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Fund of up to £7 million will boost access to nature and support rural communities across England to become more green-fingered

When you need a licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges and how to apply.

As a landowner, occupier or authorised person, use this general licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on specified special protection areas or within their 500-metre buffer zones.  

The Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced that livestock and competition entries for this year’s Royal Highland Show are now open. Competitors can submit entries for The post Entries open for Royal Highland competitions appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Milwaukee Tool is aiming to increase its position in the outdoor power equipment (OPE) market with new additions and updates to its cordless range. Rhys Adams, national sales manager OPE The post Milwaukee targets outdoor power equipment market with more battery-powered solutions appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Opico has expanded its tillage equipment portfolio by taking on the distribution of Ovlac ploughs and Alpego power harrows, drills, rotary cultivators and flail toppers. Located in northern Spain, Ovlac The post Opico adds Ovlac and Alpego to product lineup appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The family-run dealership, Masons Kings, has marked four decades of operation. First established in 1984 in Chudleigh, the company has grown to include depots in Devon, Somerset and Cornwall, with The post Masons Kings celebrates 40 years of operation appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Initially designed with developing markets in mind, Househam Sprayers has launched the Ecostar 2 trailed sprayer, offered with an entry-level specification, minimal maintenance and affordability. All hydraulic and electrical connections The post Househam announces new entry level trailed model appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Severn Trent is celebrating ten years of STEPS (Severn Trent’s Environmental Protection Scheme), which has awarded grants to more than 2,300 farmers and landowners to help them improve water quality The post Severn Trent celebrates ten years of STEPS appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

A series of demonstration days organised by McArthur BDC and Sellars Agriculture have proven to be a huge success. The first event took place on the 5th of March, hosted The post Scottish grain handling demos prove a huge success appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

PACE Mechanical Handling, a developer of automated packing and palletising solutions, has reported its best-ever month. The company, which has been in operation since 1996, revealed that its order book The post PACE reports best-ever month to kick off 2024 appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Farmers and farm workers are being urged to attend a free event on Monday the 25th of March, which will highlight the signs of TB and offer practical advice to The post Farmers urged to register for free TB education event appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.