Straumann’s smallest Zelon forage-wagons have received a raft of upgrades to bring them up to speed with the rest of the company’s line-up A new knife-bank, rotor driveline and additional pick-up options all form part of this update which is set to significantly extend the machines’ capabilities. The 24-35cu.m range…
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SlurryForSoil’s new concentrated formula will lower costs for dairy farmers while reducing the product’s carbon footprint says manufacturer, Sylgen Animal Health The new formulation is four times more concentrated, giving users the same performance at a fraction of the cost while also reducing the packaging required, and lowering the weight. It…
Agri-supply trade association the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is reminding farmers of the need to provide photo ID before they can purchase ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser, ahead of the busy spring application campaign Since October 2023 it has been a legal requirement for farmers to prove their identity to their…
Deere & Company has announced it has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to provide cutting-edge satellite communications (SATCOM) service to farmers Utilizing the industry-leading Starlink network, this solution will allow farmers facing rural connectivity challenges to fully leverage precision agriculture technologies. This partnership, an industry first, will enable John…
Final year Harper Adams student Harry Parsons is studying BSc (Hons) in Agriculture with Farm Business Management and his final year dissertation is entitled An evaluation of the uptake and utilisation of precision livestock farming technologies on British dairy farms. Harry needs some help with a questionnaire from dairy farmers…
A last-minute addition to the OPICO stand at LAMMA, was a four-wheeled version of the solar-powered FarmDroid. Until now the autonomous seed-and-weed robot has only been available in three-wheeler format, limiting its ability to operate in certain specialist applications such as with salads and herbs grown on narrow row-spacings. The…
An efficiency boosting sprayer system has been named as overall winner in the LAMMA Innovation Awards Knight Farm Machinery was presented with the LAMMA Founders Trophy for its MAXImizer PRO system, which is now used across its range of mounted, trailed and self-propelled sprayers. MAXImizer PRO enables the sprayer’s low…
Case IH, a global leader in agriculture equipment, is recognized as a 2023 Good Design® Award Winner for the Farmall 75C Electric and the Steiger Quadtrac 715 tractors. For over 70 years, the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. present the Good Design awards…
Shelbourne Reynolds used LAMMA 2024 to launch a new head memory system for its top-end hedge trimmer models, a development tested with operators across the UK over the past three seasons and designed to reduce operator control inputs and so minimise fatigue and improve productivity Available as an option on…
High rainfall experienced throughout most of the UK this winter, with an additional dumping from Storm Henk in January, has left ground saturated and crops struggling. But what effect has this had on soil health? Shane Brewer, from soil testing specialists Eurofins Agro UK, suggests that waterlogged crops or crops…