Workshop and farm infrastructure

As farms expand with more remote buildings or totally separate yards, many farmers are looking at camera systems for security and to monitor stock. Toby Whatley looks at what you need to know and finds out more about remote-controlled units from UK suppliers.

In recent years, a number of commercially made interrow drills have come to the market, however, one Yorkshire farmer has been using a homemade version for the past five years. Alex Heath finds out more.

Getting a contracting business up and running is not without its challenges. For Jake Clover of Swineshead-based Clover Farm Services, Lincolnshire, those challenges have included buying the right tractors to help the business grow.

Fencing has expanded to be about more than just keeping stock in their designated field, as Jane Carley discovers on meeting with an ambitious young contractor.

With emissions equipment on modern tractors eating into chassis space, integrating a mid-mounted hedgecutter is no longer the straightforward task it once was.

Looking for a safer means of emptying lagoons while boosting output, one Devon contractor has opted for the Walrus pumping unit from Wox Agri Services.

We catch up with one farmer who is saving the back-breaking work of fencing with an Australian-made petrol-powered post driver.

Mobile sheep handling is an integral part of flock health, with just a handful of manufacturers offering them.

Lamma has provided many start-up firms and innovators with a launchpad for their creations. One of these is Richard Bowness, who developed the Truncator sawhorse to make log sawing a safer, easier and faster operation.

Cutting some 3,100 miles of hedges and 2,000 hours worth of verges from the Wirral down to Shropshire, safety is a priority for contractor John Harding and Son.