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At this year’s Midlands Machinery Show, Mastenbroek will introduce its new CT12 AI crawler truck. Equipped with artificial intelligence, the crawler includes a new safety feature which will recognise human The post New AI crawler truck to launch at Midlands Machinery Show appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

According to a poll held by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) scrapping inheritance tax reliefs would tear apart family farms and damage UK food security. More than 500 The post CLA calls scrapping inheritance tax reliefs a ‘timebomb’ appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The livestock industry is being surveyed to better understand the impact of the ongoing bluetongue virus outbreak. Led by Fiona Lovatt of Flock Health Limited, alongside the Ruminant Health & The post Survey launched to understand impact of bluetongue virus appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Food and farming businesses to benefit from new export access to US

Heavy rainfall this week has led to localised river and surface water flooding across central England, Yorkshire and the North East.

Sitting at the top of the Arion range, the 660 CMATIC’s engine boosts to a maximum of 205hp and produces 849Nm at 1,500rpm. This is put to the ground through The post Tractor of the Year 2025: TotY MidPower – Claas Arion 660 CMATIC appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The latest generation of Puma machines has received a series of updates, with the flagship model producing 260hp from the FPT engine, increasing to 280hp maximum power, and boosting to The post Tractor of the Year 2025: TotY MidPower – Case IH Puma 260 CVXDrive ASF Connect appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale ...

To support its dealer network and improve availability across England, Scotland and Wales, Michelin has appointed R. H. Claydon as an official wholesaler. Mark White, Michelin’s national sales manager UK The post Michelin appoints R. H. Claydon to wholesaler network appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Lemken has announced the new Solitair front hopper, offering a 2,400-litre capacity for seed and/or fertiliser. Designed to be pressure-resistant, the company states that the hopper is ideal for precision The post New front hopper for Lemken appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Automation has had an enormous effect in some industries, but its progress on farms is much more limited in spite of more than 60 years of research and development. Success The post Whatever happened to… the first driverless tractor appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Kubota has announced that John Davis will take on the role of agricultural and groundcare dealer manager for the south and south west of England. John has worked in the The post John Davis joins Kubota as southern dealer manager appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

A new project exploring the role of drone technology in improving yield, fruit quality and forecasting in strawberry production could boost food security, the UK Agri-Tech Centre claims. Precision Pollination The post Agri-Tech precision pollination project could bolster food security appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.