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Low input hybrid rye has a bright future
Farmers Weekly Rye uses less water than wheat, needs less N to achieve similar yields and requires less agronomic interventions. It’s the ultimate sustainable crop for the future. Sustainability is at the forefront of…
Farmer Focus: Swapping sand for mattresses still in progress
Farmers Weekly As I’m writing this, we are enjoying the second day of sunshine in a row. It’s positively tropical compared with the past five weeks. The cows have gone out again after spending a few days sheltering from the…
Bovine TB: Farmers and vets suffer mental health toll
Farmers Weekly Outbreaks of bovine TB were acknowledged as being “very detrimental” to the mental health of farmers and vets in a report published earlier this year by MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra)…
Crop buyers’ contract terms farmers should be vigilant about
Farmers Weekly Growers should check the annual terms of trade issued by buyers to make sure they are complying with them, say advisers. These terms apply for each crop year starting on 1 July and are used in conjunction with…
Driver’s view: Claas Trion 750 rated after two seasons’ work
Farmers Weekly The launch of the Trion combines two years ago represented one of the biggest-ever shake-ups of the Claas range. Slotting between the high-output Lexions and late-of-this-parish Tucanos, they promised something…
Yellow fallout apparent in Saia’s August numbers
Less-than-truckload freight flows continue to be redistributed following the shutdown of carrier Yellow Corp. Saia Inc. said Tuesday after the market closed that shipments per day were up 13% year over year (y/y) through the…
PFI Names Jeremy Stover as Lifecycle Management Leader
Stover Takes Charge of PFI’s Lifecycle Offerings, Including Services to Optimize, Maintain and Support Equipment Purchases ALGONA, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2023 – Today, PFI, a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced…
KROHNE Highlights Applications of OPTISWITCH 6500 to Food and Beverage Industries
OPTISWITCH 6500’s Advanced Hygienic Applications Ideal for Food and Beverage Markets Beverly, MA: KROHNE, Inc. highlights the advanced hygienic applications of the OPTISWITCH 6500 to the food and beverage industries. This…
Canadian trucking company set to build $250M facility near Toronto
Canada-based carrier Highlight Motor Group (HMG) recently broke ground on a 100-acre development in the Toronto area that will serve as the company’s new headquarters and trucking operations hub. The $250 million facility…
EV Maker VinFast Soars in Nasdaq Debut
VinFast Auto Ltd. soared in its debut as a public company, vaulting its market capitalization beyond that of General Motors Co. as traders flipped shares of the electric vehicle maker.
