Author Posts: Farmers Guide

On the 20th and 21st of November 2019, Agri-Linc will host its fifth annual ‘Agri-Days Event’ at its Bourne Depot.

Not content with smashing the British record back in June with a speed of 103.6mph for Fastrac One, the JCB team went one global step further.

Backward and slow-emerging winter cereal crops produced by late drilling will need careful nurturing through winter to minimise any further growth setbacks and set them up properly for spring, says leading agronomy firm, ProCam.

Break crop specialist and independent farmers’ co-operative United Oilseeds has announced a pre-tax profit of £1,445,387 million for the trading year 2018 to end June 2019.

British farmers have persevered in the face of adversity to compete 89 per cent of the potato harvest during the wettest year so far since 2012.

Flooding in Yorkshire and the Midlands over the past week has seriously impacted many farmers, leaving thousands of acres of prime farmland under water.

British farmers donated fresh, seasonal produce to City Harvest, which delivers food to organisations that arrange meals for homeless shelters, soup kitchens, centres for the elderly and refuges for women experiencing domestic violence.

With steady price increases over the past year, and a recent sharp increase, many farmers may already be exploring alternative pre-weaning options for calf feeding.

The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) has released further funds from its crisis fund to help those affected by the latest flooding.

Former Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews is fronting a new campaign to promote the importance of lean red meat as part of a healthy balanced diet.

So far, the possibility of utilising data from existing mechanical implements and feeding them into farm management systems has remained wishful thinking for most farmers.

Väderstad has announced the launch of three new systems, showcased for the first time at Agritechnica.