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  • Drive to create value from every part of the estate 04/06/2025
    Farm Manager of the Year Simon Andrews might just oversee the most famous farm in the UK – although a certain car fanatic is putting up a fight in that The post Drive to create value from every part of the estate appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • John Deere revamps forager line-up 04/06/2025
    Launching later this year, the F8 and F9 John Deere forage harvester series are said to be new from the ground up, with significant changes throughout to improve performance in The post John Deere revamps forager line-up appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Species-rich grassland: indicator species 03/06/2025
    Find the plant species that are typical of the grassland type on your land parcel for help with action GRH6: Manage priority habitat species-rich grassland.
  • Research: Avian influenza (bird flu) in Brazil 03/06/2025
    Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for avian influenza (bird flu) in Brazil.
  • Research: UKGLE advice on native breed conservation 03/06/2025
    The UK Genetics for Livestock and Equines (UKGLE) Committee’s advice on native breed conservation.
  • Research: UK breeds at risk from exotic animal disease outbreaks 03/06/2025
    Farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR) list of at-risk breeds of cattle, horses and ponies, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry; criteria and definitions.
  • Weeding efficiency enhanced with AI technology 03/06/2025
    The Ullmanna Newman weeder uses artificial intelligence technology to provide highly precise row crop weeding. The Newman multi-row machine from the Czech Republic manufacturer, Ulmanna, is being exclusively distributed in The post Weeding efficiency enhanced with AI technology appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • John Deere acquires Sentera 03/06/2025
    John Deere announced on 23 May the acquisition of Sentera, a leading provider of remote imagery solutions for agriculture, headquartered in St Paul, Minnesota. This acquisition will add to John The post John Deere acquires Sentera appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • FBUK inheritance tax report should be a wake-up call for Treasury, says NFU 03/06/2025
    NFU commented on a new report by Family Businesses UK (FBUK) that looked into the impacts of inheritance tax changes announced at the Budget. FBUK commissioned independent consultants at CBI The post FBUK inheritance tax report should be a wake-up call for Treasury, says NFU appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Thousands of farmers to benefit from £30 million boost 03/06/2025
    Thousands of farmers will benefit from a £30 million boost to payments received for nature-friendly farming practices under the Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) scheme. The scheme aims to recognise and The post Thousands of farmers to benefit from £30 million boost appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • HORSCH offers ‘spot spraying’ without an expensive camera system 03/06/2025
    Any HORSCH Leeb sprayer with AutoSelect, the automatic nozzle control system, can ‘spot spray’ with data fed from a drone sweep of the field. This removes the need to have The post HORSCH offers ‘spot spraying’ without an expensive camera system appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • “Connecting with Your Soils” to be launched at Groundswell 2025 by Hutchinsons 03/06/2025
    Hutchinsons theme at this year’s Groundswell event is “Connecting with Your Soils.” Visitors to the Hutchinsons stand will have the opportunity to meet with the technical soil specialists who will The post “Connecting with Your Soils” to be launched at Groundswell 2025 by Hutchinsons appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.