Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Tillage and seeding company Väderstad is introducing the new electronic system, WSX to Tempo F, Tempo V, and Tempo L in the summer of 2024. New features have been added to ensure accuracy in the field – including automatic seed singulation, active hydraulic row-unit downforce, and curve compensation.

Positioned as the “future of application technologies” by Hardi, the Hardi PulseSystem, available on the Delta Force boom on Aeon and Navigator, as well as the Twin boom on Aeon, stands out for its environmental impact reduction capabilities.

Thinking about long-term tractor hire? Weighing up the pros and cons of renting vs buying? Or never even considered hiring a tractor for your farm? Ashbrook Tractor Hire explains why more farming businesses are turning to tractor hire to keep their fleet productive.

Major wheat exporter stocks are already the lowest they have been for a decade, and the market appears to have very little risk premium factored in for any major weather issues.

An estate manager and leading experts from NIAB, ADAS, and SRUC have pinpointed plant health, application timing and mixing chemistry as the pivotal factors for achieving profitable disease control in wheat crops in the upcoming season.

Variable-rate nitrogen applications could go some way to managing uneven growth of winter cereals and oilseeds following the continued wet weather and saturated soils, reckons Omnia digital farming manager, Aidan Monaghan.

Among all the different paperwork and certification, reporting the farm’s water consumption to the Environment Agency is a must for all farmers.

The latest Horsch Leeb PT and VT self-propelled sprayers feature an all-new cab that offers significantly higher levels of operator comfort.

Omex has introduced a new, specialised and premium quality NPKS liquid fertiliser range, Multiflo, to enhance yield and quality, whilst reducing fertiliser inputs.

The biennial J Riley Agri Vervaet sugar beet harvester demonstration took place in late January, attracting farmers and contractors from across the UK. David Williams was there.

The 2024 Norfolk Agricultural Conference attracted more than 400 delegates to its 20th anniversary event. Topics discussed included sustainable agriculture and carbon storage, and the audience heard about some of the innovative ways the industry is taking to address the many challenges the sector is facing.

Making effective preparations before spring turnout, including good parasite management, vaccinations where needed and nutritional analysis, can pay dividends in the long run. Maddy Tyson, of Westpoint Farm Vets in Chelmsford, provides a to-do list to help you prepare for this key period in the farming calendar.