#arablefarming

Please forgive me as I am completely new to this! Last year we purchased 8 acres of agricultural land to keep our small flock of 14 sheep, 3 Pygmy goats, 9 ponies and 30 chickens. We have recently put in planning permission for a block of 4 stables with a small sheep barn attached. We decided to...

Visitors to The CropTec Show at the East of England Showground on November 23 and 24 are invited to explore the most pressing issues facing the arable sector via five specialist Knowledge Hubs. Water, natural capital, digital farming, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and training are the focus...

A passionate and hands-on individual hoping to transition away from conventional agriculture seeks to become an integral part of an estate with similar aspirations. Please share with potentially interested contacts and e-mail [email protected] for further information.

Hi I'm Adam, I'm a 39 yo from Merseyside and looking for a farming role in the above areas. I'm happy to work in either arable or with livestock (poultry, sheep or pigs) but, admittedly, cattle would be my lesser preference. I don't have any previous farming experience but I'm exceptionally...

Hello, I'm Rafa. I am doing a PhD thesis on knowledge sharing in agriculture, based on a Social Network Analysis methodology. That is, my idea is to build a map of (anonymous) interactions to find out where farmers' practices come from and thus detect weaknesses and strengths. I can provide...

It’s Project Lamport week 5 and we join Agrovista Soil Health specialists Rob Purvis and Robert Wilkin, as they get to the bottom of some of your frequently asked questions. Chris Martin and Niall Atkinson share their knowledge on cover crops, cultivating with metal, changing attitudes towards...

We are looking to evaluate two full set of eleven front top cab led work lights on either a Combine or Forage Harvester with latest New Holland cab - maybe Chafer sprayer or similar machine using this same cab and some machines we possibly not yet aware. The benefit for the machine owner is a...

With the increase in upgrading to led work lights on tractors in particular - I wonder how you find them if working in same field or vicinity? My perception is if more than one machine are working towards one another in the same field could create a blinding problem for the operators. Be...

Just wondering if any of you have experience in attending the Nampo Harvest Day event held during May each year in the maize belt of South Africa? It is billed as one of the biggest agricultural shows in southern hemisphere.

We are in search of the best customised farm tractor in regular use in the UK or Ireland. This can be yours or a close friends machine and the customisation must add value to it's daily tasks or safety. In return we will be giving a £100 worth of led lights to the person we choose as the...

A bit of the story behind what makes for a great LED work light ...... Take a look at the two images posted here and both clearly demonstrate the experience you get from a led light with cheap lens design. The light on the left goes everywhere and can become blinding BUT if you look at the...