Partnership means high-spec cost-effective solutions
12th February 2021
With over 70 years’ experience in manufacturing bulk materials handling, drying and storage equipment, Perry of Oakley Ltd provides high quality machinery to a wide variety of industries, including farms,
‘Real fears’ about dairy worker shortage
2nd October 2020
The government has rejected last-ditch attempts to get dairy workers included on the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) Shortage Occupation List (SOL), after a four-month consultation. Occupations including butchers, bricklayers and
Inspirational Cheshire farmer wins Dairy Woman of the Year
1st October 2020
Dairy farmer Karen Halton from Cheshire has scooped this year’s prestigious Dairy Industry Woman of the Year award at the virtual Women in Dairy (WID) conference held yesterday (30 September).
LAMMA postponed until May 2021
30th September 2020
Amid ongoing uncertainty due to Covid-19, LAMMA organisers have confirmed the show will not go ahead in January as planned, but will take place in May instead. Commenting on the
Campaign to protect British food and farming
30th September 2020
Chefs and celebrities are urging the public to write to their MP calling for a block on low-quality food imports, as politicians gear up to vote on the Agriculture Bill.
Pioneering farmer creates gin ‘inspired by the countryside’
29th September 2020
Farmer Tom Warner and founder of Warner’s Gin, diversified his family’s livestock farm back in 2012, with no idea that he was about to trigger the trend for flavoured artisan
Hold nerve with blackgrass infested fields
25th September 2020
Continue to hold off drilling winter wheat fields where blackgrass is a worry until early October where possible, or mid-October in the worst fields, says agronomy firm ProCam. Drilling before
Agri-contracting set to become increasingly important
23rd September 2020
Supporting farm income has been cited as the main reason for offering agricultural contracting services, according to a survey by NFU Mutual. “There has been considerable growth in the agricultural
Entrepreneurial duo contributing to sustainable farming
11th August 2020
Two entrepreneurs who started their business at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) are growing a community of consumers passionate about having a say in where their food comes from. Alumni
New trailed stubble cultivator from Pöttinger
10th August 2020
With the new Terria stubble cultivator line in the trailed stubble cultivator sector Pöttinger presents a new solution that will be available from November 2020. With working widths of 4.0