Machinery News

Agri Industry Solutions (known as AIS – part of the long established TWS Group) are based in Suffolk and are the UK importers for the SV Group (Schuitemaker & Veenhuis brands) together with Perard agricultural equipment.

With British farms continually squeezed by high input costs and low prices, selling ready-pasteurised milk straight to the consumer can substantially increase farm profits, according to Batchpasteuriser.com.

The Cambridgeshire-based firm Techneat Engineering has confirmed it will be launching its new Multicast Applicator at LAMMA 2023, enabling farmers to spread all types and sizes of seeds with the same unit.

Coventry-based water company Severn Trent is inviting farmers in its priority catchment areas to attend a series of online workshops and learn about improving spray efficiencies, offering participants a free set of low drift spray nozzles upon completion.

Family business celebrates over a century of working in the agricultural industry.

As the end of the year approaches, it’s time to take a look at crops and field conditions and create a plan of action for next year.

The teams at Chandlers and Ross Farm Machinery are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement to join forces, combining the strength of both teams and their main franchises. The combined business will begin trading from the 1st February 2023 from 17 depots across the Midlands and employ more than 425 people.

Farmers should take advantage of the new slurry infrastructure grant to improve their slurry storage before it becomes a legal requirement, according to the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers.

The government is launching grants of up to £250,000 to help farmers in England improve their slurry storage, cut costs on artificial fertilisers, and significantly reduce water and air pollution in the area.

Machine versatility, making the most of inputs, and soil health were key themes at the two-day Midlands Machinery Show, which attracted a large number of visitors.

Kuhn has recently launched an improved, lightweight Megant drill featuring new tine coulters, an updated terminal, and the option to add a second hopper so farmers can drill two crops in one go.

A smartphone app, designed by an agricultural contractor to improve the efficiency of his own business, is now benefitting similar operations throughout the UK, and further afield. David Williams reports.