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Kent farmers and landowners back police in fight against rural crime

Kent Police has held discussions with the NFU and the CLA on the importance of working together with farmers and landowners to tackle crime.

Pulses UK is the new name and image for BEPA

“Pulses UK is the new name and image for BEPA, and is the association made up of Growers, Processors, Merchants, Packers and Manufacturers,” announced Franek Smith, President, Pulses UK at the organisation’s re-launch.

UK Agricultural Tractor Registrations – November 2018

UK registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) dipped below last year’s level in November, with a total of 711 machines registered, 8% fewer than a year before.

Wheat, winter barley and oat areas likely to be up for Harvest ’19

The areas sown to wheat, winter barley and oats in Britain have all increased compared with 2017/18, according to AHDB’s Early Bird Survey.

World Soil Day marks importance of a healthy environment for farming 

Today, 5th December, is World Soil Day – a UN-led campaign to highlight the importance of healthy soil and the role it plays in society. Environment Minister Therese Coffey encourages farmers to see

Farming or Fiction? Growing potatoes on Mars…

As we mark the significance of healthy farming environments on World Soil Day, our agricultural curiosity takes us across the solar system to places that are rich with untouched soil.

Spaldings to launch rotary sweeper and sweeper-collector range at LAMMA ’19

A new line of powered sweepers and sweeper-collectors will be added to a growing implement range by Spaldings at the LAMMA show in January. The powered rotary brush sweepers with

Burdens joins the Kuhn dealer network

Kuhn Farm Machinery has appointed The Burdens Group Limited as its new dealer for mid and south Lincolnshire. The appointment, which is effective immediately, will see three of The Burdens

6’4” Australian Holstein takes the internet by storm

Mistakenly labelled as a giant cow, ‘Knickers’ the larger than life steer made headlines last week as he dwarfed a herd of wagyu cattle on his home farm in Western

United Oilseeds harvest pool tops £302 per tonne before bonuses

The independent United Oilseeds co-operative, which has the largest rapeseed tonnage under pool management in the UK, has announced a Harvest Pool result of in excess of £302 per tonne

Tractor driver released under investigation after deadly Chatteris crash

A 34 year old JCB tractor driver was arrested following a fatal four-vehicle collision on the A141 near Chatteris, during the early hours of 28th November. He has since been

Manage soils now to prevent water pollution

‘Think Water’, ‘Metazachlor matters’, and ‘Get Pelletwise’ are pesticide stewardship initiatives which aim to limit contamination of drinking water with actives such as metazachlor, propyzamide, carbetamide and metaldehyde. Growers are urged

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