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Farmers Weekly Fliegl has revived the Cargos forage wagon range deemed surplus to requirements by Claas. There was little time for major design changes, with just six months separating the completion of the deal (September 2022) and the reopening of the production line (March 2023). See also: Tips and advice for buying a used forage wagon In ...

Farmers Weekly It was biblically bucketing down for the first few hours of our annual charity tractor and trailer rides in early November. The tractor was dragging the trailer with its happy inhabitants like a toboggan, glorious mud flying everywhere. Measuring success was simple at this event – a lot of effort from good people, so ...

Farmers Weekly Continental might be best known for its tyres, but the firm has recently branched out by adding some nifty pieces of technology to its product offering. One of the latest is the retrofit ProViu 360 camera system – which mounts to tractors and other farm equipment – giving drivers a 360deg view around the ...

Farmers Weekly An NFU open letter urging all three political parties to outline their plans to protect farming businesses from flooding has attracted more than 1,750 signatures. The letter has been sent to the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats, emphasising the vital role that protecting agricultural land from severe flooding plays in producing food for ...

Farmers Weekly Young drivers are being targeted with a course which aims to highlight the risks of driving dangerously on rural roads. To mark Road Safety Week (19-25 November), the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has launched the new road safety course aimed at young drivers in rural areas. The initiative comes as the ...

Farmers Weekly Egg industry leaders have expressed their “significant and serious concerns” about sudden changes to the RSPCA’s welfare standards for laying hens, which they say will cost the industry millions, but for no extra return. The new RSPCA Assured welfare standards were announced earlier this month after minimal consultation with the industry. See also: Advice ...

Farmers Weekly The average farm business income in England increased to £96,100 across all farm types in 2022-23, according to Defra’s latest farm survey. During the 12-month period to the end of February 2023, average incomes rose for dairy, cereals, pigs, and horticultural enterprises. However, incomes for general cropping, grazing livestock, poultry, and mixed enterprises all ...

Farmers Weekly A group of cross-party MPs has expressed disappointment after the UK government rejected its calls to host an annual food security summit. To maintain a consistent overview of the UK’s food security landscape, MPs from the influential Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee had called for an annually updated UK Food Security Report, ...

Farmers Weekly Baling contractors using more than 10t of plastic a year need to register with HMRC and pay the necessary taxes or face potential fines for non-compliance. The plastic packaging tax was introduced in 2022 and covers both netwrap and baler twine, but does not include silage wrap. It is taxed at £210.82/t, which equates ...

Eleven young engineers were recognised at the Apprenticeship Awards at this year’s Midlands Machinery Show. Each received £500 over the next two years to aid their future careers, with most The post Midlands Machinery celebrates young engineers appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

According to Tama Europe, large scale baling contractors could be at risk of fines from HMRC due to non-payment of the plastic packaging tax (PPT), as many are unaware that The post Contractors warned to be vigilant about plastic packaging tax appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Agtech firm Agreena has announced that its soil carbon platform covers some two million hectares across 17 European countries. More than a thousand farmers are now using the AgreenaCarbon platform. The post Agreena scales its carbon farming platform appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.