Early spring fertiliser is essential for supporting crop growth as day length and temperatures rise, but after a second consecutive wet winter and varying crop requirements, applications will need careful planning, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons says. Indications are that heavy winter rainfall across much of the UK could have increased…
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Yanmar Agribusiness Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings has announced the upgrades of its autonomous tractor series, which are capable of full or partially autonomous work. The new versions will go on sale in Japan from April 1st, 2021. Recent years have seen an increase in large scale farming…
Valtra Connect has for several years enabled tractor owners and their local service technicians to monitor tractor data remotely. In the near future, customers can choose to make this data available to the AGCO Machine Monitoring Center, where service needs can be detected in advance through the continuous processing and…
More than four in 10 farmers still don’t have adequate fast and reliable broadband in order to run a modern-day farming business, according to a new NFU survey. The results highlight the ongoing division between rural and urban areas, with the potential for essential food production business growth hampered by…
Anyone interested in applying for a Nuffield Farming Scholarship is invited to attend an informal virtual meeting hosted by the Chairs of each region. These events are free to attend and give potential applicants the opportunity to ask questions about applications and learn how the Nuffield Chairs can provide help…
Over 30,000 school pupils from across England and Wales have signed up to take part in the NFU’s Science Farm Live lessons during British Science Week. In the lessons, farmers from across the country will take children through real-life farming situations while covering core science topics. The programme includes: • Live…
Beef produced on farms across the British Isles is widely recognised as being amongst the most sustainable in the world. This is evidenced by the fact that its carbon footprint of approximately half of the global average. Nonetheless, results of a multi-year study involving over 4,000 animals at ABP’s Demonstration…
Wheely-Safe is to make its intelligent tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) available to operators and manufacturers of agricultural, construction and materials handling machinery for the first time, as it launches a brand-new range of connected devices. The company’s patented sensor technology already protects thousands of vans, trucks and buses in…
The arable and grassland sectors have been very important to Pöttinger since the company was founded almost 150 years ago. Initially a supplier of purely grassland equipment, the cornerstone for successful tillage was laid back in 1975 with the acquisition of the Bavarian Plough Factory in Landsberg, Germany. Pöttinger has…
New A Series offers many new featuresMore Powershift gears and advanced engineSeries comprises of 7 models – all available as GL-models The popular Valtra A Series, twice the recipient of the Machine of the Year award, in 2017 and in 2019, is going into its 5th generation. The tractor range…