The Farming Forum

Tim Rycroft to step down as CEO of AHDB at end of the year

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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Chief Executive Officer Tim Rycroft is to step down from his position at the end of the year.

After two years of dedicated service to the organisation, Mr Rycroft has decided December 2023 will be the right time to leave.

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AHDB chair Nicholas Saphir said: “Tim has been instrumental in delivering the Board’s programme to refocus the organisation in terms of levy payer value and engagement. He has led the organisation through significant milestones, including the industry’s largest consultation, ‘Shape the Future’, and developing a management team ready to support levy payers in dealing with the challenges that lie ahead.

“Throughout his leadership, Tim has demonstrated a deep commitment to...

Agriweld - AGCO collaboration.

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We are pleased to announce our collaboration with AGCO to become official partners for the supply of Weight Blocks and Transport Boxes in the UK under the AGCO PARTS brand.

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Our range of boxes and weights cover a variety of sizes and attachment styles to fit perfectly with AGCO tractors brands and will be available through the AGCO dealer network across the UK. With a wide choice of customisation options available, customers will have the ability to tailor their purchase to their exact requirements.

Agriweld is proud to deliver high performance innovation and quality products through ethical standards and all in-house processes. This collaboration will offer more choice to AGCO customers while adding another purchasing channel to Agriweld’s...

Used a rodenticide? We have a £500 cash prize and two £250 cash prizes to give away!

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Used a rodenticide in the last 12 months?

Grab a chance to win £500 with two runner up prizes of £250 in cash only through TFF.



National Rodent Control Survey 2023 running until 20th July!


This is an important national project to help the industry asses, anticipate and defend sustainable practises. Last run in 2020 we are looking to update the picture in 2023 in an easy to complete reduced format and again welcome the fantastic support of farmers across the country.” Mike Heisig, Project Director

Help the industry defend and maintain sustainable practises by...​

Optimising On-Farm Trials: Streamlining Data Management with FieldView

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Do you have any concerns about using red clover with your sheep?

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ADAS is asking sheep farmers to complete a five-minute survey to identify if there are barriers preventing them from adopting red clover mixed leys.
Click here to take the red clover survey

Responses submitted by 31 July 2023 will be entered into a prize draw to win a hamper worth £100.

Why are we asking?
Last year, an Innovative Farmers Field Lab found that grazing herbal leys containing red clover during the mating season had no negative effect on ewe fertility. Following this result, ADAS is conducting a follow-on survey to understand if there...

Significant support for new winter wheat Bamford

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High yielding Group 3 Soft ticks all the key boxes confirms Laura Beaty of MSP
Bamford, an early maturing, high yielding Group 3 Soft wheat, is receiving strong seed trade support on the back of very promising results recorded in National List (NL) trials according to both Laura Beaty, Seed Grain Director at McCreath Simpson and Prentice (MSP) and Andrew Bourne, Seeds Manager for independent seed merchant T Denne and Sons.

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Laura, who has followed Bamford’s progress closely through NL1 and NL2 trials, believes the new variety, bred by UK independent breeder Elsoms Seeds, has wide marketability, with potential to be a key variety in the distilling market.

She says “With a treated yield of almost 106% supported by a very high untreated...

Agriweld launches its new trailed Min-Dis

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Building upon the popular Min-Dis family Agriweld has launched a new 6m version that has been created in a trailed version. This new option offers better road transportation performance and increases efficiency on the rear of the machine while in work.

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The Min-Dis is a Low Disturbance Subsoiler is designed to lift and alleviate compaction and promote soil structure while causing minimum disturbance to the top layer of soil.

Angled Concave cutting discs cut through the top layer of the soil and trash allowing the low disturbance leg to pass through the soil with minimal disruption leaving the trash cover on the field to offer protection against water and wind erosion of the soil. The disc bar is fully height adjustable, independent of the legs...

Alliance 882 and 885: Flotation tires for agri transport – 5 new sizes

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Alliance 882 and 885: Flotation tires for agri transport – 5 new sizes

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3 new sizes in the 882 range, 2 new sizes in the 885 range / Steel-belted flotation tires for spreaders, trailers, balers and fertiliser trucks / Large footprint and rounded shoulders protect crops and soil / Engineered for high loads at high speeds / Wear-resistant compound – 10-year warranty

The Alliance 882 and 885 flotation tire ranges of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires’ (YOHT) Alliance brand were recently extended by new SKUs: With new sizes 710/35R22.5, 600/60R30,5 and 710/50R30.5, the Alliance 882 tire range now features a total of 15 SKUs. For the Alliance 885, the two new sizes 850/50R30.5 and 710/40R22.5 now mean a total of 17 SKUs. As agri transport...

KUHN baler and grassland tour 2023.

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KUHN Farm Machinery has released details of its 2023 baler and grassland demonstration tour which will feature fixed and variable chamber balers, square balers and combination machines alongside a selection of grassland machinery throughout the 2023 season.

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“Working with our dealer network throughout the UK, will enable farmers and contractors to experience our comprehensive range of balers and other KUHN green harvest machinery in a familiar setting. We believe there is nothing better than an on-farm demonstration. This year we have a dedicated web page to help potential customers locate demo machines,” product specialist Rhodri Jenkins explains.

The demonstrations are part of KUHN’S Go Further with Your Forage initiative that seeks to show how...

20% Discount on Sencrop Weather Stations

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From the 15th May to 15th June Sencrop are running a 20% discount on our weather station packages, which are now supplied as a subscription service (like you can pay for your mobile phone on a monthly contract).

This mean a Weather Station with Rainguage is £271.20 for 12 months (£22.60 a month) with no upfront hardware costs.

On top of this, Farmdeals members get a further 5% of cashback on any order, making it even better value.

We have three packages listed on...

Addington Fund and Forage Aid Announcement

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UK farming charities, the @Addington Fund and Forage Aid have agreed to join forces and build on the invaluable work the two charities undertake in supporting farmers and farm workers experiencing hardship.

Well known for its work in providing housing, disaster relief and young entrants’ support within the farming community, the Addington Fund will extend its on-farm disaster relief support under the Forage Aid brand. This assistance will continue the legacy of Forage Aid offering emergency, short-term relief to alleviate or relieve livestock suffering by providing feed and bedding to those in need.

The Addington Fund welcomes Andrew Ward MBE, founder of Forage Aid and Tom Hind, Trustee of Forage Aid as Trustees of Addington to further strengthen the board. Peter...

Smart web temperature monitoring system improves grain quality control in new Norfolk grain store.

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Centralising the farms grain storage in one location to ensure easier transportation and improve future grain quality control has been a key priority for Norfolk based Waldersey Farms in recent years.

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Established in 1981, the 5,850ha farming business based near Downham Market, has recently completed a 2-year project to increase their grain storage and drying capacity with a new purpose-built facility designed and built by Mike Bennett of Bennett and Co. (Crop Storage Engineering) Limited confirms Waldersey’s Quality Assurance Manager Rebecca Young.

Rebecca says “Annually we grow over 2,600 ha of winter wheat, 600 ha of both oilseed rape and sugar beet plus over 400ha of potatoes, so 2 new grain stores offering 15,000t of combined storage, along...

Bayer - Crop Doctor Tour - Great Tew Estate

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OFC 23: UK Policy Session - Mark Spencer MP

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The main UK Policy section at Oxford Farming Conference now on Farm TV:

JOHN DEERE Sprayer | R4040i | Rampes carbone |

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Drilling Sugar Beet

McConaghy Contracts mowing silage 2023

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Mowing has begun!! McConaghy Contracts dropping first cut grass on the 18th April 2023... New Holland T7.270 with the Krone BC mowers front to back working at approx 19kph, with the Krone Big M420 working a few fields over, grouping the outside of the fields and any awkward spots in the field. Silage 2023 has begun!! #arimagery #farming #krone #newholland #mowing

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New AMAZONE Tyrok 400 Onland semi-mounted reversible plough

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AMAZONE is now offering the Tyrok 400 semi-mounted reversible plough for on land ploughing. The Tyrok Onland provides a high level of flexibility as a result of the quick and easy change between either on land or in-furrow operation. The new models are offered with a choice of 7, 8 or 9 furrows for tractors of up to 400 hp.

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Easy change between on land and in-furrow

The tractor size and the size of the tyres determine, amongst other things, its operation in the furrow or on and beside the furrow. Specifically, its use with tracks, dual wheels or extra wide tyres larger than 710 mm does not permit driving in the furrow without compaction damage on soil which has already been partly ploughed.

A major advantage of on land ploughing is the...

Dorset Horn and Poll Sheep Association’s National Show 2023

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The Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset Sheep Association’s National Show has fast become a success and drawn breeders from across the country since its calendar debut – and this year will be no different.
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Taking place on Thursday 1 June 2023, the National Show will be hosted by the Royal Bath & West Show in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Association members will be high spirits in the sheep lines and the ring, with a catalogue of top quality competition and social engagement.

Tapping out the very best of the day will be the Association’s former President, Roger Elliott. He has five decades of sheep judging experience and 35 years of running pedigree Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset sheep on his home farm near Daventry. Supplying prime lambs to the local market and...

John Deere 8600i chopping grass

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Lyons Contracts out with the John Deere 8600i chopping grass in Myroe for a local beef farmer. Full John Deere fleet in full swing with a stunning background as always... Squeak in the John Deere 8600i which I didn't get enough footage of last season but ill get more this year at grass #arimagery #johndeere #silage #grass #chopping
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