Author Posts: Farmers Guide

  Tractors in the 90 to 140hp power range have to be capable of meeting a wide range of demands, ranging from livestock farmers just wanting a simple, straightforward tractor

The NFU is urging all road users to be careful and considerate to one another, now that harvest is underway. NFU South East Crops Board chairman Matt Culley says: “This

Harvest results have started to come in from AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) trials. Trials in North Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Suffolk have reported their results. With only three winter barley results

A seven-fold increase in soil samples testing positive for root-knot nematodes in cereals indicates that the pest may be more prevalent in the crop than previously thought, according to a

Pulse growers, advisers and members of the trade attended the PGRO Pulse Field Day at Stubton, near Newark, at the end of June to see the latest pulse research and Recommended

Dr Lea Wiesel, PGRO Plant Pathologist, warns that foot rot diseases of peas can have major impacts on yields. Infected plants are yellow in colour, may be stunted, and plants

Choosing the Royal Highland Show for the UK public launch, Polaris has introduced the Polaris GENERAL which they describe as ‘the most versatile side-by-side ever built’. Starting with a 100

SDF has announced a 15% increase in its global sales (€1,390million) for 2015 compared with 2014.

Figures published today (9th June) by the Agricultural Engineers Association make cheerful reading for the industry. The number of tractors (exceeding 50hp) registered during May was up 14.4 per cent

The 50,000th Lexion has rolled off the Claas assembly line in Harsewinkel. During its 21-year success story, the high capacity Lexion combine harvester has become the flagship of international agricultural

Growers must target a minimum of 97% black-grass control in autumn-sown oilseed rape crops simply to maintain the status quo. Anything less will result in increasing Black-grass populations, leaving subsequent

This season’s late planted potato crops, which have been slow to get going in cool soils, are expected to compensate with rapid growth as soon as conditions warm up. The