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RAGT Seeds UK has announced that Camille Florin will take the role of commercial development agronomist, providing technical support for forage, cover crop and amenity seed portfolios. She will be The post New commercial development agronomist appointed at RAGT Seeds appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

During the awarding ceremony at last year’s Agritechnica, Tractor of the Year president Fabio Zammaretti announced sweeping changes to the competition. As it celebrated 25 years since it was established, The post Major changes to Tractor of the Year as the competition looks to the future appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Following the announcement from the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) that tractor registrations in December were up year on year by 10.4%, at 693 units, details of registrations by horsepower and The post 2023 tractor registration breakdown appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

In the Transportation category of the 2023 Good Design Award, New Holland has been recognised for its CR11 combine harvester and the T4 Electric Power tractor. The awards are presented The post New Holland wins Good Design Awards for flagship combine and electric tractor appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Growers will be able to plant winter beans this spring, but the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) warns that they will need to plan for differences in maturity dates The post PGRO warns of yield and maturity considerations for those planting winter beans this spring appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Farmers across England must remember to use an inhibitor when applying urea fertilisers this spring to avoid further government restrictions and improve air quality, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has The post AIC warns that growers must use urea inhibitors this spring appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

A new partnership has been announced between Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) and TIA Agri for the supply of Alliance brand tyres. TIA Agri is a subsidiary of TIA (GB) Ltd, The post Yokohama Off-Highway Tires announces new UK partnership appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Ahead of its upcoming demonstration day, J Riley Beet Harvesters (UK) Ltd has started its 30th anniversary celebrations. Company founder Jeremy Riley was heavily involved in introducing six-row self-propelled beet The post 30 years for Vervaet importer appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Eurofins Agro UK is advising growers to test their soils to assess the impact of heavy rain throughout autumn and winter, compounded by the arrival of Storm Henk in January. The post Test soils to assess damage from waterlogging appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The XSplit separator, which was exhibited on the Vogelsang stand at Lamma, is the first to achieve a dry matter content of 40%, according to the company’s separation specialist Andrew The post Vogelsang showcases XSplit separator at Lamma appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Led by Hutchinsons agronomist Rob Saunders, a new project has been setup to develop a commercially viable system for precisely targeting orchard inputs. The four-year, £4.5 million Precision Orchard Management The post New product sets out to test viability of robotics and drones in orchards appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Spearhead Machinery has announced that Scot Agri will be the company’s new dealer partner, handling sales and service throughout North and East Scotland. Sales manager – GB East at Spearhead, The post Spearhead appoints Scot Agri as company looks to expand into Scotland appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.