Cheshire-based Bidlea Dairy updated its machinery fleet with a new Manitou MLT 741-140 V+ to help manage a diverse dairy farm operation that milks 300 cows
Could strip till be the next step forward for sugar beet? Jane Carley looks at a recent trial
The trailed feeder or ‘Snacker’ is an invaluable tool on stock farms with remote or challenging grazing, and one of the latest designs has plenty of useful features
When Neil Green started contracting in 1992, the route to buying his first tractor was, like many others, through finance. More recently, the Derbyshire livestock farmer and contractor has adopted a finance-free farming approach to tractor and machinery ownership.
As Amazone continues to extend its Precea range of precision drills, Jane Carley catches up with a user of the mounted version.
A mounted toolbar drill is helping to solve the establishment challenge with better weather flexibility
The investment in a two-million-gallon aerated slurry lagoon is delivering measurable performance gains, with homogenised slurry, enhanced nitrogen availability and increased grass yields
Having identified a niche market, a Shropshire contractor has invested in a Slurryquip RC150 mobile slurry separator to help dairy customers manage their winter storage volumes and make the most of separated materials
Self-propelled slurry applicators are increasingly common in contract operations, but adding a Kumm trailed tanker has opened new opportunities for A&R Fraser