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Been recommended the use of iodus (Laminarin active) at T0 for septoria protection based in south west so high disease pressure. Are many others planning on using these bio-fungicides at T0 to replace CTL, with folpet not looking like a cost effective choice. Dont see these bio-fungicides...

Written by Agriland Team Dungannon farmers’ mart, Co. Tyrone, held its dairy sale last Thursday (February 18). To get a bit of insight into the trade at the Co. Tyrone mart, AgriLand caught up with the auctioneer Michael Taaffe of Taaffe Auctions. ”The sale continued to see the strong trade...

It is widely reported and accepted that nitrogen fertiliser is damaging to soil biology. It is suggested that long term no tillers are reducing their N use ( I’ve been told of one estate now growing wheat with 100kg N where recently they were using 200 kg). Have any long term no tillers seen...

Written by cpm Download PDF As technology continues to break down the barriers of modern-day farming, CPM finds out how Hutchinsons’ Helix initiative is facilitating the next stage of progress. We want Helix to be seen as the proofing ground for new technology. By Charlotte Cunningham Over the...

Written by cpm As technology continues to break down the barriers of modern-day farming, CPM finds out how Hutchinsons’ Helix initiative is facilitating the next stage of progress. We want Helix to be seen as the proofing ground for new technology. By Charlotte Cunningham Over the past decade...

Hutchinsons Helix farm network continues to expand Hutchinsons is delighted to announce the addition of Hundayfield farm to its network of Helix regional demonstration farms. Owned by Nick and Liz Wilson, Hundayfield farm just outside York is the northern region Helix demonstration farm in...

Haven’t done this for ages. Shifting all information onto Uniform so had a look. Be quite interesting to see what others have.

Does anyone know where I can get these galvanised gate springs from to fit over a 20mm bar....bought about 40 years ago but used them all now and where I got them from doesn’t seem to stock them now.

The large combine harvester range welcomes the Fendt IDEAL 10 First unveiled at Agritechnica 2019, the large combine harvester Fendt IDEAL 10 is now on test runs. With the Fendt IDEAL 10, Fendt offers a standard combine harvester that does not require conventional steering wheel control...

Has any body put a 4 cylinder powerstar in a 2wd and what did you do about the sump front axle issue? I know a 4wd tractor is a lot easier but curious has anyone done it on a 2wd?

Using stewardship to improve sustainability and productivity With environmental stewardship becoming a more important income source post-subsidy reform, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons is giving growers an insight into how features can be practically integrated into productive arable...

Written by cpm A new climate module on Hutchinsons precision platform – Omnia – means growers are now able to benefit from a number of crop modelling systems, tried and tested at the company’s Helix farm in Northants. CPM finds out more. We’re really keen to ensure that all data collected has a...

Fieldwise LIVE brings national trials to your screen For crop production specialists Hutchinsons, its business as usual. “Farming is not standing still because of the coronavirus and neither are we. We understand the importance of trials results on both a national and regional level to help...

Written by John Swire Stability amongst daughter-proven sires sees Bomaz AltaTopshot retain his number one position in the Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking, published today (7 April 2020) by AHDB Dairy. With a PLI of £708, Topshot reaffirms his transmission of high weights of milk and...

How do other breeds of sprayer protect their hydro pipes from rubbing on steering axles ? On our Househam they are fed through lay flat hose and is good for a while, but there always becomes places where they rub on mudguard brackets or the keepers and although it is a cheap fix to renew the...

New Landini 5 HC tractors walk tall with up to 44in tyres for maximum crop clearance A new range of Landini four-wheel drive tractors equipped with large diameter row crop wheels all round for extra high clearance will be introduced at the LAMMA show being held on 7/8 January 2020 at the...

If we set something up that leveraged the power of forum group buying to achieve better prices how many of you would use it? Not a traditional buying group as such in that you would neither have to pay to join or commit to buy exclusively from it but more the offer of products at a price which...

Future Farming in Practice at the Helix Project The requirement for growers to be more transparent and to justify their practices will only increase, requiring resource and a new management approach – that was the core message from Hutchinsons Managing Director Andrew McShane to a group of...

@admin can we have a concentrate price tracker stickie?

Is there enough done to give support to people in that state of mind? Even to council people after a person does commit suicide? I know some people never ask for help and it's kinda hard to find out if someone thinks like that. But with farming it is very stressful and well it's a bigger strain...