Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Weaving Machinery is continuing its mission of providing robust and innovative machinery that meets the real needs of UK farmers, all at affordable prices. Launching this spring, the company’s new Fenix Grass Drill is designed to be compact but powerful, ideal for mixed farms and contractors.

Feeding, bedding and looking after some 1,200 outdoor sows as well as their offspring is a fairly rigorous task that’s hard on both men and machines. It’s a job that is difficult enough when it’s dry but when the winter weather sets in things can get even tougher, explains Suffolk pig producer Chris Fogden.

Getting the most out any crop is one of the biggest challenges farmers face. For Lincolnshire-based crop storage and quality specialists, Martin Lishman Ltd, this challenge has fuelled the creation of products, now well-known in the industry, that have supported UK farmers in becoming more efficient and less wasteful.

Farmer-owned livestock marketing co-operative AQM Ltd spoke to Farmers Guide about its evolution over the past 50-plus years.

In business since 1951, Valtra turns 70 in 2021 and is celebrating its milestone anniversary in a variety of different ways throughout the year.

Erosion of resistance genes is a major concern, and with a declining plant protection toolbox, scientists, breeders, agronomists and farmers are working together to try to catch a moving target. Farmers Guide spoke to an agronomist, a breeder and a researcher to find out what is being done to help the industry – Heather Briggs reports.

Yellow rust levels are currently high across the country with infections set to rise over the next few weeks, meaning that growers should be prepared and ready to protect crops from this potentially devastating disease.

James Maguire has been named as the new President of Pulses UK, the trade association representing the processors and users of British-produced pulses, at its annual meeting held earlier this month.

CNH Industrial has announced a new immersive ‘infotainment’ experience that promises to offer much more than a live streaming event or showroom – featuring brands New Holland, Case IH and Steyr.

Last year Lemken successfully presented two digital events in German-speaking countries with the Steketee and Azurit as key topics. Following the positive response, the company is pleased to announce today, that the next edition also will be held in English, as well as a German language version. 

Donations of chicken equating to 55,000 meals have been shared with some of the country’s most needy charity groups.

Crop nutrition specialist, BFS Fertiliser Services, has released a third season of trial data which show that its foliar fertiliser, PolyNPlus, reduces the overall nitrogen requirement by at least 25 per cent while maintaining or increasing crop yields.