Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly Battery-powered electric tractors look set to enter mainstream agriculture following the commercial launch of 55kW (75hp) models at the Farm Progress Show in the US.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

With the launch of its T4 Electric Power tractor, New Holland says the industry’s first all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features can “completely match the outputs of power from its diesel equivalent tractor.” ” The T4 Electric Power tractor was unveiled last month at the Farm.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 24, 2024

Farmers can look for more horsepower, more efficiency, and simplified precision technology from 2025 model year Magnum tractors. Case IH rolled out the new tractors for public viewing at the Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas. Case IH rolled out the new tractors for public viewing at the Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Just as farms tend to stay in families for generations, so too does the farm tractor brand. Some farms are fiercely loyal to green, red, or their chosen colour and for good reason. Read More Just as farms tend to stay in families for generations, so too does the farm tractor brand. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 1, 2023

John Deere continues its push to bring fully autonomous tractors and tillage to farmers around the globe. At Agritechnica 23, the farm machinery maker’s 8RX 410 tractor with an autonomy kit attracted plenty of attention from farmers visiting the agriculture innovation showcase held in Hanover, Germany.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 27, 2024

It wasn’t the biggest new tractor roll-out at Agritechnica, but the Valtra S Series certainly attracted its fair share of attention thanks to a unique combination of size and technology. The Valtra S Series is a sixth generation tractor from the Finnish manufacturer, which operates plants in Finland and Brazil. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

AGCO is looking to strike a balance between power and versatility as it brings its Fendt 600 Vario tractors to North America. Farmers on this continent got their first glance at the new tractor last week at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Four models are available — the 614, 616, 618 and 620. Read More

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Winnipeg, Manitoba-based farm equipment manufacturer Buhler Industries is reporting progress on finding a new long-term investor.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 11, 2023

Farmers Weekly With the school summer holidays in full swing, parents of farm and tractor-mad children have appealed on social media to find local farmers and contractors at work in the fields, in the hope of catching some of the action for their little ones to observe safely from afar.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When it arrives on-farm, Fendt is telling farmers they can start work with its electric e107 V Vario tractor in the morning, plug it in over lunch, and then continue working for the rest of the day. The German machinery manufacturer showed off its 2024 ‘Sustainable Tractor of the Year’ award winner at the latest.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Farmers Weekly The NFU council last night agreed to launch two wide-ranging reviews into Red Tractor, following weeks of angry reaction from members to the scheme’s controversial green module, the Greener Farming Commitment (GFC).

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Good old Red Tractor (RT) sells us short to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). As farmers, we have a voice on the board via representation from the NFU and AHDB, who must ultimately take responsibility for the unanimous vote on the “voluntary” Greener Farms Commitment.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 28, 2023

North American farmers will get their first look at New Holland’s new all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features when they visit the Farm Progress show this week held at Decatur, Illinois. The company. Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The advancement of technology has been a game changer when it comes to the ability to communicate, shop, pay for goods and services, and even farm. From internet access to GPS-equipped tractors and combines, online connectivity has made many tasks easier.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Farmers Weekly Creating an autonomous vehicle for farm fieldwork is a relatively straightforward task from a mechanical engineering perspective. No need to worry about creating a fancy cab with neatly laid-out controls, air conditioning, lots […] The post Driverless tractors: Which manufacturer is leading the race?

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Farmers Weekly A wave of tractor and telehandler thefts in Staffordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire is gathering pace, with 20 high-value machines now reported stolen, some worth more than £100,000.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly British e-weeding firm RootWave has launched its first tractor-powered machine for orchards and vineyards, with several machines already reserved by growers across the UK.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 31, 2023

Farmers Weekly The “Axos” name is returning to the Claas tractor range with the introduction of a pair of 92hp and 103hp machines destined for loader, field and general yard work on stock farms and for commercial horticulture. Powered by a 3.6-litre

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly NFU Council representatives have passed a motion calling for an independent review of governance at Red Tractor after it launched a “bolt-on” environmental module to its existing farm assurance schemes.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Farmers Weekly Work on Red Tractor’s planned Greener Farm Commitment is going full steam ahead, despite an urgent call from the NFU to pause implementation of the new bolt-on to its existing standards.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Based just outside of Bath, in Somerset, Oliver White works alongside his dad and brother on the family farm, where they keep about 450 ewes and 150 beef cattle.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 25, 2023

Farmers Weekly Daniel and Thomas Freeland-Cook give us the lowdown on the comings and goings at their family-run farm and contracting business in the Scottish Borders, nine years after our last visit. See also: Tractor tuning perks and pitfalls: Is it worth the risk?

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Working, reliable equipment is a necessity on the farm, and we dont just mean the tractors. Pieces of portable equipment such as augers and conveyors can easily be forgotten in the rush to get the job done, but the process of reviewing equipment that is on the farm, and then making the decision to repair Read More

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, where busy people can smash through a round-up of what on earth has happened in the past seven days. What fresh tractor is this? Here’s five unmissable topics from the Farmers Weekly website.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly The organisers of the Knaresborough Tractor Run have celebrated a major milestone after raising more than £100,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity over the past decade. Members of Knaresborough YFC started the North Yorkshire-based event with just 11 tractors in 2012, and it has since become an annual tradition.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Farmers Weekly NFU president Minette Batters has apologised to NFU members who have been “upset” by the union’s handling of the introduction of Red Tractor’s controversial green module, the Greener Farm Commitment (GFC).

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Massey Ferguson continues its focus on providing field-proven technology and lower cost of ownership for farmers with its new 9S Series tractors. Farmers had their first opportunity to check out the 9S Series on North American soil last week at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Farmers Weekly Industry bodies remain split over the future for Red Tractor, with a call from AHDB to consolidate all the planned reviews into one going unheeded.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Making the switch from conventional farming practices to organic is a three-year process, and comes with a series of steps. Growers must meet the USDAs Organic Standards , and may need to learn a variety of new farming techniques, according to SARE Outreach. They will launch the first cohort in 2025 with three farms.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Farming has come a long way in the last few years. We know, from the last census of agriculture , that farm life is changing. The number of farms is dropping, while the size of the average farm is going up. Here we’ve collected some of our most popular stories exploring the biggest tech in use on farms today.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Farmers Weekly This week, the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme is embroiled in controversy after asking farmers to measure their carbon footprint. Farmers say the ‘green commitment’ proposal will mean more expense and red tape – and the only real winners will be supermarkets.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 1, 2024

There are at least two options for increasing efficiency on the farm: use wider, larger equipment or use smaller technology that gets the job done faster. In the race between larger equipment and automation, which class do you think is winning?

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Farmers Weekly Issues surrounding food security, the future of farming, and the role of Red Tractor were all discussed by an expert panel in front of a live audience at Newcastle University for the first Farmers Weekly Question Time of the series on 19 October.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Farmers Weekly There’s a shortage of cash in the entire farming system, according to Richard Barrow, who co-owns and manages A&B Contractors, based at Porte Farm, Kentisbury, north of Barnstaple.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Just a Few Acres Farm in Lansing, NY has nearly 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, where seventh-generation farmer Pete Larson posts videos with titles like “The basics of cutting hay” and “Playing in the Dirt with Pregnant Pigs”. Pete Larson on his farm. Photography courtesy of Pete Larson and Just a Few Acres Farms.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 25, 2024

There’s no timetable for its arrival, but when it does hit farm fields Steyr expects its hybrid CVT to pack a powerful punch. Read More There’s no timetable for its arrival, but when it does hit farm fields Steyr expects its hybrid CVT to pack a powerful punch. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Buhler, which employs around 800 people building Versatile tractors and Farm King equipment, has been majority-owned by Rostselmash since. Read More

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