PES Technologies, based in Diss, has developed a sensor system which can "smell" a soil's biological signature, allowing farmers and agronomists to carry out quick, cost-effective tests in the field without the need to send samples to a laboratory.

This instant soil health analysis can help farmers choose which crops to grow, and how to treat them.

The product is the brainchild of PES chief executive Andrej Porovic, who discovered a gap in the........

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