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Farmers Weekly We’re not a lot further on with drilling than a month ago, but we have at least got some done for others on drier land. A third of our winter combinables are left to sow. Some sugar beet may be lifted earlier than planned, to give us somewhere to sow the wheat that was ...

Farmers Weekly Stoll reckons it has overcome the one shortcoming of tractor-mounted loaders – a lack of reach. Its novel X-Tra Lift concept comes with telescopic arms attached to swivelling joints that increase the horizontal range by 1m and the lift height by up to 1.5m, to a maximum of almost 5.5m. In theory, this should ...

Farmers Weekly The clocks may have changed, but my body clock takes some time to catch up. For a few lovely days, there’s a drowsy bonus hour before the alarm goes off, perfect for contemplating the arable season just gone. For us, of course, it has been an extraordinary summer. No harvest of our own, our ...

Farmers Weekly Work to bring Italian-built Mazzotti sprayers into the John Deere fold has reached its conclusion, with the green giant finally committing to paint them in its own colours. The result is the new 300-series which, although largely the same as the yellow machines that went before, contains a few crucial updates. These address teething ...

Farmers Weekly Former health secretary Steve Barclay has been confirmed as the new Defra secretary, following Therese Coffey’s resignation. Mr Barclay, who has served as secretary of state for health and Brexit secretary, among several other government posts, is parliamentary patron of the Conservative rural forum. See also: Steve Barclay appointed as new Defra secretary in ...

Farmers Weekly Evesham-based outfit Weaving returned to the halls of Hanover for the first time in a decade with a new min-till tine drill – the Lynx. It is a lighter, more compact version of the popular Sabre Drill, it comes in about £13,000 cheaper, and just 150hp should suffice for the 6m version. This makes ...

Farmers Weekly Efforts to create a greener future for farm machinery have spawned myriad tractors with alternative powertrains, one of which is the Helios from Fendt. Based on a 700-series tractor frame, the prototype machine has a hydrogen fuel cell and 25kWh battery where the engine would normally be, which power a 100kW (134hp) electric motor. ...

Farmers Weekly A tractor driver who killed a woman cyclist and seriously injured her teenage son was using his mobile phone in the moments before the crash, a court was told. Jonathan Sumner, of Davenport Lane, Arclid, Cheshire, was jailed for eight years and six months at Chester Crown Court on Friday 10 November. The 33-year-old ...

Farmers Weekly Hotter summers and record temperatures are expected to become more commonplace for future harvests, therefore increasing the risk of farm fires. In 2022, the UK faced an exceptionally hot and dry harvest with temperatures breaking 40C, which resulted in a 21% increase in the number of farm fires, according to figures from NFU Mutual. ...

Farmers Weekly MP for North East Cambridgeshire Steve Barclay has been announced as the new Defra secretary.  The announcement comes after Therese Coffey resigned as Defra secretary, after serving just over 12 months in post. Ms Coffey did not initially endear herself to the farming community, making a prickly appearance at the NFU conference earlier this ...

Farmers Weekly British maize growers can breathe a sigh of relief that three European seed treatments have been given the green light for UK use next year. UK regulators have granted emergency authorisations for: Korit – bird repellent Redigo M – fungicide Force ST – wireworm product. This ends 11 months of frantic lobbying and negotiation ...