Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak
MB-Trac sold for over £94k at final vintage auction of 2024
28th October 2024
The concluding Cheffins Vintage auction of 2024 attracted a strong turnout of keen bidders, showcasing a range of machinery, including the 1991 MB-Trac 1600 that made the top price of the day at over £94,000.
Farm invites visitors for apple picking as its pumpkin crop failed this year
28th October 2024
Failed pumpkin crops prompted a farm located near Manchester to invite its visitors for apple picking instead.
Government urged to stick with rural Gigabit internet funding ahead of Budget
28th October 2024
Over 50 rural MPs are urging the government to confirm funding for rural Gigabit speed internet ahead of the Budget, amid reports of the money being redirected from the countryside.
Father and daughter make great team as farmers and firefighters
26th October 2024
An inspirational Perthshire farming family is successfully combining careers as on-call firefighters with life on a livestock farm near Killin.
175th English Winter Fair cancelled due to concerns over bluetongue spread
25th October 2024
The 175th edition of The English Winter Fair, set to take place next month, has been cancelled due to the threat of spreading bluetongue virus.
Tractor crashes at roundabout on Suffolk and Norfolk border
25th October 2024
A major road on Suffolk and Norfolk border has been blocked following a tractor crash at a roundabout.
Powys: Cow gives birth to extremely rare quadruplet calves
25th October 2024
A dairy cow from a Powys farm has given birth to an extremely rare quadruplet calves.
Welsh farmers fined £20k and banned from keeping animals following prosecution
25th October 2024
The owners of a Carmarthen farm have been prosecuted for animal welfare law violations and banned from keeping animals.
Robocrop AI called ‘future of precision weeding technology’
25th October 2024
Peterborough-based Garford Farm Machinery has announced the launch of the next generation, multi-modal vision guidance system.
Lancashire farmer catches ‘trespassers’ and delivers them to police on quad bike
24th October 2024
A Lancashire farmer hogtied two men whom he accuses of trespassing on his land and drove them to a police station on his quad bike.
Rural crime week: PCCs call to crack down on organised crime gangs
24th October 2024
Hampshire and Isle of Wight police and crime commissioner Donna Jones has reiterated her promise to clamp down on organised crime gangs operating across rural communities in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.
Beware of worm burden risk this autumn
24th October 2024
Experts have warned farmers not to take their eye off the ball when it comes to sheep worm control this season, as worm burdens are expected to peak during the autumn.
