Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Mixed farmer and contractor John Hepburn began baling with net replacement film, rather than traditional net wrap, to create a more compact bale and reduce silage loss from mould.

At the LAMMA show in January, Pottinger will be showcasing Liquido, the newly developed, versatile front silage additive tank from Pottinger.

Launching at LAMMA this January is the AS3000 Series from AgriSpread, which delivers wider working widths, higher spread rates per hectare and faster working speeds.

Grain marketing is as much about psychology as it is about data and timing. For many farmers, keeping up with market trends, analysing risk, and making confident sales decisions can be emotionally demanding. 

Land drainage is as old as agriculture itself and many of the existing systems from the early 20th century onwards still work today, says Andrew Wright, of Miles Drainage 20 Ltd. However, their performance is usually inadequate so they have been, or need to be, replaced by modern drainage systems – normally using shingle backfill and in clay soils, mole draining as a secondary treatment.

Arcusin UK Ltd offers two bale chaser models that can speed up your collection of large square bales at harvest time. Both machines will collect and stack all the dimensional bale sizes of large square bales to clear your fields quickly after baling.

When South Lanarkshire farmer Duncan Allison decided it was time to replace his aging muck spreader, he spent a day at the Royal Highland Show comparing the options. 

A young farming couple who lost nearly a quarter of their suckled calf crop to cryptosporidiosis in 2023 have taken a belt-and-braces approach to ensure such devastating losses never happen again.

Hutchinsons national seeds manager David Bouch gives his views on some of the spring cropping options available.

Armin Pearn, head of data science at Dairy Data Warehouse, explains how big data and AI are transforming the dairy industry, what you need to know about using it, and what the future may hold.

It may not be a big change, but switching from a bolted to a latched swing-away cover on Bauer’s latest Rainstar E-Series reel irrigators makes life that little bit simpler for operators.

Potatoes are a crop that keeps on demanding your attention, even after harvest. When stored correctly, they can maintain quality, reduce losses, and give growers the flexibility to sell at the right moment.