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High productivity from marginal land strategy bags £8,500 prize
Replacing set stocking with rotational grazing, higher stocking rates and quicker more accurate finishing are how upland Scottish sheep farmer John…
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Man gets leg tangled in threshing machine in Devon
A man has been airlifted to hospital after his leg was trapped in agricultural machinery. The 30-year-old man's leg was stuck in a threshing machine…
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Myerscough College farm to invest in technology which instantly analyses cow's milk at source
Myerscough College’s Lodge Farm is to become the first in the UK to invest in state-of-the-art technology that instantly analyses cow’s milk at…
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Tractor driver sentenced to 18 weeks in prison for being five times over drink drive limit
A tractor driver who was caught by police almost five times over the drink drive limit has been jailed for 18 weeks. Leicestershire Police spotted…
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Agrimetrics brings potato yield model to the farmer's fingertips
As consumer preferences for potatoes become more specific, the number of potatoes that a farmer can produce of the required size can have a big…
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Tractor sales in UK begin to increase after period of decline
Tractor sales in the UK have began to improve in the first months of 2017, after a period of relative decline. According to the Agricultural…
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Lely to sell its forage business to AGCO to concentrate more on dairy
Dairy and forage machinery company Lely is to sell its forage business to Massey Ferguson parent company AGCO. Chief executive officer Alexander van…
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Global precision agriculture market expected to reach £35.7bn by 2025
The global precision agriculture market is expected to reach $43.4 billion (£35.7bn) by 2025, according to new analysis. According to the report by…
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Landowners seek law change as drone usage grows
Growing use of recreational drones with cameras is causing concern for farmers over their privacy and the safety of their livestock. Some farmers and…
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Farmer attacked and quad bike stolen in West Lothian
A farmer has been attacked and robbed of his £6,000 quad bike by a gang of teenagers in West Lothian. The incident happened around 3.30pm Tuesday…
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