Sunday 27 May 2012
Machinery and Spares
The Techneat Intelli-Rate controller can now link information from precision farming mapping systems, direct to the company’s GPS-guided variable rate seed metering mechanism, fitted to seeder units on one-pass sub-soiler and tillage establishment systems. To be launched at the Cereals Event this year, the system enables growers to automat...
The ability to be able to drill first wheats into post-vining pea ground that has had no more than a deep-loosening pass has proved to be one of the unexpected benefits of a new five-leg subsoiler recently added to a Northumberland farm’s machinery fleet. The Smith family’s base at Beal Farm, in the village of Beal, near Berwick-upon...
JCB has won the latest deal for 550 machines worth £16 million from one of the UK’s largest rental firms. The deal is part of a phased investment programme which has now seen the plant hirer buy a total of 1,089 JCB machines in the last nine months. The latest order for 550 machines includes more than 400 mini and midi excavators, includin...
The construction industry has been urged to take better action against plant theft. NFU Mutual estimates that approximately £1.5 million of construction and agricultural machinery is stolen every week in the UK. "The loss of equipment is a major issue for the construction industry. Not only is it a huge inconvenience, but resulting proje...
In April, Team Red Tractor covered 2,500 miles, 3 nations and 6 farming sectors in a 5 day campaign to educate school children about how Red Tractor farmers are gearing up to feed 20 million visitors and athletes at this summer’s 2012 Olympic Games. The event brought local schools to the farms giving over 150 children across the country...
As the new sales and service dealer for Landini tractors in Cheshire and Staffordshire, Stephen Lowe of Border Plant Sales is confident the appointment will give his business a welcome shot in the arm. He will exhibit the blue tractors for the first time at the Cheshire County Show on June 19/20 along with other new products: "I hope farmers wil...
The ARGO Group’s renewed focus on its Landini, McCormick and Valpadana tractors and the increased revenues generated last year have been welcomed by Ray Spinks, general manager and sales director at GB distributor AgriArgo UK, Harworth, Yorkshire. He also applauds the group’s investments in measures to strengthen the company’s...
British farming traditions and agricultural machinery heritage are being celebrated at this year’s East of England Show. From vintage tractors, farm implements, steam engines, classic cars, lorries and fire engines - the amazing display of exhibits has already earned a reputation as one of the best of its kinds in the country. An integr...
Four genuine tractors from a local farm are expected to attract keen interest when they go under the hammer at auctioneers Halls’ monthly collective auction at The Gallops, Stanklyn lane, Stone, near Kidderminster on May 25. The tractors include a 2003 Case MX170 4wd, a 2002 Case MX170 4wd with Tremble Easy Ride and GPS, a Y registration C...
Students from Bicton College will be completing a total restoration of a Ford 3000 series tractor, on behalf of Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust (BOAT) charity. Using over ’4,000 of parts donated by Vapormatic, the rebuild is taking place during the 3 days of the Devon County Show in preparation for the tractor being the star prize of B...
Velcourt Farm Manager Jason Turnbull believes precision farming techniques in oilseed rape can help meet metaldehyde stewardship objectives by placing slug pellets accurately within crop rows. Speaking at a trials day, organised by Velcourt and Openfield at Deeping St Nicholas, Mr Turnbull said he was looking to reduce metaldehyde use by only a...
CLAAS UK is expanding its UK RTK (Real Time Kinematics) signal network that will result in the company being able to provide coverage of over 60% of England’s arable area. In addition to this expansion in the base station network, CLAAS is also taking the opportunity to increase the signal strength, which will provide a stronger signal, en...
AB Vista has announces a new distribution partner in Italy for Vistacell. From April, Mazzoleni Prodotti Zootecnici will be the sole distributor of this popular live yeast product for use with a wide range of animal species to the Italian market. Based in Cologno al Serio, Bergamo, Mazzoleni Prodotti Zootecnici has worked with feed additives an...
Dealers of Sumo cultivation and crop equipment Grimme UK have opened new premises at Ladybank, Fife. The new premises, just over a mile from the firm’s old base, has been converted from a former equestrian centre, and its workshop area is as large as the entire site of the old depot. It is complemented by a comprehensive and fully-stoc...
Claas and Horsch set a new world record on 26th April by drilling 448.29 ha in 24 hours with the Maestro 24 SW drill and the Claas Xerion 5000 Trac tractor. The joint bid took place near Chaplygin, Russia, about 200 miles south-east of Moscow, with the goal of setting a world record for high-speed precision drilling; 24 precision rows in 24 hou...
Whether farming fifty acres or five hundred, no-one working the land can do without a tractor. So it’s little wonder that Colin Boocock, who runs beef cattle and sheep on 94 acres at Moorsholm near Saltburn, North Yorkshire, regards his new tractor as a very significant investment. "We’ve always run two tractors before but now we&rsq...
New Holland has chosen the forthcoming Cereals Show at Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire to mark the global launch of the successor to the BB9000 big baler. Crowds are expected to gather around stand I1000 as New Holland unveils the big baler for the first time. New Holland will also be exhibiting its full Tier 4A range of machinery with produc...
ARGO Tractors SpA achieved a 16 per cent increase in sales revenues in 2011 as greater demand for its Landini, McCormick and Valpadana products was met by an 18 per cent uplift in production volume. Consolidated financial statements to the end of December 2011, approved at a shareholders meeting chaired by company President, Valerio Morra, show ...
Eliminating weeds in the crop and weed seed free crop yield are not the only priorities in contemporary arable farming. Farmers are increasingly mindful of obligations to establish and maintain biodiversity along field margins safeguarding them from contamination from herbicides used to treat the crop. These eco-rich areas typically extend fro...
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