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  • Vogelsang launches new trailer-mounted separator 10/09/2024
    Designed for contractors and multi-site farms, Vogelsang has introduced a trailer-mounted XSplit slurry separator, enabling operators to offer separation as a service. “The new XSplit trailer is much lighter than The post Vogelsang launches new trailer-mounted separator appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Brownfield site owners may find new energy income opportunities 10/09/2024
    Commercial property law firm, mfg Solicitors, has urged brownfield site owners to explore energy generation and storage facilities as diversification opportunities. Phil Hunt, a senior associate at the firm, has The post Brownfield site owners may find new energy income opportunities appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Growers should prioritise crop nutrition when drilling early 10/09/2024
    FMC has urged growers who are planning to sow winter cereals early to focus on crop nutrition due to the wet season depleting soil reserves. Chris Bond, crop nutrition product The post Growers should prioritise crop nutrition when drilling early appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Tractor of the Year 2025: TotYBOT – AutoAgri IC20E 10/09/2024
    The fully electric AutoAgri robot has a reported runtime between 4 and 14 hours depending on the operation at hand, with four hours charging between 20% and 80% on 11kW, The post Tractor of the Year 2025: TotYBOT – AutoAgri IC20E appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Three bluetongue vaccines made available 10/09/2024
    The Secretary of State has permitted the use of three unauthorised bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccines within the United Kingdom. These are suppressive, meaning that they will reduce some of The post Three bluetongue vaccines made available appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Focus on cleaning and drying for best returns 10/09/2024
    For many, it will not be the moisture that causes headaches at harvest, but the prevalence of weeds in the crop. John McArthur, managing director of McArthur BDC, explains that The post Focus on cleaning and drying for best returns appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Tractor of the Year 2025: TotYBOT – AgXeed 5.115T2 07/09/2024
    Part owned by both Claas and Amazone, and a founding partner in the 3A – Advanced Automation & Autonomy group, AgXeed puts its latest 5.115T2 tracked model into the inaugural The post Tractor of the Year 2025: TotYBOT – AgXeed 5.115T2 appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Lowdown on the latest flagship ploughs 07/09/2024
    It may not be as ubiquitous as it once was, but there is still a place for the plough on farms, providing a full reset of problem fields or avoiding The post Lowdown on the latest flagship ploughs appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Press release: Secretary of State has permitted the use of three bluetongue vaccines subject to licence 06/09/2024
    The Secretary of State permitted the use of 3 unauthorised bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccines within the United Kingdom yesterday (4 September).
  • Less than a month to go until mandatory bird registration comes into force 06/09/2024
    Bird keepers are reminded that there is less than a month until new measures come into force, designed to protect the poultry sector from future outbreaks of avian influenza. From The post Less than a month to go until mandatory bird registration comes into force appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Farmers invited to miscanthus farm walk and power plant talk 06/09/2024
    Winner of Protein Crop Grower of the Year at the 2023 National Arable and Grassland Awards, Colin Chappell will invite growers onto his ground, near Brigg, North Lincolnshire to discuss The post Farmers invited to miscanthus farm walk and power plant talk appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.
  • Fentech Agri rounds up 12 months of development 06/09/2024
    The past 12 months have seen the Fentech Agri drill range increase significantly in line with ever-changing grower requirements. A shift in farming practices and policies has also driven many The post Fentech Agri rounds up 12 months of development appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.