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Agricultural show scenes such as the above already seem like a distant memory. But amidst all the gloom of a largely decimated calendar of agricultural events this year due to the coronavirus outbreak there is a glimmer of light. It’s been confirmed that the annual British Farming Awards will...
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The organisers of Grassland & Muck, one of many agricultural shows to fall victim to the coronavirus outbreak, have released the key findings of an interesting survey which suggests that farmers are taking an increasingly measured approach to their grassland and manure management. The new survey, the third since...
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Following an encouraging first quarter in which new +50hp tractor registrations were broadly in line with previous years, it was back down to earth with a bump as sales recorded by the AEA for the month of April fell sharply compared with the same month’s figures from last year. The...
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The latest quarterly survey by Hitachi Capital Business Finance which focuses on the prospects for growth amongst small businesses suggests that the post-pandemic outlook for agriculture in the UK is looking significantly brighter compared with other industry sectors. The survey found that 12% of farmers were concerned that their businesses...
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Latest figures from the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) show that registrations of tractors above 50hp are broadly in line with typical seasonal trends. The figure for March of 1763 units represents a major increase over numbers for February (575) and January (477) and is only 4.2% down from the same...
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