Machinery

It is already transforming the way we farm, but the use of big data in agriculture can aid decision-making, create better business efficiency and uncover hidden truths in your fields. And now it is available all in one place.

Intelligence from members of the farming community has played a vital role in two recent operations, which saw police recover stolen farm machinery worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

As Covid-19 continues to affect all aspects of life, farmers and contractors are continuing to prepare ground ahead of spring drilling and planting regimes.

Health and Safety chiefs have issued a warning after a farmer was killed while trimming tree branches.

Farmers are being warned to take extra care to ensure livestock and machinery are protected from theft as thieves try to cash in on demand for food amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Farm fuel supplies should be unaffected by the coronavirus, following some farmer reports of delays to deliveries.

Where tight buildings and yards are concerned, pivot steers may seem the obvious choice, with Weidemann a familiar name for those users.

Called AutoTrac Vision the new system uses a high resolution front-mounted camera to automatically guide tractors and sprayers down established crop rows.

In search of better visibility from the cab, one Yorkshire farmer has gone from a rigid chassis handler to a pivot-steer machine, choosing a German-built Schaffer model over more traditional choices.

Total sales in the EMEA region grew by 12.8 per cent on the previous year to level at £797 million.