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Alliance bulks out Agriflex+ VF tyre range
Farmers Weekly With a further three sizes added this year, Yokohama’s Alliance operation has built up a comprehensive range of Agriflex+ 372 tractor and harvester tyres that comply with the VF category performance parameters…
Opinion: River Lugg case indicates ‘flexing of statutory muscle’
Farmers Weekly The punishment given recently to the Herefordshire farmer who took some heavy machinery to a stretch of the River Lugg site of special scientific interest (SSSI) is a throwback to when I started my job in 1984…
Farmer Focus: Football fortunes inspire my farming business
Farmers Weekly I have recently experienced three different events, each for the first time. First, we had the Coronation over the bank holiday weekend, which left me feeling incredibly proud to be British – we certainly put…
Photo of the Week: Farming for gold in Herefordshire
Farmers Weekly This week, we were sent this eye-catching photo of a rainbow appearing on the horizon behind a tractor in action on farm. See more: Photo of the Week– Farmers Weekly spotted in Dead Sea After proving popular on…
How slugs in wheat are being tackled through farm-based research
Farmers Weekly Cambridgeshire grower Tom Pearson believes farmer-led trials are an integral part of the regenerative agriculture system he’s developing at Manor Farm, Caxton. They are also essential for research into areas of…
BNSF to expand intermodal service in Texas
BNSF is increasing intermodal options in Texas by expanding service at the Port of Houston in response to what BNSF says is growing intermodal demand. The western U.S. railroad plans to add more service options between the…
Farmer Focus: Frosts make a challenging first lambing season
Farmers Weekly We have had a challenging first lambing season at Bradford Estates. Our first flock of sheep in living memory started grazing in a joint venture set up with an initial 300 New Zealand Romney ewes. Working with…
8 new products to enhance layer and broiler performance
Farmers Weekly Margins are under pressure like never before in the poultry sector, which faces high input costs and static prices, and some businesses are operating at a loss. Could it be the right time, then, to trial…
Bunning scales up Lowlander output with disc-spreading HBD models
Farmers Weekly Farmers and contractors wanting a relatively compact manure spreader with the discharge performance of a larger machine have an option in Bunning’s Lowlander HBD disc-spreading series. The Norfolk-based…
This Week in Farming: Food Summit, forage and trees
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of farming’s hottest topics. Here’s five of our biggest discussion points from the past seven days and a look ahead to what’s…
