Technical events

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?

Farm businesses - particularly diversifications- were presented with several different products and systems for reducing carbon emissions and improving energy use.

The Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show returned for its tenth year, giving visitors from across the region an opportunity to catch up with exhibitors. James Huyton reports.

The National Association of Agricultural Contractors will host specialist land drainage training at Harper Adams on January 30, 2024

Looking to progress in your career in agriculture or interested in apprenticeship opportunities, we take a look at the latest addition to the show.

Visitors and exhibitors from around the world descended upon Harrogate the specialist potato event, with new technology and equpiment on show

Spray technology, field data collection and drill customisation were some of the features at this year's CropTec, held at the NAEC at Stoneleigh for the first time.