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A new partnership has been announced between Agrovista and developer OneSoil to provide access to precision farming software. OneSoil Pro uses multiple sources of information to create variable rate maps The post Agrovista and OneSoil join forces for variable rate applications appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Pöttinger has announced that Flexcare mechanical weeders up to 16 rows can now be specified with the Profiline comfort control system. The Profiline option enables machines to be controlled directly The post Pöttinger adds new options to Flexcare mechanical weeding range appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

List of beneficiaries and glossary for organisations running European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund projects.

CFTS Ltd, a utility, forestry and clearance company based in the Midlands, has taken delivery of a custom-coloured Massey Ferguson 8735 from dealer KO Machines. The tractor has been wrapped The post Custom Massey Ferguson tractor and chipper combination raises money for cancer charities appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

A £12 million order has been received by Manitou from Ardent Hire, a specialist rental provider of telehandlers. It’s the largest investment in the Manitou product range ever made by The post Hire firm invests £12 million in Manitou products appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Producers in the vegetable, fruit and arable sectors will now be able to more accurately manage water levels in their crops thanks to two new sensors from Sencrop. The new The post Sencrop delivers products for accurate irrigation appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Farmers are being encouraged to utilise the full potential of cover crops by ensuring that they are fully incorporated. Adam Bartowski, eastern regional product manager at Timac Agro UK, explained The post Timac urges growers to make the most of cover crops this spring appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

John Deere launched its most powerful tractor ever at the Commodity Classic event in Houston at the end of February. The company unveiled three new models in its 9RX four-track The post John Deere launches new tractor and combine models appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The shortlist has been announced for the first-ever National Women in Agriculture Awards, with the awards set to be handed out at a black-tie event in the members’ dining room The post Shortlist for National Women in Agriculture awards announced appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Criticisms have been raised at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for wanting to accelerate approval of lab-grown meat for the UK market. It comes following plans of fast-tracking UK cultivated The post FSA under heavy fire amid push to bring ‘lab-grown meat’ to the UK appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Increases to England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) payments have been announced by Defra and the Forestry Commission to push tree planting across the country.  Farmers and land managers will now The post Woodland creation payments increase to reach net zero appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The NFU is calling for MPs to back the “Buy British Bill” that will publish details on UK public food origins. MP for Rotherham Sarah Champion’s Private Member’s Bill – The post NFU pushes for publication of public food origin under “Buy British Bill” appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.