Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Farmers have always been the backbone of any country’s economy. The ability, knowledge and talent to feed people, enabling individuals to thrive and survive, has been at the heart of every community since the dawn of time. Farms are, quite literally, a society’s bread and butter.

Plots featured the company’s winter oilseed rape varieties with the new RlmS phoma-fighting resistance gene, as well as field beans, combining peas and spring wheat.

JCB has introduced a new, larger capacity, folding grass fork to match the productivity potential of its biggest agricultural wheeled loaders.

Did you know that two people die or are seriously injured each year in the UK when their machinery makes contact with overhead power lines?

If you’re an independent generator who produces more energy than you use, you can sell your excess power back to the grid as a source of revenue. But first, you’ll need a supplier to do it.

As a farmer, you’d have to have been living under a rock for the past few years not to notice the intense pressure the agricultural industry is coming under to reduce its carbon footprint.

It can be exciting to invest in a farm building project, but it can be challenging to ensure everything runs smoothly, whilst allowing day-to-day activities to run as normal.

Farmers and landowners who own or operate electricity generation like solar, wind, gas and combined heat and power (CHP) have got just four weeks left to apply for funding to help them update their generation equipment.

The next generation of Stoll Profiline front loaders are set to make their UK public debut at the rescheduled LAMMA event in May 2022 where they will be featured by importer, Lynx Engineering.

In times of significant uncertainty, it could be difficult for farming businesses to access the finance they need from traditional banks. Rural Asset Finance explains the different paths available to farmers and how its non-traditional approach provides access to funds for a wide variety of projects.

During challenging times for traditional farming and with sustainability and de-carbonising high on the agenda, more and more UK entrepreneurial landowners are looking at alternative ways to generate extra revenue streams. Rural diversification company Appetite Me explores the benefits of setting up a farm shop and provides a guide to getting started.

Any successful net zero strategy needs a reliable and trustworthy partner, and CarbonStore reckons it is ideally placed to help farmers navigate the flourishing market for carbon credits generated by planting home-grown trees in the UK.