This summer MSD Animal Health is offering three lucky UK sheep farmers the opportunity to win an AWR300 EID Stick Reader complete with large colour display, convenient keyboard and 4GB memory. The free-to-enter competition is open until 31st July 2019 with entry forms available from the MSD Animal Health stands at some of the NSA […]
Read ArticleA one-day workshop taking place on 12th September at the University of Nottingham’s Sutton Bonington campus will discuss the opportunities and challenges for food producers of more people adopting a largely or exclusively plant-based diet. The rise in popularity of vegetarianism and veganism offers opportunities for farmers, food producers and retailers. However, it is also […]
Read ArticleDairy farmers adopting a progressive multi-cut approach to silage making are reaping the benefits through improved forage quality, according to a UK-wide survey being reported by Germinal at Royal Welsh Grassland in Pembrokeshire. In the survey of over 180 dairy farmers, over 40% had shortened their cutting intervals in the last three years. Of these, […]
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Film binding demonstrations – Live demonstrations of KUHN Farm Machinery’s patented film binding system will be a feature at Royal Welsh Grassland, providing opportunities for farmers to see the award-winning technology in action. Winner of the silver award in the Livestock Innovation category at LAMMA 2019, this system uses wrap instead of net binding, thereby […]
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Lessons learned while visiting an Indiana corn and soybean farm making the most of cover crops By Risa Demasi, Co-Founder Grassland Oregon A 27.5 percent decrease in synthetic nitrogen, 49.5 percent decrease in farm diesel, 91.8 percent decrease in MAP (monoammonium phosphate) and a 100 percent decrease in both lime and potash applications – these […]
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An event at Cranfield University on September 24th will reveal how dairy alternatives could be environmentally unsustainable. “Environmental Impact of My Food Products”, is a one-day course facilitated by specialist post graduate training provider Agrifood Training Partnership. Aimed at food producers, farmers and anyone working in the food chain, it will explain how changes in […]
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Live demonstrations of KUHN Farm Machinery’s patented film binding system are being staged across the country over the summer months, providing many opportunities for farmers to see the award-winning technology in action. Winner of the silver award in the Livestock Innovation category at LAMMA 2019, this system uses wrap instead of net binding, thereby improving […]
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To keep lambs developing to their maximum potential during the peak grass growing months and beyond, UK sheep producers are being urged to supplement finishing stock effectively with essential trace minerals. “Rapid growth in May and June can leave grazed grass up to 50% deficient in copper, selenium, iodine and cobalt,” says Dr Elizabeth Berry, […]
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Continental has released a range of new agricultural tyres to help reduce the impact of heavy machinery on the soil. The tyres contain two forms of new technology that Continental has applied to an agriculture tyre for the first time. The first is N-Flex Technology. This patent pending, heat-treated nylon sits beneath the rubber to […]
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AUROCK TO MAKE UK DEBUT AT CEREALS 2019 KUHN will exhibit its new AUROCK triple disc seed drill, which has the capability to establish crops under cover, in minimum tillage or direct drilling conditions, for the first time in the UK at Cereals 2019. Targeting the growing conservation agriculture sector, but with the versatility for […]
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Methods of supplying nitrogen fertiliser to support growth and protein content of arable crops will need to change markedly as nitrogen application comes under increasing environmental scrutiny, says ProCam agronomist, Ian Jackson. As plans are made for summer nitrogen applications to boost grain protein in milling wheat, he says this will be a key timing […]
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Two new variable chamber round baler-wrapper combinations now available from KUHN Farm Machinery offer the versatility to work efficiently in silage, hay or straw. The VBP 3165 and VBP 3195 are designed with KUHN’s Progressive Density baling chamber which uses two chamber rollers, a starter roller and five endless baling belts to produce evenly […]
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