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The venue for the 2024 British National Ploughing Championships has been announced. Thoresby Farming, based on the Thoresby Estate, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, will host the event on the 12th and The post British Ploughing Championships return to Nottinghamshire appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

New trials conducted by KWS and Orion Future Technologies have suggested that growers may be able to produce sustainable wheat crops with less reliance on fertilisers and chemicals. Mike Stoker, The post Hope for sustainable wheat yields appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

As Defra seeks to ban splash plates from 2025 onwards, and grants for slurry application equipment look likely to end soon, farmers have a short window to comply. Andy Hayhurst The post Vogelsang offers top tips for slurry legislation appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Preliminary outbreak assessment for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in Australia.

Boss ORV has appointed Neil Everett to the role of national sales manager, with his initial focus being on developing the Corvus Off-Road Vehicles dealer network. Neil comes to the The post New national sales manager for Boss ORV appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Sharmans Agricultural Limited has announced that it will now offer the Claydon range of products across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, areas previously serviced by Collings Brothers. The company has expanded The post Sharmans extends sales area for Claydon equipment appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Crop handling specialist Alvan Blanch has invested in a new bending machine for its Wiltshire manufacturing plant – said to be the largest machine of its kind in the UK. The post Alvan Blanch invests in monster bending machine to boost production appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The Royal Barenbrug Group is celebrating 120 years since it was founded, having focused on grass seed innovation. Established by Joseph Barenbrug on the 15th of June, 1904, the family-owned The post Barenbrug celebrates 120 years appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Updated outbreak assessment for African swine fever in wild boar and domestic pigs in Eastern Europe, Belgium and Sweden.

Updated outbreak assessment for African swine fever in wild boar and domestic pigs in Eastern Europe, Belgium and Sweden.

Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.

Party leaders are being urged by the UK food and drink supply chain to ensure policies on food security are front and centre of their public campaigns. This includes how The post Call for party leaders to protect UK food security appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.