Rural Life
Fancy a drive-thru…fresh from the farm?
A Welsh farm has taken an unorthodox approach to enticing customers to buy its produce by setting up what is...
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Machinery
Attach your trailer remotely and conquer any hill: See how ZF does it…
ZF – a well-known supplier of transmissions and related components in the agricultural tractor and machinery world – is never...
Arable
Reaching for the sky: Lincolnshire grower shares his tips for record-breaking yields
Despite one of the wettest springs and driest summers on record, Lincolnshire farmer Tim Lamyman, has managed to harvest yields...
Agri-Business
Calls for 'joined-up' approach to ammonia reduction
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for a ‘joined-up’ approach to reduce ammonia in response to Defra’s Clean Air...
Machinery
500hp on tap: Who said that big 2WD tractors were dead?
Is this 500hp ‘Honey Bee’ (pictured above) one of the most powerful 2WD agricultural tractors in existence? It certainly must rank...
Machinery
New-look 171hp Zetor Crystal on the way
According to Zetor, the Crystal is the tractor that made it famous “all over the world” 50 years ago. The...
Agri-Business
2018 Idris Davies Memorial Award winner announced
A National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru past president, who once hosted former Queen guitarist and animal rights campaigner Brian May on...
Sheep
Sheep genetics project releases final results
The latest results from the RamCompare project have seen a re-ranking of some rams based on their carcase weight estimated...
Agri-Business
EoEFC: Decision makers, ground-breakers and risk-takers to take centrestage
The East of England Farming Conference (EoEFC) is excited to announce a solid line-up of speakers for its fourth annual...
Dairy
Proactive grazing management reaps rewards on Limavady farm
The summer drought didn’t hold back Northern Irish dairy farmer Andrew Dale. Despite the challenging conditions, the farm’s heavy ground...
Dairy
Proactive grazing management reaps rewards on Limavady farm
The summer drought didn’t hold back Northern Irish dairy farmer Andrew Dale. Despite the challenging conditions, the farm’s heavy ground...
Arable
Roundup: Calls for a limit to UK glyphosate use
British organic charity, the Soil Association, has called for a limit to be imposed on the use of Roundup in...
Machinery
350hp prototype ‘systems tractor’ is the new ‘beast from the east’
It appears that Gomselmash – the machinery manufacturer from the Republic of Belarus – is developing a new ‘systems tractor’. Gomselmash claims to...
Pig/Poultry
Egg price increase 'desperately needed' as producers are pushed to the brink
Free range egg producers are calling for an immediate increase in the price they receive for their eggs as the...
Machinery
CNH appoints senior ex AGCO man as new CEO
CNH Industrial (encompassing New Holland and Case IH among other brands) has appointed a senior ex AGCO employee as its...
Arable
Scottish harvest: Grain quality good but yields mixed and straw short
Mid-season harvest reports from around Scotland suggest a mixed bag for the country’s cereal growers. The hot, dry weather during...
Machinery
3,000km in a 70-year-old Zetor
Martin Havelka is something of a legend among Czech tractor fans. For three years he has been undertaking adventures in...
Beef
First consignment of Northern Irish beef lands in the Philippines
The first consignment of Northern Irish beef under the new trade agreement has arrived in the Philippines and is now on...
