Business
Farming Monthly National
Managing Changing Freshwater Availability And Water Scarcity On-Farm
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
8 min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
Slurry & Dirty Water Management from Greencrop
Greencrop offers a range of dirty water and slurry spreading solutions; to spread slurry/ waste/dirty water from livestock farms, washing plants and AD Plants.
2 min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
Scotts send it's first Evolution to South Africa following Canadian recommendation
A UK manufacturer of vegetable harvesting and handling machinery has supplied its first to order to South Africa thanks to a recommendation from a Canadian company.
2 min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
Procedures prevent black-grass spread
Cleaning machinery at harvest can, understandably, fall by the wayside as pressure mounts. But failing to find the time to blow-down the combine, bailer, trailer and other machinery can spread black-grass between fields and increase production costs for years to come.
3 min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
Range Rover Sport enhanced with special edition models and powerful new straight-six mild-hybrid diesels
The Range Rover Sport – Land Rover’s most dynamic model ever – has gained a suite of upgrades to enhance its appeal as the ultimate luxury performance SUV.
4 min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
Honda ATV
Contractor remains loyal to leading ATV brand after more than 30 years
4 min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
Factors affecting sheep flock productivity
S Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
10+ min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
Burgundy broccoli commences second UK harvest season
Following the successful launch of Burgundy Broccoli to the UK market in 2019, Lincolnshire-based seed developers Elsoms Seeds and growers Staples Vegetables Ltd, are entering the UK’s second season of production.
1 min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
Early Sowing – The swings and roundabouts
The new season will soon be kicking off with oilseed rape sowings from early August onwards.
4 min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
7R Series leaps ahead
Just eight months after launching its new generation 7R Series tractors at Agritechnica 2019, John Deere has announced another significant update to the range. The new flagship 7R 350 model offers an ideal power to weight ratio to deliver unmatched acceleration and transport efficiency.
2 min |
August 2020
Farming Monthly National
5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Making Silage For Biogas
Does your silage have an unpleasant odour? Does your clamp suffer from excessive losses, effluent or mould? Are your biogas yields lower than they should be? If so, you may be guilty of making one or more of the most common mistakes when producing silage for biogas production. Here, Tim Elsome, General Manager of FM BioEnergy, explains how cropfed biogas plants are only as good as the silage put into them – and how you can prevent poor silage from affecting your bottom line.
3 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
Agricultural Infrastructure: Part 1 - Climate Impacts
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
6 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
What do Drone IP Rating Standards mean for the agricultural sector?
The drone market has experienced significant growth in recent years. And as both hobbyist and professional users alike take great interest in exploring the capabilities these devices have to offer, this growth is set to continue, with a huge 76,000 drones projected to be flying the UK skies by 2030, according to Skies without Limits, a 2018 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
4 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
Suffolk pig farmers feed one million bees in pioneering project
Pig farming brothers have succeeded in feeding one million bees thanks to an innovative and pioneering project that saw them turn over half their land to wildflowers.
3 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
Scottish solar farm basks in the spring sun to set new record
Unseasonably sunny weather has seen a solar farm that helps power a Scottish food business set new records for the time of year.
2 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
Carl Fogarty goes from on-track racing to offroad adventure with Isuzu
Former motorbike racing world champion Carl Fogarty has collected the keys to his new Isuzu D-Max XTR from Walton Summit Truck Centre in Lancashire. Featuring a custom designed body kit, a sophisticated and sporty interior, performance brakes and a bespoke Pedders suspension arrangement, the XTR is the perfect fit for the adrenaline-filled petrolhead.
3 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
Environmental impact: Can it stop the job?
Cash flow is important fuel for any business. The impediments to cash flow are many, and as the current pandemic is showing, can bludgeon an unexpected visit direct to the front door of a business and put a padlock on it. Another potential padlock to business, one that quite correctly needs to be negotiated through the many requirements of 2020 life, is the planning process.
4 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
Landowners warned about public rights of way as Covid-19 sees increase in walkers
Farmers and landowners are being advised to protect themselves from unwanted public rights of way being created, as the Covid-19 pandemic results in an increasing number of walkers in the countryside.
2 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
Changing weather pattern puts potato growers on high alert for blight
Rain showers and warming temperatures have heightened the threat of potato blight with Hutton Criteria disease warnings declared across many of the UK’s key growing regions.
2 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
AW Brandreth & Sons aiming to fuel UK's racehorses thanks to new ground source heat pump
AW Brandreth & Sons – a family-run farming business famed for its organic milk, hay and straw production – is diversifying its business by implementing a £1.6m 4Mw Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) as it looks to supply highquality feed to the UK's racehorse industry.
2 min |
July 2020
Farming Monthly National
Invaluable support of Rural Watch volunteers hailed by North Yorkshire Police
Police in North Yorkshire have paid tribute to the more than 140 volunteers who help keep rural areas safe.
2 min |
June 2020
Farming Monthly National
Soil mapping for precise land management David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
Soil is one of the most essential aspects of any agricultural production system, with different soil components able to have huge effects on crop or pasture yield and quality, as well as increasingly important roles in environmental sustainability.
8 min |
June 2020
Farming Monthly National
New survey: lockdown leaves industry hungry for fair food and farming recovery
New research with over 380 professionals working in food, farming and the countryside finds a huge appetite for change and collaboration across the sector. In Learning from Lockdown, a major new survey from the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, 80% of respondents wanted most things to be different in the recovery. None wanted everything to go back to how it was before.
3 min |
June 2020
Farming Monthly National
Testing decisions for black-grass viability
Cereal growers are being urged to spray off patches infested with black-grass now, before more plants set viable seed. The stress of hot dry weather has brought forward seed maturity, with viability set to accelerate over the next few weeks.
2 min |
June 2020
Farming Monthly National
PGRO Crop Update
The latest, authoritative information on the pulse crop in Britain.
4 min |
June 2020
Farming Monthly National
Farming outside from inside the home
Farmers have been labelled critical to the COVID-19 response, as they ensure our home-grown food continues to fill our vital supply chains.
3 min |
June 2020
Farming Monthly National
Perstorp enters fertilizer market with chloride-free potassium product
Perstorp, a global leader in the specialty chemicals market, is entering the fertilizer market through the launch of Amicult™ K42.
2 min |
June 2020
Farming Monthly National
More milk from more forage
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
8 min |
June 2020
Farming Monthly National
Innovation and tech in action at Cereals LIVE
There is nothing quite like seeing tech in action to understand how it works and how it can be beneficial on-farm, which is why Cereals LIVE will be putting demos right at growers’ fingertips.
3 min |
June 2020
Farming Monthly National
Farmers urged to think before rushing into coronavirus claims
Many farmers and agribusinesses will have been inundated with information on the various grants and loans available as part of the Government’s response to help businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic, says Mike Butler, partner in the specialist team at Chartered Accountants, PKF-Francis Clark.
3 min |