Lactalign is a new and relatively simple retro-fit device designed to counter the often costly impact of uneven weight and vacuum distribution of a milking cluster Operating in conjunction with automatic cluster removal and gently supporting the cluster, it eliminates any bias between front and rear quarters, something which may…
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Frontier Agriculture’s root crop protection manager Nick Badger says crops are fast approaching optimum end market size so the usual application window from late July to mid-August may well be too late this year With potato crops around a fortnight ahead of normal, now is the time to be thinking…
Speaking at the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) Hybrid Conference and AGM, Jason Jordan, estates director of the 4,860ha Knowsley Estate, said he was becoming more climate aware, but he didn’t feel in full possession of what needed to be done and where “We may want to look at…
Hobson family increases revenue by expanding grain cleaning, drying and storage business with hi-tech grain processing plant from BDC Systems Ltd and Irish Grain Services Working with BDC Systems Ltd and its partner Irish Grain Handling Services Ltd (IGHS) the Hobson family, who farm 570ha of arable cropping: winter wheat,…
An international research collaboration is setting out to find new ways of monitoring grop growth with biodegradable sensors which can be composted at the end of their lifespan The £1.8m CHIST-ERA project, called Transient Electronics for Sustainable ICT in Digital Agriculture, is led by researchers from the University of Glasgow…
Pöttinger ‘s new mower combination combines high output with ground tracking and reliability thanks to intelligent technologyThe NOVACAT V 10000 is available with a headstock for 3.0 or 3.5 metre wide front mowers. This makes working widths of up to 9.62 and 10.02 metres possible As an option, the NOVACAT V…
KUHN has produced the i-BIO+ combination baler-wrapper for 20 yearsSince its release in 2002 it has been continually developed, with the most significant update being a shift to KUHN’s patented twin film-on-film wrapping systemThis system reduces wrapping costs and offers a complete bale-in-one operation The popularity of the i-BIO+, and…
Farmers and contractors running multi-brand tractor fleets can now use John Deere’s AutoTracTM TIM (Tractor-Implement-Management) activation for the Gen4 Universal DisplaysThis means that the proven guidance system AutoTracTM can be used on all tractors with AEF (Agricultural Electronics Foundation)-certified TIM guidance capability Existing well-known solutions for machine guidance on multi-colour…
CLAAS has increased its involvement with AgXeed B.V. having participated in the Series A financing round of the Dutch startupIn addition, a first distribution and service cooperation has been initiated with CLAAS Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH (CLAAS Distribution) based in Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany After the first successful joint projects, CLAAS is intensifying further…
Another exciting and celebratory business venture for AgVantage UK Ltd as it announces the latest unison with Chantry Dammann UK Ltd, to offer the product range from reputable leading German sprayer manufacturer, Dammann AgVantage is home to the full line of Dewulf and Miedema brands and this latest development will…