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TuSimple completes 39-mile driverless run in China traffic
Autonomous trucking software developer TuSimple successfully traveled nearly 39 miles on an open public road in China, safely navigating normal traffic. The truck had no human occupant or outside help, the company said. The…
Cereals 2023: Kuhn extends boom fertiliser spreader range
Farmers Weekly Volatile fertiliser prices could drive increased interest in boom spreaders, reckons Kuhn, given their ability to apply lower-quality products accurately in windy conditions. The company recently launched the…
Cereals 2023: New RB209 changes N rates for milling wheat
Farmers Weekly Recommended nitrogen rates for milling winter wheat and oats have been updated, based on new trials data. In the 50th anniversary edition of its Nutrient Management Guide, RB209, AHDB environmental scientist…
Experts issue 4-step guide to faecal sampling
Farmers Weekly Sheep farmers wanting to get the most out of their faecal egg counts (FECs) have been reminded how best to locate, collect and store dung samples to achieve consistent laboratory results. A video issued by…
Cereals 2023: Limited seed for hybrid barley with virus tolerance
Farmers Weekly There is a limited amount of seed available for the first hybrid barley variety with tolerance to barley yellow dwarf virus, which is up for recommendation later this year. Buzzard, which is bred for UK…
Edwards develops strip-till combi rotavator for fine seed-beds
Farmers Weekly Bringing finer seed-beds to the world of strip-till cultivation is the order of the day with the latest creation from Shropshire firm Edwards Farm Machinery. The in-house designed ST is essentially two machines…
Will’s World: Silaging is top of the pops in farming
Farmers Weekly My eleven-year-old daughter is a climber. She started when she was a feral toddler with household and garden objects – sideboards, curtains, trees, the dog – and hasn’t really stopped since. If it’s there to be…
Farmer Focus: Dry May puts grazing strategy to the test
Farmers Weekly The milk price slide continues, with a further drop to 40.08 euro cents/litre (35p/litre) from our processor, Tirlán. Alarming news, considering the early summer is beginning to look a bit parched and…
Portfolio of northern poultry units set for launch
Farmers Weekly Five poultry holdings will come to the market this week, for sale due to the retirement of their owner. These sit between York and Darlington and while the aim is for a sale as a whole, each has a separate…
Wheat variety choices to help reduce risk this autumn
Farmers Weekly Five expert agronomists across the UK have recommended low-risk, consistent performers, alongside eye-catching newcomers, when choosing winter wheat varieties for harvest 2024. Fertiliser prices have crashed…
