The Farming Forum

In conversation with a soil health pioneer

Written by Janet Hughes



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In this month's Future Farming podcast, Janet Hughes talks to Gabe Brown.

Gabe has been named one of the twenty-five most influential agricultural leaders in the United States. He farms at...

2021 seasonal operators required

We are a agricultural contracting company incorporating a straw baling business and running alongside a 1000 cow dairy unit in north cambridgeshire.

We are looking for a number of highly skilled, conscientious operators for the upcoming season.

Our busiest period typically runs from March through to November with the opportunity for lot’s of hours! We can be flexible with start and finish dates dependant on your other commitments.

The roles would include

Digestate/slurry tanking (4500g newrock tankers)

Umbilical spreading (24mt dribble bar)

Grass silage (rake man, chopper pilot, trailer drivers, clamp man)

Rye harvest

Spring and autumn cultivation’s

Baling ( mf 4x4 and 4x3)

Chasing (heath sc and mc)

Stacking/loading lorries (jcb...

KUHN Group is hiring a Marketing & Communications Assistant: Data specialist for its Telford site (United Kingdom).

This role will allow the ideal candidate the opportunity, under the guidance of the Marketing Manager, to develop a career with KUHN. The successful candidate will review, analyse and cleanse data within our CRM system and ensure that all records are completed to required data-entry standards and follow GDPR legislation. This role is highly data-driven and will involve handling significant volumes of information from a variety of sources, including our website and other digital platforms. The role will also require involvement in projects that include product data such as pricelist material. The ideal candidate should have excellent...

We are looking for harvest staff to assist in the weighing, sampling and testing of our 2021 intake.

• Experience not essential
• 5 or 6 days per week
• No Sunday working
• Working as part of an experienced team
• Weighing, Sampling, Testing & Recording data
• Good working conditions
• One of the most modern grain labs in the UK

For more details please contact the store 01427 668741 or see www.woldgrainstorage.co.uk

Harvest Tractor Driver required on 400 ha arable farm in south west Wiltshire.

Mid-July until September.

Duties will include corn carting, general grain store work and some cultivations.

Must be reliable and prepared to work long hours/weekends.

Experience essential. Driving licence essential. Telescopic handler certificate preferable.

Sorry, no accommodation available so must live locally.

!!!! Position now filled !!!

Harvest help wanted, Mid July- End August.
Help wanted for gran carting, 1600 acres of combinable crops.
Would suit someone local to Thame South Oxfordshire, unfortunately no accommodation available.

We are a family run stonework and landscaping business based near Penrith. The business started out working primarily as a walling contractor for farmers and has developed into carrying out a broad range of stonework, landscaping and related groundworks for domestic, agricultural and other business customers. Due to growth we are seeking practically minded apprentices to join our small friendly team to work and train on a variety of projects. You will become proficient in a range of skills including walling, stone facing, stone fixing, stone dressing, and paving. You will be mentored by the business proprietor and will attend college on a block placement basis. Opportunities for training in related skills, such as operating construction plant, are also likely to arise. These are long...

We are a family run stonework and landscaping business based near Penrith. The business started out working primarily as a walling contractor for farmers and has developed into carrying out a broad range of stonework, landscaping and related groundworks for domestic, agricultural and other business customers. Due to growth we are seeking an experienced person to join our small friendly team, preferably on a full-time basis.

Requirements
Essential:

• Reliable and trustworthy.
• Proficient in both mortar and dry stone work.
• Comfortable working in a small team.
• Comfortable running a job site when necessary, including supervising junior personnel and interacting with customers.
• Driving licence.

Desirable:

• Competent plant operator – 360...

Please see all up-to-date vacancies here: http://www.piltprivatefarmestates.net

Looking for a harvest position this coming season.
34 years of age lots of experience looking for long hours to top the bank balance up before going back to my winter job.
Experience with trailer work
Some cultivation
Power harrowing top down etc rolling and so forth
Telehandler experience too
Full uk licence no points
Willing to relocate for harvest if accommodation

I am still seeking and available to undertake all round general stock work, lambing/shepherding, calf rearing and other related husbandry, foot trimming, dagging, crutching, vaccines, dosing, dipping and any other livestock work/ husbandry.
I would also be interested in gamekeeping related work, rearing/ husbandry, general pest/vermin control, rabbits, moles, corvids etc and any other handyman/maintenance tasks.
A cottage/house would be appreciated and collie friendly.
I would also be interested in renting a cottage/house and consider being self employed/freelance or paye.

Any Farms/Estates interested in a dedicated, hard working all rounder, please contact me.

Fife, Perthshire, Highland Perthshire, Tayside, Angus areas.

Many Thanks..

Starane Hi-Load HL has been granted a new EAMU for BLW control in Millet

"With the loss of Bromoxynil another BLW herbicide was needed" says Premium Crops Company Agronomist, Hannah Foxall,"Having fluroxypyr as a Post-Emergence option will enhance our control of; cleavers, knotgrass, black nightshade, fumitory, chickweed and black bindweed in the millet crop"

As with all EAMUs any restrictions guidance stated on the products labels must be adhered to and the approval document can be found by clicking...

The Let's Talk Agriculture podcast Hartpury University is now live


In this podcast episode, BSc Agriculture Lecturer Stephen Watson and student Tilly Abbott, both from Hartpury University in Gloucestershire, join us to discuss how the next generation is getting prepared to become tomorrow’s agriculturalists. Hartpury University and Hartpury College. Make money work for you.

The LinkedIn and Twitter post links are below...

I’m looking for a hard working and motivated individual to join me for harvest on our family farm near Retford, with the potential for the right candidate to stay on longer term.

This role will include:
- grain carting
- grain store tasks
- record keeping
- general arable farm work
- general maintenance
- conservation work

Other potential opportunities include:
- staying on longer term
- cultivations
- drill support
- telehandler operations
- ongoing training
- spraying/spreading

This position is available from July onwards, with a competitive rate of pay. Unfortunately accommodation isn’t provided.

The candidate must:
- have a full UK driving license
- common sense

A telehandler certificate and any other qualifications you may have would be beneficial but not a must.

To...

Written by John Swire

Bobcat has launched the company’s new L23 and L28 small articulated loaders (SALs), offering high lift capacities in confined spaces, ease-of-use with simple intuitive controls and low ground disturbance for working on any terrain. The new SALs continue Bobcat’s expansion in the compact wheel loader market and confirm that the company now has the largest loader portfolio of any manufacturer in the world.

Designed and built by Bobcat at the company’s North American facilities, the new SALs offer impressive stability and tipping loads of up to 1.39 tonne. It is therefore easy to place loads with the SALs over trenches and pavements, a task that is further enhanced by...