With recent rains enabling autumn drilling to kick off in earnest, arable growers are being reminded that, despite the summer’s dry conditions, the potential for slugs to decimate emerging crops is still significant and that good quality slug pellets must be applied accurately and on time to ensure crops remain protected. “Given how hot and […]
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Shaping the future of slurry application technology together New, comprehensive product range for all applications and price points Targeting new customers throughout Europe Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG is entering into a strategic joint venture in the field of slurry applicators with the Slovenian agricultural machinery manufacturer BeTEC. As part of this agreement, BeTEC will […]
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Leading agronomy firm ProCam is exhibiting at The Dairy Show to highlight ways to improve maize nutrition next season by using alternative sources of nutrients such as foliar applied nitrogen, and using targeted variable rate drone technology to maximise input efficacy. Following a second dry season in a row, maize growers will be looking for […]
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Feeding to support optimal rumen function will be the best way to help ewes overcome any summer deficits and ensure they make best use of available feed in the run up to tupping. This is the advice of Rumenco’s Technical Services Manager Dr Alison Bond, who says supplementation that offers the right combination of energy […]
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Plant nutrition can be optimised by helping turf grass to utilise more from fertilisation. This, suggests Agronomist Kate Finlayson, can be achieved by incorporating silicon into grounds care maintenance routines. “Silicon is not always discussed in the same way as nitrogen, potassium, calcium, magnesium or iron, but I think that is changing,” she says. “In […]
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Entries are now open for the 2026 RABDF NMR Gold Cup, celebrating excellence across the UK dairy sector. Organised by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) and sponsored by National Milk Records (NMR), the Gold Cup is one of the UK dairy industry’s most prestigious awards, recognising businesses demonstrating outstanding performance, efficiency, herd […]
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Using an additive on this year’s “earliest ever” maize harvest is a no brainer for the Tincknell family who are looking to safeguard every tonne of forage following the drought. Tom Tincknell farms 1,000 acres near Wells in Somerset, with his sons, Sam and Henry. They run 200 spring calving, British Friesians at Cross Farm, […]
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With large swaths of grassland suffering the effects of the UK’s ongoing drought, livestock farmers are being advised to play the long game when it comes to preserving the productivity and quality of existing forage swards. “Despite the recent spell of hot and dry weather, the majority of livestock farms in the UK have access […]
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Fendt has further updated its IDEAL combine range to build on the success of the MY26 developments. The latest MY27 will feature increased cleaning capacity, a greater separation area and a lower total cost of ownership for UK and Irish operators. Reflecting on the performance of IDEAL machines during the 2026 harvest, Fendt’s Ed Dennett […]
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Winter oilseed rape growers delaying planting until late August and into September – due to the dry July thwarting earlier drilling, and to avoid peak cabbage stem flea beetle migration –need to adjust agronomy to compensate for the shortened growing window before winter. That is the message from Andrew Cromie, ProCam head of crop nutrition, […]
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Farmers are being urged to get into fields and assess maize crops for readiness considering current hot, dry conditions could bring harvest forward by 2-3 weeks. Although there’s huge crop variability depending on location, Amanda Clements from Volac says the summer’s record-breaking heat waves mean every crop in England and Wales will likely be ready […]
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Leading agronomy firm ProCam has strengthened its UK technical team with the appointment of Andrew Cromie as Head of Crop Nutrition. Andrew spent eight years as an agronomist advising farmers and growers before joining Unium Bioscience, where he developed a strong commercial acumen working with nutrition, biostimulant and biological products over four years. These two […]
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