In 2019, Claas announced a host of improvements to the Jaguar 970 self-propelled forage harvester, with new cab controls and a new six-cylinder engine, usurping the previous model’s V8. Simon Henley spoke to the firm involved in testing the preproduction model and who is now running two of the new six-pot Jags.
Pigs have been part of the business mix at Slighhouses since the 1950s where recently a drive to improve enterprise performance has seen a new pig breed introduced and fresh approach to marketing taken.
Meticulous attention to detail has allowed the Ashley family to more than double their milk yield over the last eight years. Hannah Noble reports.
As applications open for a 259-hectare (640-acre) farm in west Somerset, Dairy Farmer looks at how this business model could work for both new entrants and landowners.