First Milk to introduce major changes to members’ payment system

October 17, 2018

Dairy

NFU officially unveils new London base

October 17, 2018

Agri Politics

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has officially opened its new and improved base in…

Scottish farmers to receive £5.7 million reimbursement of EU crisis fund

October 17, 2018

Agri-Business

Scottish farmers are to receive a combined £5.7 million in reimbursement payments from the European…

How one dairy farmer went from an employee to farm manager and business partner

October 17, 2018

Dairy

LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation), the New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative, held its Pasture to Profit…

90 years and rolling since Europe’s first pneumatic tractor tyre

October 17, 2018

Machinery

Continental claims to have launched the first pneumatic tractor tyre in Europe – back…

Tractor and combine sales remain ‘solid’ in the US, but Canada fares worse

October 17, 2018

Machinery

September brought yet another “solid month” in terms of US (new) tractor and combine harvester sales. That’s according to the most recent report from…

Concerns mount over ‘protectionism’ in Russian machinery market

October 17, 2018

Machinery

The VDMA – a German-based organisation representing the mechanical engineering industry – is reportedly concerned about protectionism in the Russian machinery market. Czech…

LIC Pasture to Profit 2018: ‘Control the controllable when it comes to your soil’

October 17, 2018

Agri-Business

LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation), the New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative, held its Pasture to Profit Conference 2018 in Birmingham yesterday, October 16. A large…

Are powered trailers the new four-wheel-drive?

October 17, 2018

Machinery

The Nordic countries have a long and proud tradition of using the tractor to power the axles of trailers in a bid to…

Lemken: New metal from a ‘golden oldie’

October 17, 2018

Machinery

Lemken has extended the flexibility of its power harrows by developing a coulter bar unit, which is mounted via a frame that bridges…

Major accolade for Massey Ferguson’s French tractor factory

October 17, 2018

Machinery

Martin Richenhagen (pictured below), chairman, president and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of AGCO Corporation, has been named a Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion…

Talk nicely to your loader! Here’s how…

October 17, 2018

Machinery

Communication, we are told, is the key to every good relationship. Quicke has made that task a great deal easier with the update…

UFU among 21 NI industry bodies writing to May over Brexit labour concerns

October 17, 2018

Agri-Business

Farming organisations are among a group of 21 Northern Ireland business organisations who have penned a letter to the Prime Minister regarding serious…

Could you have what it takes to win the 2018 Wales Livestock Champion Award?

October 17, 2018

Agri-Business

NFU Cymru and NFU Mutual are launching the search to find the best livestock person working within the agricultural industry in Wales. Now…

New tractor sales decline across Europe, but there’s a twist

October 16, 2018

Machinery

The first half of 2018 saw tractor registrations in Europe decrease by around 5% compared to the first half of 2017. That’s according…

Bale-shredding machine chops ‘5 times faster than a diet feeder’

October 16, 2018

Machinery

According to Blaney, its Bale Shredder has been designed to save time and money when feeding and bedding livestock – typically labour-intensive jobs.…

Waste-reducing food imaging start-up wins World Agri-Tech Pitch Day

October 16, 2018

Agri-Business

An American agri-tech start-up has beaten more than 100 international entrants to win the first Tesco Agri T-Jam, hosted at World Agri-Tech’s Pitch…

New QMS chairman to tour Scotland to gather industry views

October 16, 2018

Beef

Quality Meat Scotland’s new chairman Kate Rowell is spending her first few weeks in post travelling Scotland to hear from people involved in…

Muller completes Dairy Crest integration and maps out strategy for growth

October 16, 2018

Dairy

Muller’s UK chief executive Patrick Muller has confirmed completion of Britain’s largest ever dairy industry integration, as he set out his strategy for…

2 new reps to join British Limousin management council

October 16, 2018

Beef

The British Limousin Cattle Society (BLCS) has welcomed two new representatives onto its Council of Management. Richard Bartle (pictured above) takes a national…