Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Grain Sentry is Perry of Oakley’s automatic drier moisture monitoring system, which controls the drier temperature, fan speed and discharge speed automatically. The accurate control of those parameters results in significant operational savings.

Shepton Mallet company, Read Agriservices Ltd has taken on the Alstrong franchise for Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset.

Farmers looking to reap the cost saving benefits of extending their grazing season, or even outwintering cattle this year, are being encouraged to start grazing planning now.

Cargill UK has launched a new range of starter feed diets, Neopigg Shield, to promote gut health, the immune system and disease resistance in piglets.

With the first 4 episodes of Clarkson’s farm series 3 airing tomorrow (Friday 3rd May), Amazon Prime has granted Farmers Guide users a sneak preview of Jeremy and Lisa’s new arrivals happily settling into life on Diddly Squat Farm, Oxfordshire.

It’s all change for Norfolk farmer David Cross as he works to explore the potential of livestock grazing to restore soil health. Sarah Juggins writes.

ATVTrac, the dedicated security machinery tracking specialist, is continuing its mission to get farmers and landowners to take security and safety more seriously, as machinery theft continues to rise across many regions of the country.

At this time of the year, it’s not just farmers looking at weather and crop prospects, but every consumer – be that one that uses combinable crops for feed, food or energy.

Berry Global says its Baletite and Silotite Pro agricultural films offer farmers a smarter solution to silage preservation, optimising the way in which you wrap, store, and utilise crops.

Following a difficult winter, many growers will be relying on spring crops to deliver farm profits. For those drilling spring oilseed rape, getting the crops established and away quickly will be key to productivity. David McLellan, agronomist at Omya UK, says there are some quick wins growers can take advantage of.

Routine testing of bull fertility is often overlooked aspect of suckler herd profitability. Beef specialist Sarah Balfour, of SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), says managing and improving herd fertility is a key route to improving cow margins, whilst reducing environmental impact.

A Kuhn sprayer and spreader demonstration day by Malpas Tractors in late March featured the latest mounted and trailed models and precision farming technology.