2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1417+ words) Farm management company Velcourt has successfully adopted a single digital system for managing field records, financials and precision inputs across 120 client farms and 46 managers. Since making the move, its farm managers are seeing the advantages of a mapping-based system. These…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (864+ words) Harvest 2025 delivered on average 3. 76t/ha " nearly one tonne more than the previous year." Combined with favourable summer prices and oil bonuses, oilseed rape became one of the most profitable break crops of 2025. This renewed profitability has driven an increase in…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (351+ words) As farmers across England gear up to receive the first payment for 2026s Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier, we look back at those who have used it to make real gains for their land and businesses. Paul Loundon runs Wilkswood Farm on…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (227+ words) Following its launch last year, John Deere's refreshed F9 forage harvester range is heading into its first proper chopping season. Most models have received a power boost, but the biggest upgrade from the outgoing 9000 series is the new cab. Lifted from…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1165+ words) Providing cows with magnesium, selenium, iodine and other minerals is vital in the dry period. Yet it can be a stage in the production cycle that many farmers get wrong and the consequences can be costly. Some options for delivering…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (362+ words) By the time this article reaches you, not only will I be free from the confines of spring calving (only two cows left), but I may have "calved" myself, as my husband and I are expecting our first child (excepting…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (191+ words) Plenty of farmers and contractors continue to earn a decent crust from small square bales, evidenced by the 30 annual UK sales of Massey Ferguson's SB 1842 S. Priced at about "28, 000, it is geared up to get through 20% more crop an hour than…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1268+ words) The new winter wheat feed variety Challenger is set to be in high demand for this autumn's drilling season due to its resilient qualities and good agronomics seen on farm. The variety has a better resistance rating than many others…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (547+ words) The National Beef Association's flagship Beef Expo will be held at Melton Mowbray livestock market on Saturday 30 May. The biannual event " this year held under the theme "Beefing up food security" " will critically examine the government's commitment to food security....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (380+ words) I've been looking forward to May for a while now. The beginning of this month saw Amy, Freddie and me going away on our holidays for a week near Carcassonne in southern France. Unfortunately we have had a few days…...