Author Posts: Farmers Guide

The functioning rumen can be regarded as the boiler house of the bovine animal. Even a slight malfunction in its operation will have profound and widespread metabolic and financial consequences. Dr T.B Barragry, independent veterinary consultant for Provita Eurotech Ltd, offers some advice.

New and promising cereal varieties from Senova will sit alongside some existing favourites at this year’s Cereals event.

MJP Supplies, the UK distributor of Algifol, said that enquiry levels at last year’s Cereals 2023 show and subsequent sales of the seaweed-based biostimulant encouraged it to book again for this year’s event. 

The Fentech Agri drill range has grown significantly in 2023/2024 and the company is keen to show the new options to customers at this year’s Cereals event. The major developments come mainly in the form of ‘options’.

The UK’s chief plant health officer is urging people to report sightings of Asian hornets as we head into the peak summer season.

2023 saw a fivefold increase in outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in EU domestic pigs compared to the previous year, a new Efsa report shows.

Agricultural engineer Keith Short currently heads up the team at Wessex Engineering Inspection Services, ensuring plant, agricultural and construction machinery are HSE compliant. He offers Farmers Guide readers the following advice on how to ensure telehandlers and loaders are safe and HSE compliant.

While roundworm activity so far this season has been relatively low, recent temperature increase means this could change quickly on many farms.

NPZ UK, formerly LSPB, returns to Cereals with a stand 50% larger than last year and a greatly expanded range of varieties on show.

Hectare launched in 2016 to make crop trading easier for farmers and to provide access to the UK’s largest network of buyers, so you can compare price offers and sell grain with confidence.

Plug&Cool has highlighted five ways in which you can maximise your harvest revenue with some simple pointers to keep every farm on track.

With the British Pig and Poultry Fair underway at the Birmingham NEC, John Lack, business development manager at Hydor has discussed how the business can help farmers navigate changing ventilation requirements to maintain healthy animals.