http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/ News - Top Stories iNews Publisher, developed by Expinion.net - RSS en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:09:48 GMT http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1454 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Jonathan French has been advising farming clients in Suffolk since 1976, on all aspects of crop management, nutrition and field agronomy. Jonathan is a director of Farmacy and leads a large team of agronomists throughout East Anglia. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1448 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT It's hardly surprising that your response to the release of information giving details of the recipients of CAP subsidy payments published in this column in June has been one of both shock and surprise. 'How on earth can a Swedish accordion club get ... http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1449 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Reader Registration Survey can be found on classified pages in this issue (towards the back of the magazine). I'm afraid pressure of space forced it out of its earlier position but please take the time to fill it in if you haven't done so already. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1462 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT New ranges of tractors and machinery and excellent food attracted a large number of customers to the open day at the Kennett, Newmarket depot of Massey Ferguson dealer Thurlow Nunn Standen (TNS). http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1457 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Three Yorkshire farmers headed off on the trip of a lifetime last month after winning a livestock rearing competition at Askham Bryan College. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1452 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT More power, more performance and more comfort for the driver – that's the formula tractor manufacturers are offering and the evidence shows that it is what most of their customers want. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1460 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Farmers Guide camera was out and about at the Royal Norfolk Show. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1455 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Farmers Guide sadly reports the death of Bernie Biggs who was well known in the industry as the former managing director of Bexwell Tractors Ltd and for his long association with Zetor tractors. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1450 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sitting here on July 19th deciding what to write for the August issue there is no doubt that the weather is a major factor for discussion. Having been through one of the worst spring dry spells in the past century, suddenly in mid-July we get torrent ... http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1463 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT About 40,000 people streamed into Stoke Park, Guildford on Bank Holiday Monday May 31st to enjoy a family day out packed with fantastic entertainment and close encounters with the stars of the farmyard. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1458 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT BDC Systems at Andover has added the Zanin PSC reciprocating flat deck cleaner to its range of grain handling equipment. Three models of the new cleaner separator, which allows users to separate and calibrate large and smaller sizes of grain during t ... http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1453 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT At the time of writing in early July, crops are making rapid progress towards harvest and by the time you are reading this article the combines will be about to roll, if they haven't started already. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1461 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The sun shone on an impressive array of equipment and a steady stream of visitors turned out to the Harper & Eede Grass Demonstration Day held near Ringmer, East Sussex in June. About 250 growers attended the event at Mount Farm, by kind permission o ... http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1456 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Andy Newbold has been appointed president elect of IAgrE. A member of IAgrE since 1993, he is a Chartered Engineer and is managing director of technical events company Fusion Events, where he runs a portfolio of shows and exhibitions, including the ... http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1451 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Essex Young Farmers own Strictly Come Dancing event was held at the end of June at Towerlands, Braintree and attracted an estimated audience of 600. Organisers told Farmers Guide that the 12 competing couples performed brilliantly, but since there ha ... http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1459 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Farmers Guide photographer was out and about as usual at the 2010 Lincolnshire Show. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1179 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT hosted by Berghill Farms, Brechin, Angus. Details from: www.aea.uk.com. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1346 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT at Church Hall, Pagglesham, Rochford, Essex. Details from 01277 372252. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1446 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT A harvesting idea that worked successfully during the 1980s is attracting renewed interest for root crops grown in stony land. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1447 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Grimme has launched a new six-row trailed sugar beet harvester to provide an alternative to a self-propelled machine for farms with a small to medium acreage of sugar beet. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1345 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT at Church Hall, Pagglesham, Rochford, Essex. Details from 01277 372252. http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1430 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Speculation regarding the sugar beet contracting round in 2010 and specifically the price that will be offered for sugar beet for the 2011 crop season has ended following the new Inter-professional Agreement between British Sugar and the NFU and the ... http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1443 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Following an unusually dry spring concerns over crops' yield potential, the value at cultivation time of both alleviating compaction to improve rooting and conserving moisture to promote germination, has been particularly proven this season, hopes on ... http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1438 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Graham Henderson interviews NFU president Peter Kendall http://www.farmersguide.co.uk/articles/view.asp?ID=1433 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Peter Leech has recently been appointed regional training manager for John Deere's agriculture & turf division in region 2 (Europe, CIS, North Africa, Near & Middle East). He has been replaced as customer support manager for the UK and Ireland by Stu ...