2+ week, 3+ day ago  (594+ words) Up to 80% of applied phosphate can become locked up within days of application, significantly reducing the effectiveness of the fertiliser. "Research shows less than 10% of applied phosphate may be crop-available in the first year, while up to 60% never reaches the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1352+ words) Having fallen into financial difficulty last year, Lincolnshire sprayer maker Chafer has been brought back from the brink by a trio of new owners. Trading as Nexus Chafer, they plan to return the company to its former glory, while injecting…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1411+ words) Knight Farm Machinery unveiled the first example of its KT2060 trailed sprayer at the Lamma show, not only to passing tyre-kickers but also its eventual owner, Ed Glover of Andover-based Glover Brothers Farming. Updates over the old Trailblazers are modest, with…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1372+ words) The In Trac is Landquip's contribution to the world of high-output trailed spraying, armed with polyethylene tanks of up to 8, 000 litres and booms as wide as 44m. The latter are produced by French manufacturer Pommier " the Suffolk firm has been UK…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (191+ words) Plenty of farmers and contractors continue to earn a decent crust from small square bales, evidenced by the 30 annual UK sales of Massey Ferguson's SB 1842 S. Priced at about "28, 000, it is geared up to get through 20% more crop an hour than…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (639+ words) Early weed control is essential for spring crops, particularly if the season turns out to be a dry one, which has been the case in recent years. With as little as 110 days between spring barley drilling and harvest, keeping on…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (266+ words) Stihl has added a new high-powered brush cutter to its professional-grade cordless line-up that's built to handle both mowing and clearing work. Peak output from the FSA 250's EC motor is 1. 6k W, giving it comparable cutting power to the firm's…...