Machinery
Latest Case IH tractor came in February, but has the ‘name’ vanished?
According to Dutch publication Mechaman.nl, Case IH is faced with the prospect of having to rename its recently launched Versum CVXDrive...
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Agri-Business
10 new varieties added to 2019 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists
Eight new varieties of ryegrass and one red and one white clover have been added to the 2019-2020 Recommended Grass...
Agri-Business
Welsh pig industry heading towards more but smaller herds
Wales’ pig industry is moving towards a larger number of smaller herds, according to an industry update. Hybu Cig Cymru...
Machinery
Pair of ‘unmanned’ Valtras on test at active airport
Robotic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are already here, but can the same technology be applied to a 7t machine that...
Rural Life
Firefighters say Cambridgeshire shed fire was started deliberately
Firefighters have said a blaze which destroyed an estimated 100t of straw and machinery in Cambridgeshire was started deliberately. It...
Agri-Business
Union calls for 'emergency measures' to tackle Wales' agricultural plastic backlog
The Farmers’ Union of Wales says emergency measures are needed to help farmers recycle the thousands of tonnes of bale...
Machinery
50 years of JCB loaders; but which was the ‘must-have’ silage machine?
JCB is celebrating 50 years of wheeled loading shovel manufacture. The company originally entered the wheeled loader market with the...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru plans events for tenant farmers
NFU Cymru has arranged two events for tenant farmers to consider Welsh Government Agricultural Tenancy Reform proposals. The events will...
Dairy
Great opportunities for dairy sector post-Brexit but uncertainty is crippling
There are “great opportunities” for the dairy sector post-Brexit but crippling uncertainty surrounding Brexit is holding the industry back –...
Rural Life
Moray vet elected as new BVA Scottish branch president
A Moray vet with experience in agricultural animals has been elected as the British Veterinary Association’s new Scottish branch president. Kathleen...
Machinery
New ‘IDEAL’ combine wins big award, but awards don’t pay the bills
Massey Ferguson’s IDEAL combine harvester has won the Platinum A-Design Award (in the Agriculture, Horticulture and Fisheries Design Award category)....
Machinery
Pair of ‘unmanned’ Valtras on test at active airport
Robotic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are already here, but can the same technology be applied to a 7t machine that...
Machinery
Extended SDF Indian factory can now ‘build 15,000 tractors per year’
The inauguration of new SDF (Same Deutz-Fahr) production lines in Turkey took place this month. The renewed plant (in Bandirma) is...
Environment
Scottish Natural Heritage to launch consultation into General Licences
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has announced it will carry out a 12-week consultation into General Licences later this year. A General...
Machinery
Table: Tractor sales up in the US, but major worries loom
Sales of new agricultural tractors in the US were up last month (compared to April 2018) in almost every category....
Rural Life
Farmer uses pocket knife to amputate leg following auger incident
A farmer in the US has suffered a traumatic accident recently when he stepped on the opening of a grain...
Machinery
New ‘Innovation Centres’ in Japan and Europe for Kubota
Kubota Corporation, which is headquartered in Japan, is establishing new ‘Innovation Centres’ – one in Japan and another in Europe....
Agri-Business
'Scottish veterinary community must work together in challenging times ahead'
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president Simon Doherty used the association’s annual Scottish Dinner to urge veterinary professionals to work together...
