Farm Business

More funding available to reduce slurry pollution

The second round of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant has been announced, with more than £74 million available to meet the

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Farm Business

Changes to John Deere’s Irish dealer network

John Deere has announced that sales, service and support across County Louth and County Dublin will now be handled by

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Farm Business

New finance offers for Bobcat mini-excavators

Bobcat has announced the Agility scheme for its mini-excavator range, enabling customers to take advantage of 0% finance for up

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Farm Business

Hotline established for bluetongue virus

Farmers in and around the Temporary Control Zone relating to the first confirmed case of the new strain of bluetongue,

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Farm Business

Precision tined weeder launched by Zocon

Agritechnica saw the introduction of a new precision tined weeder by Netherlands manufacturer Zocon BV. It is the result of

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Hort news

Stormy October sees modest growth in garden centre sales

The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA’s) newly released November Market Update shows, despite Storm Babet and the wettest October since 1998,

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Autumn Statement measures welcome but need to go further, NFU says

Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, NFU President Minette Batters said: “While some of the announcements such as cuts to

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Hort news

Horticultural Trades Association reaction to Autumn Budget

Fran Barnes, Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Chief Executive, said: “Today’s Autumn Budget has acknowledged the need to support businesses to

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DEFRA

Guidance: Funding for farmers, growers and land managers

Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural

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Farm Business

North Wales dealer extends Kubota lineup

Major Owen Ltd, a groundscare dealership in North Wales, has announced that it will now support the agricultural market in

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Farm Business

New 140hp tractors and UTVs to be launched by Kioti

Kioti UK will head to Lamma with two new products to showcase. Distributing the South Korean tractor range, it will

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Farm Business

New Agricast press roll rings to be launched at Lamma

Wearing parts specialist, Agricast, will introduce its latest press ring roll at Lamma in January. The PRR-560-LW is the fourth

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Farm Business

Grange announces greater versatility for Strip-Till machines

Grange Machinery has adapted its Strip-Till Preparator range, offering wider working widths and an increased options list. Grange Machinery’s managing

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Farm Business

Amazone and FieldView announces collaboration

Amazone will work with FieldView, Bayer’s digital agriculture platform, to further promote and simplify the adoption of smart farming systems.

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Hort news

Bank of England Governor says energy costs and global food prices key at NFU lecture

Global food prices, energy costs and the link between the two was the main point made by the Governor of

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Hort news

Mixed picture for Dutch horticulture’s energy use

Two recent reports have presented a mixed picture for Dutch horticulture’s energy use and CO2 emissions. According to Wageningen Economic

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Hort news

LettUs Grow reduces strawberry plant production period

Indoor farming technology company LettUs Grow says that it can reduce the amount of time taken to grow productive strawberry

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Hort news

VSPT Wine Group becomes a principal supporter of the Institute of Masters of Wine

VSPT Wine Group have signed on to become a principal supporter of the Institute of Masters of Wine. The Chilean

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Hort news

European Commission renews glyphosate for further 10 years

The European Commission will renew the approval of glyphosate for another 10 years after member states failed to agree on

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Chartered Institute of Horticulture

Equality, Inclusion and Diversity (EDI) Survey

A commitment to improve equality, inclusion and diversity in our industry culminated in the signing by nine organisations from the

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DEFRA

Decision: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Combe Martin to Marsland Mouth

This notice sets out the Secretary of State’s decision to approve part of the proposals for improving coastal access between

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DEFRA

Decision: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Cremyll to Kingswear

This notice sets out the Secretary of State’s decision to approve part of the proposals for improving coastal access between

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DEFRA

Decision: Coastal access: Section 52 notice for Birkenhead to the Welsh border

These notices set out the Secretary of State’s decision to approve the proposals for improving coastal access between Birkenhead and

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Hort news

Tong acquire Terry Johnson Ltd

Tong Engineering, UK vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, has announced the completed acquisition of Terry Johnson Ltd based in Holbeach, Lincolnshire.

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Farm Business

Tramspread to introduce new higher capacity pumps at Lamma

Slurry management specialists Tramspread has announced a range of uprated engine-driven pump units, which will launch at Lamma. The new

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Farm Business

New mechanical weeders to launch at Lamma

KRM will expand its range of mechanical weeding solutions from Carré with the introduction of the Klinea inter-row hoe for

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Farm Business

National Arable and Grassland Awards finalists announced

With the awarding ceremony just two months away we are excited to announce the finalists of the National Arable and

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Hort news

Syngenta Flowers introduces two new ‘Christmas Carol’ varieties

During the Royal Flora Holland Trade Fair (RFHTF) in Aalsmeer (NL), Syngenta Flowers introduced two new varieties within the Helleborus

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Hort news

Bloomberg UK names BigSis in its 25 ‘Startups to Watch’

BigSis, the British agtech start-up offering robust yet chemical-free insect control solutions to farmers, has been named today as one

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Hort news

Branston to open smashing state-of-the-art facility

National potato supplier Branston has announced it is opening a mashed potato facility to produce and supply leading UK supermarkets

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Farmers Weekly

How water treatment tech could cut dairy slurry storage

Farmers Weekly Adapting water treatment technology to a farm setting could reduce slurry storage requirements by 10-15%, make better use

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DEFRA

Press release: £74m investment to reduce water and air pollution from slurry

A further £74 million will help farmers invest in slurry infrastructure to tackle water pollution, improve air quality and make

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Farmers Weekly

Agritechnica 2023: Lightweight R8 Compact joins Reiter Respiro merger range

Farmers Weekly Reiter has slimmed down its merger design for the latest Respiro R8 Compact, with a new chassis and

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Farmers Weekly

Farmer Focus: Farming policies in NZ ‘all hat and no cattle’

Farmers Weekly We had our triennial general election last month, and voters delivered a clear rejection of left-wing policies. With

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Farmers Weekly

Agritechnica 2023: Ex-Claas forage wagons reborn under Fliegl banner

Farmers Weekly Fliegl has revived the Cargos forage wagon range deemed surplus to requirements by Claas. There was little time

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Farmers Weekly

Opinion: Welsh farm policy riddled with contradictions

Farmers Weekly It was biblically bucketing down for the first few hours of our annual charity tractor and trailer rides

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Farmers Weekly

Agritechnica 2023: Continental switches from tyres to develop 360deg camera system

Farmers Weekly Continental might be best known for its tyres, but the firm has recently branched out by adding some

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Flood Action Week: Farmers demand Environment Agency raises game

Farmers Weekly An NFU open letter urging all three political parties to outline their plans to protect farming businesses from

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Farmers Weekly

NFYFC creates new course for ‘Drive it Home’ initiative

Farmers Weekly Young drivers are being targeted with a course which aims to highlight the risks of driving dangerously on

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Farmers fear new assurance standards for hens will raise costs

Farmers Weekly Egg industry leaders have expressed their “significant and serious concerns” about sudden changes to the RSPCA’s welfare standards

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Average farm incomes rise to £96,100 despite volatility

Farmers Weekly The average farm business income in England increased to £96,100 across all farm types in 2022-23, according to

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Contractors using twine and netwrap hit by plastic tax

Farmers Weekly Baling contractors using more than 10t of plastic a year need to register with HMRC and pay the

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Farmers Weekly

Government snubs MPs’ call for annual UK food security summit

Farmers Weekly A group of cross-party MPs has expressed disappointment after the UK government rejected its calls to host an

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Farm Business

Midlands Machinery celebrates young engineers

Eleven young engineers were recognised at the Apprenticeship Awards at this year’s Midlands Machinery Show. Each received £500 over the

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Farm Business

Contractors warned to be vigilant about plastic packaging tax

According to Tama Europe, large scale baling contractors could be at risk of fines from HMRC due to non-payment of

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Farm Business

Agreena scales its carbon farming platform

Agtech firm Agreena has announced that its soil carbon platform covers some two million hectares across 17 European countries. More

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Farm Business

KRM adds new fertiliser spreader for Lamma

Ahead of Lamma, KRM has announced a new model of fertiliser spreader, as well as several upgrades to the existing

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Farmers Weekly

Flock genetics beat challenges to hit 170% reared budget

Farmers Weekly Prolific flock genetics and skilful management have overcome setbacks to get a lowland sheep flock hitting budgets, three

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DEFRA

Press release: Flood Action Week: Households need to know their flood risk after 2023’s record-breaking weather

This Flood Action Week (20-26 November) the Environment Agency is urging people to prepare for increased weather extremes

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Farmers Weekly

Farmer Focus: Picking 12,000 pumpkins tested family bonds

Farmers Weekly October has been a busy month for us as we opened our farm gates again for our annual

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Agritechnica 2023: Horizon develops lightweight M-spec DSX no-till drill

Farmers Weekly Horizon Agriculture has put its DSX no-till disc drill on a serious diet, creating a lightweight version that’s

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Farmers Weekly

How biologicals and new approaches are changing pesticide use

Farmers Weekly Biologicals will make up 25% of the overall crop protection market by 2035, growing by more than three

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Farmers Weekly

Agritechnica 2023: Amazone CurveControl improves fert spreader accuracy

Farmers Weekly Automatic turn compensation is already an established piece of technology on high-end crop sprayers, but it’s now coming

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Farmers Weekly

Agritechnica 2023: Novel Case-IH radar matches combine speed to crop density

Farmers Weekly Two odd-looking antennas adorn the regular header of Case IH’s latest Axial Flow 7160 combine on show at

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Farmers Weekly

James Herrick: Farmers should question their preconceptions

Farmers Weekly A popular topic of conversation between farmers is misconceptions about agriculture. It gets people, myself included, all riled

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Farmers Weekly

6 goals set to deliver UK sheep welfare strategy

Farmers Weekly A five-year welfare strategy for the UK sheep industry has been launched by Ruminant Health & Welfare. The

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Farmers Weekly

Agritechnica 2023: Tafe swaps vintage rebuilds for electric and hydrogen power

Farmers Weekly Tafe might be best known for its reproductions of classic Massey Ferguson tractors, but the Indian brand has

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Farmers Weekly

Photo of the Week: Last of maize harvest ‘lights up’ spirits

Farmers Weekly Many farmers will be breathing a sigh of relief as the maize harvest draws to a close, after

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Agritechnica 2023: Ultra-flat ActiCut slices through stubble to kill weeds

Farmers Weekly A consortium of German farmers and mechanical engineers has developed a novel low-disturbance mechanical weed killer as part

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Farmers Weekly

Farmer Focus: A good neighbour is a good fence, they say

Farmers Weekly The fencing contractors have been here for the past few weeks. Surprisingly, the tractor and post-knocker can cross

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Farmers Weekly

Agritechnica 2023: Bednar reveals twin-hopper Directo no-till drill

Farmers Weekly Rocking a name like Directo, it’s clear that the latest drill from Czech outfit Bednar is intended to

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Farmers Weekly

Opinion: Dutch political movement echoes Crofters’ Party

Farmers Weekly The Farmer-Citizen Movement, or BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) sent ripples along Dutch canals and throughout Europe when they won several

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Farmers Weekly

Young farmers invited to apply for NI regenerative farming bursary

Farmers Weekly Young farmers with an interest in regenerative agriculture are being invited to apply for a new leadership development

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Hort news

World-leading scientists to maximise indoor farming’s potential to feed millions

A world-first international research network designed to bring together leading minds in crop and data science as well as multiple

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Hort news

NIAB Soft Fruit Day to promote latest research results

NIAB is hosting a Soft Fruit Day on 30 November which will update the industry on some exciting new developments

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Chartered Institute of Horticulture

Royal Horticultural Society/Garden Club of America Interchange Fellowship – accepting applications

A fully funded year in the USA for British student horticulturists. The Royal Horticultural Society, in collaboration with the Garden

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Chartered Institute of Horticulture

New Defra research initiative: Plant health innovations for biosecurity

The Defra Plant Health Evidence and Analysis Team are delighted to share with you the launch of our new Small

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Farmers Weekly

Agritechnica 2023: Kuhn goes driverless with 175hp Karl tractor unit

Farmers Weekly Kuhn has hopped aboard the driverless bandwagon with its own take on a cab-free tractor. The curiously named

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Why a mixed farm’s focus is on local food for local people

Farmers Weekly A mixed, tenanted farm in the Scottish Borders is using agritourism to help create a more resilient business

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Farmer Focus: British Sugar’s behaviour with NFU is alarming

Farmers Weekly Winter is here in Norfolk. The clocks have changed, the heating has been turned on, store lambs have

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Farmers Weekly

This Week in Farming: Diesel sales, snails and Agritechnica

Farmers Weekly Welcome to This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best content from Farmers Weekly as chosen

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Farmers Weekly

Farmer teams up with police for drink-driving campaign

Farmers Weekly As the festive season gets under way, Shropshire farmer Matthew Orme has teamed up with West Mercia Police

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New awards to celebrate women in agriculture

Farmers Weekly A new awards scheme designed to recognise and reward women in agriculture has been launched by Mark Allen

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Agritechnica 2023: Dieci goes electric with 6m/2.6t Mini Agri-e telehandler

Farmers Weekly Competition is hotting up in the relatively niche world of small battery-powered telehandlers, with Dieci the latest manufacturer

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Farmers Weekly

Biodiversity net gain: Pros and cons of different options

Farmers Weekly The requirement for developers to deliver a minimum 10% biodiversity uplift associated with their sites takes effect from

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Farmers Weekly

Weetabix lobbies to create UK’s newest county

Farmers Weekly Locals of Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, have been left baffled after a series of 2m signs were erected, welcoming

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Farmers views sought on future of digital grain passports

Farmers Weekly An 11-week industry-wide consultation will open on Monday 20 November to help determine whether a digital passport for

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Farmers Weekly

Government urged to reform payment schemes for upland farms

Farmers Weekly The independent Green Alliance think tank has called on the government to reform payment schemes to provide more

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Agritechnica 2023: Saphir develops hybrid mulcher/harrow Grindstar

Farmers Weekly Part mulcher, part harrow is how German firm Saphir describes its novel Grindstar. It is designed to work

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Farmers Weekly

Farmers in bluetongue control zone advised to prepare for testing

Farmers Weekly Livestock farms in Kent within the temporary control zone set up following confirmation of a case of the

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Farmers Weekly

NFU’s #BuyMyTurkey campaign urges support for local farmers

Farmers Weekly The public is being urged to back British farmers this Christmas by ensuring they buy local turkeys direct

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Hort news

Barclay replaces Coffey in reshuffle

Steve Barclay has taken over from Thérèse Coffey as secretary of state at Defra following Dr Coffey’s resignation on November

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Hort news

NFU and NFU Energy celebrate big win in climate change scheme

Horticulture businesses will benefit from an extension to the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme after a new target period was

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Hort news

Agrii adviser is first fruit adviser to gain graduate diploma

Long-term fruit agronomist Gary Saunders has become the first non-arable adviser to gain the Harper Adams University graduate diploma in

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Farmers Weekly

Farmland in your area 2023: North-east England

Farmers Weekly The market for farmland in north-east England in 2023 has seen a drop of almost 10% in farmer

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Agritechnica 2023: McHale debuts six- and eight-rotor Propel tedders

Farmers Weekly The ever-expanding grass kit range offered by McHale now includes tedders for the first time. Both mounted and

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Farmers Weekly

UK wheat area drop and shift to spring drilling is forecast

Farmers Weekly This season’s autumn drilling campaign has proved to be a turbulent one, with intense rainstorms disrupting drilling and

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Farmers Weekly

Will’s World: Farm floods bring rising tide of field flotsam

Farmers Weekly Tens of thousands of plastic bottles, thousands of tree branches, hundreds of tonnes of silt, reams of sheep

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Farmers Weekly

The ultimate guide to farmer-made Christmas gifts

Farmers Weekly If you usually struggle in the gift department, don’t fret. Farmers Weekly has compiled the ultimate Christmas gift guide,

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Farmers Weekly

Editor’s view: Weary farmers welcome yet another Defra boss

Farmers Weekly This time last week, I hadn’t expected to be feeling sorry for Steve Barclay. The rugby-loving Brexiteer is,

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Agritechnica 2023: Zocon extends range with 15m tined weeder

Farmers Weekly A surge in demand for mechanical weeders sent all the major European cultivator makers scrambling to acquire ranges

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