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  • Certification Logistics Pilot: import requirements 18/03/2025
    Guidance on the import requirements for businesses participating in the pilot, including guidance for certifying officers.
  • Quicke launches new Unigrip bale grabs 18/03/2025
    A new range of bale grabs has been introduced by Quicke. The Unigrip L+ and XL+ are designed to handle multiple bales at once, to improve the efficiency of operations. The post Quicke launches new Unigrip bale grabs appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Landquip introduces new mounted sprayer range 18/03/2025
    Suffolk manufacturer Landquip has introduced a new mounted range of sprayers, said to fill the gap between its small, amenity machines and its larger, agriculture units. The XRF is available The post Landquip introduces new mounted sprayer range appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • BASF and Boortmalt take steps towards net-zero barley production 18/03/2025
    BASF has generated the first Verified Impact Units (VIUs) by reducing and removing on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. BASF’s global marketing senior vice president, Marko Grozdanovic, said: “This achievement showcases The post BASF and Boortmalt take steps towards net-zero barley production appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • JCB appoints new south Lincolnshire dealer 18/03/2025
    Following the decision by G & J Peck to focus on its Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk sales areas, JCB has appointed Thorncliffs as its exclusive agricultural dealer for south Lincolnshire. The post JCB appoints new south Lincolnshire dealer appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Corvus adds new dealer to cover South Wales 18/03/2025
    Boss ORV, the UK distributor for Corvus off-road vehicles, has appointed KP Agri to its dealer network. It’s a family-run firm, based in South Wales. KP Agri was established by The post Corvus adds new dealer to cover South Wales appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • How to get paid under an Environmental Stewardship agreement 17/03/2025
    Guidance for Environmental Stewardship agreement holders on how to claim an annual or capital payment.
  • How to make a capital or revenue claim 17/03/2025
    Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.
  • John Deere celebrates 75th anniversary of its first diesel engine 17/03/2025
    Before 1918, when John Deere acquired  Iowa-based tractor and engine manufacturer Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company, Deere had specialised in implements and stationary engines –the latter through a partnership with Root The post John Deere celebrates 75th anniversary of its first diesel engine appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • How contracting helps to fill the gaps for fourth-generation contractors 15/03/2025
    Based just outside of Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross, DS Hynd & Sons is a fourth-generation business dating back to 1931. The farm started as a tenancy across three blocks The post How contracting helps to fill the gaps for fourth-generation contractors appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Farmer confidence at an all time low 14/03/2025
    Conducted before the sudden closure of the Sustainable Farm Incentive (SFI), the NFU has revealed the results of its annual Farmer Confidence Survey, which make for depressing reading. The NFU The post Farmer confidence at an all time low appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • SFI schemes closed as government claims ‘record number’ of applicants 13/03/2025
    After rumblings that changes were coming to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Defra announced last night that it had stopped accepting new applications. It states that every penny in existing The post SFI schemes closed as government claims ‘record number’ of applicants appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.