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Top tips for managing Lameness

Provita Eurotech Ltd’s independent veterinary consultant Dr TB Barragry offers advice on foot hygiene and foot bathing, to get DD under control.

New Massey Ferguson tractor makes UK debut

The new MF 5M builds on the success of the MF 5700 M series in the efficient small tractor sector.

Heat stress research gets further funding

Insights from the research will help develop tools for farmers to analyse the risk and impact of heat stress on-farm.

Ewe lambs top Beltex trade at Welshpool

Females peaked at 700gns on three occasions at the Merry Belles sale at Welshpool Livestock Sales’ principal centre on Thursday, 12th December 2024.

WD-40 Specialist products to be showcased at LAMMA 2025

Visitors attending LAMMA 2025 will be able to sample the best industrial products that WD-40 has to offer.

New seedbed preparation tool is FETF compliant

With Fentech Agri having now fully integrated the Simtech product range, the focus for this year’s LAMMA stand will be on both Simtech seeders and Fentech Agri equipment.

Finalists chosen for 2025 LAMMA Young Engineer Award

In its fourth year of showcasing the best young engineering talent in the UK, the finalists of the 2025 award have been chosen by a team of expert judges.

Knight to show new boom contour-following and nozzle tech at LAMMA

Knight Farm Machinery is to use LAMMA 2025 to reveal innovative new boom contour-following technology designed to ensure greater levels of nozzle to crop/ground distance accuracy, for enhanced product efficacy, improved workrates and reduced risk of crop and boom damage.

New Weeks trailer and simpler-spec spreaders

Richard Western is responding to farmers’ cost constraints with a new simple-specification Weeks trailer and Delilah vertical beater manure spreader.

Farm stays earn £35K per year, letting agency says

As well as being the third-highest earning property type in 2023, farm stays have generated 13% more gross income than the average property in 2024, says Sykes Holiday Cottages.

Bio-nutrients “more cost-effective than conventional fertiliser”

Farm manager Piers Cowling found using bio-nutritional products maintained yields but saved money and protected soil health.

How to protect your farm’s legacy from IHT changes

Amid ongoing fears about changes to inheritance tax, chartered tax advisers and accounts, Tax Innovations, offers advice on what to do before April 2026.

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