Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Massey Ferguson, a worldwide brand of AGCO (NYSE:AGCO), is delighted to announce the launch of its high specification ‘NEXT Edition’ tractors at Agritechnica 2019 in Hannover on 10th November.

Farming businesses which are members of Fram Farmers, the UK’s leading inputs purchasing and crop marketing cooperative, achieve an average financial saving of almost 10 per cent on key inputs sourced through the group compared with the wider market, a survey by its Next Generation Team has highlighted.

On 1 November 2019 applications for funding through the Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme (STEPS) will re-open.

Farmers that have recently moved pigs from Norfolk are being advised to monitor them closely after a new confirmed case of swine dysentery.

Sheep and cattle farmers are being urged to monitor for liver fluke this autumn, as early indications suggest the risk may be higher than usual.

One of the biggest British manufacturers of muck spreaders, trailers and farming machinery, K Two Sales, has bought Warwick Trailers increasing capacity for production of their high-quality muck spreaders and to offer a full product range of trailers.

The UK will be able to continue exporting animals and animal products to the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Defra has confirmed.

ADAMA Agricultural Solutions UK has announced that it is developing a new range of herbicides specifically aimed at controlling black-grass in cereals crops.

Bayer has decided to stop sales of the potato seed treatment Monceren (pencycuron) with immediate effect due to the uncertain regulatory future of the product, and the potential consequences for

United Utilities has re-launched its slug pellet offer for farmers after a surprise decision by the High Court overturned a ban on pellets containing the chemical metaldehyde. The water company

For those who have opted to delay drilling their wheats this season, be it for black-grass management, being in a second wheat situation, for those who are drilling wheat after

The latest harvest results from AHDB show that the average treated yield of spring barley control varieties (8.11 t/ha) is above the five-year average (7.61 t/ha).