As the COP30 climate summit continues, progression in alternative technology and fuels to power British agriculture is hotly debated. Toby Whatley speaks exclusively to JCB chair Lord Bamford about his passion to decarbonise the sector
Could charging electric HGVs earn you more from your farm renewables as HGV fleets move over to all-electric battery vehicles?
Kubota claims to have showcased the world's first autonomous tractor powered by a hydrogen fuel cell power source, James Huyton reports.
Following the introduction of the narrow fruit version in 2023, Fendt has unveiled its full-size, all-electric offering
As cars and vans are rapidly changing to all-electric drives, agriculture’s power and energy storage requirements have left it largely addicted to diesel. The explosive element hydrogen could offer a power-equivalent alternative with zero emissions. Toby Whatley and Emma Penny report.
Hydrogen production with green electricity could offer big benefits to farming businesses
When it comes to ingenuity and innovation, agriculture has it by the bucket load. But where do you go and what do you do with that next great idea that may have been cooked up in the back of a shed? James Huyton gets the insight from Dr Tim Fray of Loven Patents and Trademarks Ltd.
This year Switzerland played host to the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) annual congress, James Huyton visited a no-till farm in the heart of the Swiss flat lands that took an Australian insight to make positive change.
Hosted at the Rothamsted Research Centre, the Institute of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) annual Landwards conference brought together a range of industry specialists, posed with the question: ‘What do we want from agricultural engineers?’
A spike in Land Rover thefts has sent ripples through the industry, causing insurance premiums to sky-rocket and residual values to plummet. For those with older models that fall outside Jaguar Land Rover’s current security enhancement, what can be done to boost vehicle security?