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Rachel Hallos, NFU vice president, invited more than 80 farmers to her farm in the South Pennines to explore ways to maximise business, share ideas, and learn more about food The post NFU vice president invites farmers to new shed talk event appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Inconsistent conditions have meant that livestock farmers could face a shortage in homegrown forage this winter. In response to this, ProCam’s Simon Montgomery is advising growers that an autumn catch The post Catch crops could help fill half full clamps this season appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The government has today launched a consultation to double reimbursement for water company customers when their basic water services are hit.

The 2024 Vicon round baler range has received a series of upgrades, including Tractor Implement Management (TIM), moisture sensing and film-on-film bale wrapping. TIM is available on FixBale 500 fixed The post Vicon balers receive greater automation appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The first Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements for 2024 are now live as the government starts to deliver on its commitment to restore stability for the farming sector by continuing the The post SFI 2024 agreements go live appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Sign in or create an account for your organisation to report packaging data. This means it can comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.

Amazone is promoting its MultiFunctions electronic control systems to ensure precise seed and fertiliser placement when used with its Precea air seeder. The functions are available through the AmaTron 4 The post Amazone offers MultiFunctions to boost precision seeding appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

UK biotechnology company AminoA is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the UK, stating that biostimulants are now becoming part of mainstream agriculture. “Bio-stimulants are now becoming mainstream inputs, regulated worldwide, The post AminoA celebrates ten years in the UK appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The government has announced that it will introduce a new deal for farmers, following figures from Defra which indicate that confidence remains poor across the sector. Data shows that half The post Government pledges to restore farmer confidence appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

The NFU has called for action following the release of NFU Mutual’s Rural Crime Report, which shows that rural crime costs the UK around £52.8m. This is a year-on-year increase The post NFU responds to new rural crime figures appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Following the disruption to crop rotations caused by extreme weather, and the shift in farm support to crop measures within the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Hutchinsons is advising growers to The post Hutchinsons asks if its time to rethink rotations appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.

Bringing together leading agribusinesses, farming co-operatives, policymakers, investors, and start-ups, the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit returns to London from the 30th of September to the 1st of October at the The post World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit returns to London for 13th edition appeared first on Farm Contractor & Large Scale Farmer.