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  • Tractor of the Year 2025: TotY HighPower – Massey Ferguson 9S.425 08/10/2024
    Re-entering the competition after reaching the finals last year, Massey Ferguson’s 9S.425 uses an Agco Power engine to produce up to 425hp and 1,750Nm of torque. This is achieved with The post Tractor of the Year 2025: TotY HighPower – Massey Ferguson 9S.425 appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • REAP Conference to explore the balancing act of ag-tech 08/10/2024
    On the 6th of November at Newmarket Racecourse, farmers, researchers and industry stakeholders will come together for Agri-TechE’s REAP Conference. The event will aim to find answers to questions around The post REAP Conference to explore the balancing act of ag-tech appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Nearly 20% drop in tractor registrations for September 08/10/2024
    Continuing the pattern for 2025, the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) has announced that tractor registrations dropped 19.3% in September when compared to the year before. The total of 899 machines The post Nearly 20% drop in tractor registrations for September appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Sky Agriculture launches new Progress TF front hopper 08/10/2024
    Sky Agriculture, which announced recently that it would handle sales to the UK directly, has announced a new front tank system, available with two, three or four hoppers for the The post Sky Agriculture launches new Progress TF front hopper appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • EuroTier 2024 to see new Vogelsang launches 08/10/2024
    Slurry specialist Vogelsang will introduce a range of new products at this year’s EuroTier event, held between November 12-15 in Hanover. Kicking things off is a series of new models The post EuroTier 2024 to see new Vogelsang launches appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Profile: Robotic milking and block-grazing deliver benefits 06/10/2024
    Andrew and Marisa Baird run Auchnotroch Farm, near Carluke, Lanarkshire, with their daughter, Kirstie Morrison. The farm sits at just over 100ha, with 200 milking Norwegian-crosses block-grazed between the first The post Profile: Robotic milking and block-grazing deliver benefits appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Guidance: Bluetongue movement licences, designated slaughterhouses and slaughter markets 05/10/2024
    When you need to use movement licences, the designated slaughterhouses to use for bluetongue restricted premises, and selling animals from a bluetongue zone.
  • Promotional material: Bluetongue: leaflets, videos and posters 05/10/2024
    A collection of leaflets, videos and posters about bluetongue virus.
  • Tractor of the Year 2025: TotY HighPower – JCB Fastrac 8330 iCON 05/10/2024
    Integrating the various updates we saw when the new generation 4000 iCON was released, JCB’s flagship tractor is powered by an Agco Power engine which maxes out at 348hp and The post Tractor of the Year 2025: TotY HighPower – JCB Fastrac 8330 iCON appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Continental gives top tips for cultivations this season 05/10/2024
    With wet conditions and a requirement to turn over compacted land, or minimise ground pressure to avoid further compaction, Continental is stating that tyres will play a big role. Agricultural The post Continental gives top tips for cultivations this season appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • South West farming and contracting firm raises money for charity 05/10/2024
    Devon farming and contracting business BG Pearce has commissioned a one-off, pink Ktwo trailer with a QR code and various slogans to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Paul Pearce The post South West farming and contracting firm raises money for charity appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • BCPC digitises historic Weed Research Organisation data 05/10/2024
    The British Crop Production Council (BCPC) has expanded its online Knowledge Bank to include over 30 years of technical reports and information from the former Weed Research Organisation (WRO). It The post BCPC digitises historic Weed Research Organisation data appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.