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The Oxford Farming Conference has unveiled the speaker lineup for its 2025 event, which is themed Facing Change, Finding Opportunity. It takes place from the 8th to the 10th of The post Oxford Farming Conference announces speaker line up appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Pöttinger is celebrating 25 years of the Jumbo forage wagon, the first machine from the company to be designed entirely with 3D CAD software. According to the company, it is The post Pöttinger celebrates 25 years of the Jumbo loader wagon appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Ford will be well represented at this year’s Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show, held at Newark Showground on 9-10 November. The distinctive Henry Ford and Harry Ferguson shape of The post Ford in full swing at the Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

A leading global seller of second hand equipment, Ritchie Bros UK, has announced two major sales in November. It follows strong sales in September, with 1,502 lots sold to 338 The post Ritchie Bros UK announces two November auctions appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Severn Trent is urging growers to submit applications for the Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme (STEPS) grant ahead of the November 30 deadline to ensure that all funded projects are The post Last call for STEPS grant applications appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Are you looking for a direct drill? One that can be combined with a power harrow or a cultivator to break down ploughed ground? What about seed and fertiliser, or The post Use soil type to help narrow down drill choice appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Responses to the survey, from around the country, highlight the impact the weather has had on Scottish crops. Initially, more than 150 growers responded to the NFU’s 31st consecutive annual The post NFU’s survey reveals Scotland’s harvest sees wide range in yields and quality appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has welcomed the Government’s launch of the new Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO), announced by Science Secretary, the Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, with the intention of The post UK Agri-Tech Centre welcomes the launch of the regulatory innovation office appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The trailed, two-row Spirit 9200i potato harvester from AVR is said to be a major upgrade to the previous Spirit 9200 model with improvements to flexibility, capacity, and user comfort. The post AVR launches the Spirit 9200i appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

New research that could increase the natural resistance of wheat to a devastating fungal disease has begun at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Heriot-Watt is a global research-led university based in The post Scientists examine wheat genes to boost the crops disease resistance appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Aldi has announced plans to invest over £30m in dairy farmers over the next three and a half years, through an enhanced partnership with Arla, the UK’s biggest dairy cooperative. The post Aldi shows support for dairy farming with plans to invest over £30 million appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

A large square baler offers near non-stop operation, when everything is going well. It makes sense then that they really come into their own during harvest, when straw baling can The post Latest updates to large square balers appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.