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Managing Changing Freshwater Availability And Water Scarcity On-Farm

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Slurry & Dirty Water Management from Greencrop

Greencrop offers a range of dirty water and slurry spreading solutions; to spread slurry/ waste/dirty water from livestock farms, washing plants and AD Plants.

Scotts send it's first Evolution to South Africa following Canadian recommendation

A UK manufacturer of vegetable harvesting and handling machinery has supplied its first to order to South Africa thanks to a recommendation from a Canadian company.

Procedures prevent black-grass spread

Cleaning machinery at harvest can, understandably, fall by the wayside as pressure mounts. But failing to find the time to blow-down the combine, bailer, trailer and other machinery can spread black-grass between fields and increase production costs for years to come.

Range Rover Sport enhanced with special edition models and powerful new straight-six mild-hybrid diesels

The Range Rover Sport – Land Rover’s most dynamic model ever – has gained a suite of upgrades to enhance its appeal as the ultimate luxury performance SUV.

Honda ATV

Contractor remains loyal to leading ATV brand after more than 30 years

Factors affecting sheep flock productivity

S Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Burgundy broccoli commences second UK harvest season

Following the successful launch of Burgundy Broccoli to the UK market in 2019, Lincolnshire-based seed developers Elsoms Seeds and growers Staples Vegetables Ltd, are entering the UK’s second season of production.

Early Sowing – The swings and roundabouts

The new season will soon be kicking off with oilseed rape sowings from early August onwards.

7R Series leaps ahead

Just eight months after launching its new generation 7R Series tractors at Agritechnica 2019, John Deere has announced another significant update to the range. The new flagship 7R 350 model offers an ideal power to weight ratio to deliver unmatched acceleration and transport efficiency.

5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Making Silage For Biogas

Does your silage have an unpleasant odour? Does your clamp suffer from excessive losses, effluent or mould? Are your biogas yields lower than they should be? If so, you may be guilty of making one or more of the most common mistakes when producing silage for biogas production. Here, Tim Elsome, General Manager of FM BioEnergy, explains how cropfed biogas plants are only as good as the silage put into them – and how you can prevent poor silage from affecting your bottom line.

Agricultural Infrastructure: Part 1 - Climate Impacts

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

What do Drone IP Rating Standards mean for the agricultural sector?

The drone market has experienced significant growth in recent years. And as both hobbyist and professional users alike take great interest in exploring the capabilities these devices have to offer, this growth is set to continue, with a huge 76,000 drones projected to be flying the UK skies by 2030, according to Skies without Limits, a 2018 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Suffolk pig farmers feed one million bees in pioneering project

Pig farming brothers have succeeded in feeding one million bees thanks to an innovative and pioneering project that saw them turn over half their land to wildflowers.

Scottish solar farm basks in the spring sun to set new record

Unseasonably sunny weather has seen a solar farm that helps power a Scottish food business set new records for the time of year.

Carl Fogarty goes from on-track racing to offroad adventure with Isuzu

Former motorbike racing world champion Carl Fogarty has collected the keys to his new Isuzu D-Max XTR from Walton Summit Truck Centre in Lancashire. Featuring a custom designed body kit, a sophisticated and sporty interior, performance brakes and a bespoke Pedders suspension arrangement, the XTR is the perfect fit for the adrenaline-filled petrolhead.

Environmental impact: Can it stop the job?

Cash flow is important fuel for any business. The impediments to cash flow are many, and as the current pandemic is showing, can bludgeon an unexpected visit direct to the front door of a business and put a padlock on it. Another potential padlock to business, one that quite correctly needs to be negotiated through the many requirements of 2020 life, is the planning process.

Landowners warned about public rights of way as Covid-19 sees increase in walkers

Farmers and landowners are being advised to protect themselves from unwanted public rights of way being created, as the Covid-19 pandemic results in an increasing number of walkers in the countryside.

Changing weather pattern puts potato growers on high alert for blight

Rain showers and warming temperatures have heightened the threat of potato blight with Hutton Criteria disease warnings declared across many of the UK’s key growing regions.

AW Brandreth & Sons aiming to fuel UK's racehorses thanks to new ground source heat pump

AW Brandreth & Sons – a family-run farming business famed for its organic milk, hay and straw production – is diversifying its business by implementing a £1.6m 4Mw Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) as it looks to supply highquality feed to the UK's racehorse industry.

Invaluable support of Rural Watch volunteers hailed by North Yorkshire Police

Police in North Yorkshire have paid tribute to the more than 140 volunteers who help keep rural areas safe.

Soil mapping for precise land management David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Soil is one of the most essential aspects of any agricultural production system, with different soil components able to have huge effects on crop or pasture yield and quality, as well as increasingly important roles in environmental sustainability.

New survey: lockdown leaves industry hungry for fair food and farming recovery

New research with over 380 professionals working in food, farming and the countryside finds a huge appetite for change and collaboration across the sector. In Learning from Lockdown, a major new survey from the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, 80% of respondents wanted most things to be different in the recovery. None wanted everything to go back to how it was before.

Testing decisions for black-grass viability

Cereal growers are being urged to spray off patches infested with black-grass now, before more plants set viable seed. The stress of hot dry weather has brought forward seed maturity, with viability set to accelerate over the next few weeks.

PGRO Crop Update

The latest, authoritative information on the pulse crop in Britain.

Farming outside from inside the home

Farmers have been labelled critical to the COVID-19 response, as they ensure our home-grown food continues to fill our vital supply chains.

Perstorp enters fertilizer market with chloride-free potassium product

Perstorp, a global leader in the specialty chemicals market, is entering the fertilizer market through the launch of Amicult™ K42.

More milk from more forage

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Innovation and tech in action at Cereals LIVE

There is nothing quite like seeing tech in action to understand how it works and how it can be beneficial on-farm, which is why Cereals LIVE will be putting demos right at growers’ fingertips.

Farmers urged to think before rushing into coronavirus claims

Many farmers and agribusinesses will have been inundated with information on the various grants and loans available as part of the Government’s response to help businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic, says Mike Butler, partner in the specialist team at Chartered Accountants, PKF-Francis Clark.