Neat turnout at LAMMA
Techneat Engineering lines up a comprehensive range of equipment at LAMMA. The new Placement Pro machine with Rotamoulded tank and Terracast V2 can be seen alongside the Nutri-Start machine for applying liquid fertiliser onto oil seed rape. The Placement Pro granular has been designed for the precise application of granular fertiliser at the optimum place […]
Boosting the GB Potato Industry
National Chip Week returns for its 20th annual celebration in 2011. Taking place from 21 to 27 February, the popular calendar event will once again support consumption and sales of chips and potatoes. Since it started the Week has grown beyond all expectations. It now generates a staggering amount of press coverage annually equivalent to […]
Does ‘flawed science’ threaten our food supply?
Not a stones throw away from agricultures annual New Year kick off – The Oxford Farming Conference, a rival farming conference will also get under way. Organisers say the idea that new technology will feed the world is mistaken. Its based on a misunderstanding of science and reveals an alarming ignorance on the part of […]
Agricultural press awards DeLaval AMRTM Innovation of the Year 2011 at EuroTier
Hannover, Germany (November 19h 2010). The industry first automatic milking rotary, the DeLaval AMRTM, wins again. The revolutionary automatic milking system for large herds collects yet another award at the 2010 EuroTier animal husbandry fair in Hannover, Germany. The DeLaval AMR, official EuroTier 2010 Gold Medal winner, has been also awarded Innovation of the Year […]
Tickets available for BBC Food & Farming Awards
Farming Monthly National have teamed up with BBC Haymarket Exhibitions to offer you the opportunity to attend the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2010 taking place on Wednesday 24th November at the BBC Good Food Show Winter. For your opportunity to attend this great event (recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Friday 26th), […]
Tradition of Lord Mayors parade brought up to date with farming innovation from Grimme
Grimmes two-row self-propelled potato harvester took to the London Streets at the historic 683rd Lord Mayors Show last weekend as the representative of the Worshipful Company of Farmers who take part in the traditional parade, along with around 150 other past, present and future businesses including livery companies, charities, Her Majestys Forces, the City Police […]
Efficient service keeps dairy farms profitable
DeLaval is highlighting the importance of preventive service to boost profits and support sustainable dairy operations during the EuroTier 2010 exhibition in Hannover. Hannover, Germany (November 17th 2010). Closely monitoring optimal equipment performance is a very important management task in dairy farming and that is what DeLavals InServiceTM programme is all about. Regular scheduled maintenance […]
IOG Scotsturf delivers on all fronts
Buoyed by a 10 per cent increase in visitor numbers, the IOG Scotsturf exhibition once again delivered on all fronts products were sold, the education events proved very informative, the award ceremonies were well received and the live demonstration area presented by Fairways/Ransomes Jacobsen and Multihog drew much attention. With over 2,000 open space professionals […]
Placid sow answer to European stall ban at EuroTier
Many European farmers could face problems when sow stalls are banned by the EU on 1 January 2013, says Matthew Curtis, managing director of pig-breeding company ACMC. Farmers used to keeping sows in stalls do not know how their breeding females will adapt to group housing. This is of particular concern in Germany. These farmers […]
