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A farm open day in Gloucestershire on 29 May will offer arable farmers a low cost entry to finishing beef cattle with free on-call advisory support and minimum guaranteed payment terms at the outset. One of the open day organisers is Buitelaar Group, the “bed and breakfast” beef finishing...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Hutchinsons’ has made a substantial investment in its digital offering to provide an all-in-one farm management system which promises to deliver the goods for UK agriculture. CPM headed to London to hear more about the Omnia EasyPlan...

Anyone used univoq this season and had any sprayer issues ?, might be coincidence but not had any sprayer issues for months, used univoq last week by the 2nd tank full had changed 3 diaphragms and 1 blocked nozzle, spraying @200L/ha as recommended and machine washed out at end of day, next day...

Hi On used bet drill - is it beater to buy one with seed belts or the seed wheels ? Any one have experience with the seed belts? Cheers

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Cereals 2024 is being held in Bedfordshire this year and is little more than a month away, with John Deere being one company that is planning a strong presence at the event. Visitors to the event are promised their first look at John Deere’s new S7...

Hey, Is anyone running these mowers (probably other models are similar ) ? It is frustrating that engine stops when there is no pressure on the seat (seat switch kills the engine). Of course it should happen if the PTO is engaged, but mine also does this when PTO is disengaged and parking brake...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Krone has once again pushed the envelope with its latest four-rotor rake, claiming it to be the largest machine of its type on the market. Known as the Krone Swadro TC 1570, it is centred around the familiar V-frame concept, which has been adapted from...

How close can I spot spray next to a watercourse, I have got thistles and nettles under electric wire running alongside the river, I would jfdi but it's next to a footpath...

We don’t employ any staff but were told by our insurers today that our tractor and loader needs to have a LOLER certificate. Does anyone else do this?

The label says 80 - 250 L/HA which is a huge range. I've tended to go at 200 L/HA to give everything a "good wetting" but wondered what others are doing and why.

Hi New to the forum, I have an International 685 with front loader and was thinking about putting a Foster D2P on it, but not sure if the International is big enough for the D2P on the back of it . I know the D2P weighs 760kg, also are they any good for the job they are supposed to do i.e. what...

So far we’ve only had two bottle babies.. now there’s six 😖 I am struggling to get the latest ones to feed from a bottle Any tips greatly appreciated

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Crop establishment has been a challenge over the past few months and with the difficult conditions, has come a new appreciation of the plough, as farmers fall back on this well-proven implement to get crops planted. The debate as to whether it actually...

Slightly different problem to the other thread, our baler gets a build up of short material above the pick up reel where the short bits of belt are the feed the net in when required. When it builds up it pushes the bits of belt in front of the roller and the net doesn’t feed in evenly and we end...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Deutz Fahr has recently launched a new range of tractors that are said to embody versatility, modularity, strength and good value for money within the utility mid-segment. This segment represents what is commonly referred to as stockman’s tractors...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland John Deere has just unveiled its latest forestry machines at a launch event in Helsinki. The new machines cover both the harvesting and forwarding of timber. Known as the H Series harvesters and forwarders, they are said to demonstrate higher...

https://www.agindustries.org.uk/static/f3ed730f-d263-4ae4-b6ca0858e50c2a21/Assessment-of-AIC-gatekeeper-in-the-UK-March-2022-presentation.pdf think this shows 2 things 1) they will make it as hard as possible (which we already know) 2) they are concerned about competition law 🤔

How much per hour for self employed tractor driver just labour driving tractor?

looking to upgrade a few things and offset some tax in the process but not overpay....has anyone had quotes for tractors or machinery in 2024 and if so what were they if you dont mind posting? ive been told dealers were now stuck with stock they cant shift but are they prepared to drop? waiting...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Among its many other products on display, Bobcat has revealed a loader concept for the first time in Europe at Intermat 2024, a construction equipment show being held in Paris. Known as the RogueX2, it is said to be a testbed for technologies developed...