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Hovis launch the British Farmers loaf

Hovis launch the British Farmers loaf

Two of these farmers are now the face of Hovis’s latest launch, the ‘British Farmers’ Loaf, featuring a white and wholemeal loaf to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the humble sandwich. Drew Smith, of AW Smith and Son, Home Farm, Withcall, Lincolnshire and Gavin Davies, Farm Manager for Stowell Farms in Wiltshire have been […]

Horse power the focus of new UK attraction at East of England Show

Horse power the focus of new UK attraction at East of England Show

The British Festival of the Working Horse is the first event of its kind in Britain, and will be premiered at the regional family event on July 6, 7 and 8. HRH The Prince of Wales is a patron of the festival, and visitors to the Show at Peterborough’s East of England Showground can expect […]

Ensure the Adjudicator has teeth

Announced during today’s Queen’s Speech, the Adjudicator has support from all the main political parties to ensure that the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) is working properly. NFU President Peter Kendall said: “Farmers and growers will be relieved at this announcement. We now hope the government will confirm its commitment to levelling the playing […]

Technology award for Farmex

Technology award for Farmex

Reading-based Farmex scooped the Award for Innovation for their system of data gathering and analysis and the judges were impressed by the projected 30 per cent improvement in productivity. “Use of innovated data analysis, ICT (Information Communication Technology) systems and the cloud data storage will hopefully encourage producers to adopt and exploit the technology,” they […]

Amarok assembly to begin at Volkswagen’s Hannover plant

Amarok assembly to begin at Volkswagen’s Hannover plant

Just over two years after the launch of the Amarok, the midsize pickup is also to be produced at the Volkswagen Brand’s factory in Hanover. Dr. Martin Winterkorn explained: ‘Volkswagen has big growth opportunities worldwide in the light commercial vehicles segment. With the start of production in Hanover, the Amarok has finally arrived in Europe. […]

Beef Expo to be halted by growing popularity of Question Time

Beef Expo to be halted by growing popularity of Question Time

Due to growing popularity, the 2012 Question Time panel will take over the main ring at Beef Expo on May 24th, held at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, and sponsored by Lloyds TSB Agriculture. Last year’s Question Time pulled in such a crowd the show’s seminar marquee was overrun with visitors wanting to question […]

New dose rates for Dow Shield 400 in sugar beet

New dose rates for Dow Shield 400 in sugar beet

David Roberts of Dow AgroSciences says that sugar beet growers are, quite rightly, focusing on high yields in order to keep profits up and to do so they need to make sure that they rid their crop from thistles and volunteer potatoes as they are particularly competitive weeds. “Just one creeping thistle plant per square […]

Three new Sugar Beet varieties from SESVANDERHAVE UK

Three new Sugar Beet varieties from SESVANDERHAVE UK

“All three have partial-resistance to Rhizomania, whilst Pitbull is also tolerant to Beet Cyst Nematodes. These complement our existing portfolio, which includes last year’s most widely grown variety Cayman, as well as Lipizzan, Badger and two of the RL control varieties: Bobcat and Bullfinch, which have stood the test of time,” Said Ian Munnery, General […]

Forward leap for reverse-drive forage-harvesters

Forward leap for reverse-drive forage-harvesters

Over recent years increasing numbers of tractors (particularly Fendts, Valtras and Claas Xerions) have been sold with reverse-drive kits. However uses for the facility are still fairly limited, buck-raking and mowing being the most common tasks. And, while reverse-drive foragers have been available previously, they’ve struggled to match the output of bigger trailed machines and […]

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