protection and nutrition, to plant breeding and soil management in one place, at one time.

The event is free to attend for those visitors that pre-book their tickets, but on the day visitors will be charged £15. Book ahead at http://www.croptecshow.com/

Here's some of the new kit going to the event:

Magnetic spray drift reduction

MagGrow, sponsor of the CropTec Spraying Technology Hub, will be introducing its magnetic spray drift reduction concept at the show.

This is claimed to provide better coverage than conventional crop spraying systems and can reduce spray drift by up to 80%.

It uses magnetic inserts on the sprayer that impart an electromagnetic charge into the sprayed liquid, making it more attracted to its target.

It can be retro-fitted to all makes of sprayer.

JD StarFire's UK debut

John Deere’s new-generation StarFire 6000 satellite receiver is more accurate and and gets a better signal, said the company.

The StarFire 6000 is the successor to the 3000 model and features an improved antenna and the latest in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal processing technology.

t is available with an improved, free SF1 correction signal (+/-15cm, reduced from 23cm), an all-new SF3 signal with +/-3cm pass to pass accuracy and a number of major RTK (+/-2.5cm) innovations.

Single nozzle switching

A new individual nozzle switching system that eliminates the risk of over-application or misses is being introduced by Knight Farm Machinery.

This combines Knight’s Sprayer-Controller with a communication module and a series of pneumatic Muller EDS modules.

Each module controls four single, two double or one quadruple nozzle holder, and is capable of switching each of them on or off in sequence as they reach overlap or the field boundary.

New sprayers on show

Chafer’s self-propelled Interceptor sprayer will be on show at the event. Designed for the medium to large scale arable farm, it can be fitted with a 4000 or 5000-litre tank and booms from 24m to 36m.

Its Defender, with a 3000 or 3500-litre tank and booms up to 30m in width, will also join the range. Both will go on sale for delivery in spring 2017.

A new 6000-litre model from Horsch’s Leeb LT range joins the 4000 and 5000-litre variants. It has a taller tank but retains the same wheelbase for manoeuvrability.

The Leeb 6 LT shares many other features of the 5000-litre Leeb 5 LT, which will be on view at CropTec. This features the company’s BoomControl system, 18m to 42m boom widths, nozzle switching and ISOBUS operating system to ease adjustment, operation and control of the machine.

Focus on soil structure

Great Plains will be showing the new mounted X-Press VX short disc harrow and ST toolbar, and is emphasising solutions designed to maintain good soil structure.

Visitors can hear about disc and tine selections to suit particular cultivation tasks, soil types and operating conditions, as well as key features around the company’s recently launched low-disturbance and full-cultivation modular seeding systems.

On-the go tyre-pressure changing

TractAir will announce a new range of products that allow on-the move tyre pressure alterations.

Its central tyre inflation systems (CTIS) allow operators to change pressures from inside the cab at the touch of a button, in motion and at any speed.

Low pressures can quickly be selected in the field to spread the weight of the machine and maximise grip. When returning to the road, tyres can be inflated to give stability, fuel efficiency and minimum tyre wear.

Precision N system

Yorkshire precision farming specialist, Manterra, will use CropTec to show its TruNject project, to attract potential early adopters of its high resolution soil sensing technologies and liquid fertiliser point injection techniques.

This is a three-year project, funded by Innovate UK and led by Stockbridge Technology Centre, in partnership with Manterra and Cranfield University. It is researching unique fertiliser placement technology that will revolutionise the way that farmers apply nutrients to a range of field vegetables and combinable crops.

Manterra's Andrew Manfield commented: “Tru-Nject uses a variety of tools including soil data, drone and satellite sensing data, RTK-GPS auto steering and revolutionary new proximal soil sensors to apply fertiliser below ground, thus creating that create a resource efficient way to apply nutrients whilst reducing the levels of nitrous oxide gas released from nitrogen fertilisers. “It is a very exciting project to be involved with. We have the potential to vary the nutrients on crops metre by metre and bed by bed, with an accuracy that is previously unheard of on a commercial level of practice.”