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Nine ways to keep your farm vehicles safe

Nine ways to keep your farm vehicles safe

Good security is crucial to protecting your property. But as no two farms or rural businesses are the same, there’s no standard, one-size-fits-all solution.
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Arable Farming Magazine

Arable Farming Magazine

Arable Farming, a magazine dedicated to the progressive arable farmer.
Dairy Farmer Magazine

Dairy Farmer Magazine

Serving the UK dairy sector for 85 years, Dairy Farmer continues to serve its sector with the information it needs.
British Farming Awards

British Farming Awards

20 Oct 2017
There are few occasions when farmers come together to celebrate all they have achieved but the British Farming Awards is one of those rare times.
CropTec

CropTec

29 Nov 2017
The CropTec show is for all farmers and agronomists seeking the latest information on innovative methods to increase profits from crop production.
LAMMA 2018

LAMMA 2018

17 Jan 2018
LAMMA is the UK’s largest agricultural trade show, where over 850 exhibitors will host the most extensive array of farm machinery, equipment, and services to be found in one location anywhere in the UK.
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Machinery: User stories and technical features

To find out how machinery and technology is applied in the real world and how it fits in with various types of farm businesses, we get user stories from farmers and contractors.
User story: Remapping offers clear path to efficiency gains

User story: Remapping offers clear path to efficiency gains

Modern tractors can sometimes be strangled by emissions regulations, but a growing number of operators are seeking out engine remapping to extract a better level of performance and efficiency from their power units.
Pulling power: from farm to track

Pulling power: from farm to track

David Jones is the BTPA British Super Stock Champion. As he prepares to defend his title for the seventh time, David talks to Simon Henley about his tractor, ’Just Smoky’.
NOSTALGIA: A look back at the tractor 'legends' of the 1990s

NOSTALGIA: A look back at the tractor 'legends' of the 1990s

The 1990s saw a boom in the use of electronics on tractors, which in turn prompted the development of some of the most iconic tractors produced.
User story: Old school power heads up cost conscious farming fleet

User story: Old school power heads up cost conscious farming fleet

With a keen eye on his bottom line, Scottish Borders farmer Richard Reed decided to exchange new machinery for tried and tested work horses.
User Story: Smaller sprayer helps reduce compaction

User Story: Smaller sprayer helps reduce compaction

One Gloucestershire spray contractor has shunned a large spray tank and wider boom in favour of agility and low ground pressure with a Kellands Agribuggy.
User story: Zero grazing forage wagon

User story: Zero grazing forage wagon

Taking on the role of a zero grazer a Krone forage wagon is proving a versatile tool for one Oxfordshire estate. Jane Carley reports.
User story: Dairy farmer lowers risk of soil contamination in forage

User story: Dairy farmer lowers risk of soil contamination in forage

By switching from a traditional rake to using a swath merger, one Leicestershire dairy farmer has lowered the risk of soil contamination in forage and reduced the amount of stones from going through the forager.
User story: The latest ploughing technology with Kverneland's iPlough

User story: The latest ploughing technology with Kverneland's iPlough

Aiming to future-proof its cultivation practices, Angus based Lour Farms decided to invest in the latest ploughing technology. Richard Bradley got a user’s view of the Kverneland iPlough.
User story: Precision farming drive paying dividends for Yorkshire producer

User story: Precision farming drive paying dividends for Yorkshire producer

With a firm focus on improving efficiency and producing more profitable crops, Yorkshire Wolds farmers, the Leeson brothers, are constantly refining their precision farming techniques.
User story: Switch to self-propelled sprayer increases capacity and flexibility

User story: Switch to self-propelled sprayer increases capacity and flexibility

Following our recent driving impression of Chafer’s Interceptor self-propelled sprayer, we catch up with one of the machine’s first customers.
Safely securing a quad bike in 10 seconds - hill farmer invents security device

Safely securing a quad bike in 10 seconds - hill farmer invents security device

With the ability to safely secure a quad bike in 10 seconds, we check out Welsh hill farmer Gareth Davies’ anti-theft invention, the Quad Vice.
User story: One-pass Grimme potato planting rig boosts output

User story: One-pass Grimme potato planting rig boosts output

By going wider and reducing the number of passes, one Lincolnshire grower is seeing the benefits of an all-new potato planting system. Farmers Guardian gets a user’s view of a Grimme GL430T planter.

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