Author Posts: Farmers Guide
5 years 0% finance available on balers and wrappers
1st June 2018
Kuhn Farm Machinery has announced details of its Summer 2018 finance scheme with 0% finance available over 5 years on a wide selection of its balers and baler-wrapper combinations. The
Top tips for selecting the right cereal variety for 2019
1st June 2018
There are some exciting new varieties available to cereal growers this autumn, but think carefully about what’s right for your farm before ordering seed, agronomy firm Hutchinsons says. Understanding what
Cleaning up with OSR harvest management
31st May 2018
Oilseed rape growers have been advised to make the most of pre-harvest glyphosate in controlling grass weeds this season as well as improving the timeliness and efficiency of their oilseed
Trio of reasons why targeted T3 sprays maximise yield potential
30th May 2018
A well-timed T3 ear wash spray could hold the key to helping wheat crops fulfil yield potential in what has been a roller-coaster season for many.
AF Group opens Northants office as part of growth strategy
30th May 2018
The AF Group has opened a new office in Braunston, near Daventry, Northamptonshire, as part of its strategy to expand throughout the UK. The office opened in mid May and
Administration of Countrywide Farmers – update
30th May 2018
The joint administrators of Countrywide Farmers Plc have confirmed that they have sold 14 of the farming and equestrian retailer’s former stores, safeguarding a total of 169 jobs. The 14
Research confirms stockmanship influence on hen welfare
30th May 2018
Free range egg producers influence hen welfare more than their chosen housing system, research published shows. That’s according to the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) which has responded
Forage protein potential highlighted
30th May 2018
A five-year programme of trials and demonstrations involving eight UK livestock farms and researchers from Aberystwyth and Bangor Universities has demonstrated significant benefits of integrating a range of forage protein
Blight programmes in sharp focus as growers attempt to unlock yield potential
30th May 2018
Potato experts are advocating robust blight programmes after challenging spring planting conditions.
Lincs farm spray application meetings to target improvement in pre-em results
30th May 2018
Lincolnshire farmers and growers have the opportunity to learn how to get the best from their pre-emergence herbicide applications, with a series of spray application meetings dedicated to achieving better
Free placebo pellets to enable growers to calibrate their spreaders
29th May 2018
With the 2018 ‘slug pellet season’ rapidly approaching, Adama says that it is once again providing free placebo pellets to enable growers to calibrate their spreaders without the need to
Malting barley additions offer steps forward for growers
29th May 2018
Up-and-coming malting barley varieties, Craft and Fairing, have been promoted to Full Approval on the newly-released Malting Barley Committee (MBC) Approved List for harvest 2019. This is excellent news and