Author Posts: Sarah Kidby

With Brexit, Covid-19 and, more recently, the Russia/Ukraine conflict, British agriculture is being strained more than it has been since the outbreak of World War 2. With volatile input markets and labour shortages causing farmers to question whether high input crops such as potatoes are a viable long-term option, efficiency and adding value to produce will be key to survival; but what can automation and robotics do for you?

Cleaning poultry houses with a foaming detergent is now a well-established and safe method. Evans Vanodine’s global animal health division manager Peter Thompson outlines the benefits of new advances in gel detergent technology.

The Valtra G125 Active is part of a mixed tractor fleet operated by C & R Rowland – based at Goosey, near Farringdon. Chris Milligan runs the business with his father-in-law Robert Rowland and Robert’s brother Colin, and contracting services offered by the team include ploughing, cultivations, spray and fertiliser applications, drilling, and manure spreading. Grassland maintenance is a speciality, and hay and straw bales are made and sold.

Grazing forward crops with sheep is part of the extra flexibility Staffordshire grower, Rob Atkin, is building into his oilseed rape growing at Field Hall Farm, just outside Uttoxeter, to cope with the increasingly uncertain climate.

A proven alternative to copper sulfate and formaldehyde.

Kuhn has announced new and updated products in its arable implement line-up.

Maize Growers Association agronomist, Jon Myhill, reviews the options available for maize growers hoping to achieve the best weed control in this year’s crop.

As crop production specialists, Hutchinsons has been addressing the issue of farm profitability and resilience amid rising input costs, at a farm-scale level through its Helix Farm network.

LG Typhoon is a high yielding Group 4 hard wheat from breeders Limagrain UK, that joined the AHDB Recommended List in 2022–2023 and will be available to UK growers this autumn.

Minister for Brexit opportunities Jacob Rees-Mogg has confirmed no further import controls on EU goods will be introduced this year.

Bird keepers are being urged to maintain scrupulous biosecurity standards as the risk of avian influenza remains, chief vets say.

First-time exhibitor Kramp will make its LAMMA show debut in style, welcoming ‘Fast and Farmer-ish’ host and influencer Tom Pemberton and giving visitors the chance to win a £3,000 workshop makeover or a £1,000 webshop spending spree.