Monthly Archives: October 2020

Whilst non-inversion cultivation practices such as min-till, no-till and direct drilling have found increasing favour in recent years, ploughing remains the preferred option on a large number of farms across the UK and Ireland. Whilst it could be viewed as conventional cultivation, it would be wrong to label those farmers...

According to figures released by the AEA, registrations of new tractors (+ 50hp) in September 2020 totalled 1,187 units, representing an increase of 18% compared with the same month last year and almost doubling the sales recorded for the month of August 2020. These latest numbers mark a return to...

As farming incomes come under increasing pressure and uncertainty persists concerning UK agriculture’s post-Brexit commercial landscape, more and more farmers are looking at ways they can diversify in order to secure their future financial security. Tourism, events, retail outlets, specialist or niche food development and renewables are just some of...