Latest farming videos WEATHERVideo: Farmer appeals for 'common sense' after crop floodedWorcestershire grower Michael Lewis' recently drilled crop of spring wheat has been ruined by the floods. After wet weather scuppered his chances of drilling wheat last autumn, Mr Lewis took… WEATHERVideo: Farmers in race to save in-lamb ewes from floodsA farming family in Herefordshire devastated by heavy flooding have described the race against time to save heavily in-lamb sheep from drowning. When lambing sheds housing 250 ewes began to… WEATHERVideo: Derbyshire farmer risks life to save sheep from floodsA farmer has described the dramatic moment she jumped into floodwater to save her sheep from drowning. Faye Russell risked her life to rescue sheep that were stranded after torrential… HEALTH AND SAFETYVideo: Young farmer cheats death in quad bike accidentA young farmer has told how she cheated death in a quad bike accident which left her with a fractured skull, neck injuries and major bruising. Beca Glyn, 26, was… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGBritain's Fittest Farmer: 5 strong video entries so farWe've been blown away by the incredible applications to take part in this year's Britain's Fittest Farmer competition, with farmers from across the UK keen to get involved. It's quick… PEST MANAGEMENTVideo: Clever electronic bird scarer gets worldwide interestFarmers are flocking to buy a bird scarer which uses fire alarms and flashing lights to keep pigeons off oilseed rape crops. More than 300 orders have been placed in… YOUNGSTOCK MANAGEMENTVideo: How a large dairy is keeping youngstock mortality lowA large US dairy is achieving exceptionally low mortality rates of 1% in its pre-weaned calves, and hitting daily growth rates of 800g up to weaning. About 1,800 calves will… TRACTORSVideo: Rare articulated John Deere 8850 goes up for saleA rare articulated John Deere tractor from the mid-1980s has been put up for auction by a Shropshire farm, with a starting bid of £20,000. The 1985 model 8850 is… BUSINESSVideo: Wagyu beef market - tradition and change in JapanThe story of Japan’s famed Wagyu beef is a complex and evolving one. We travelled to Japan to find out more about how this premium product is faring in a… TRACTORSVideo: John Deere 6175R Directdrive tractor on testThe John Deere 6175R’s spacious, quiet cab and well-thought-out controls made it a clear favourite among our test team. We also got on well with the Directdrive transmission, which is… TRACTORSVideo: New Holland T7.230 Power Command tractor on testNew Holland’s T7 might lack the glamorous cab offered by the likes of John Deere and Valtra – noise and space being its most obvious shortcomings – but there is… TRACTORSVideo: Valtra T174 Versu tractor on testValtra has made huge progress with its T-series tractors over the past couple of years, so it was no surprise that it ranked so highly in our test. Its cab… TRACTORSVideo: Massey Ferguson 7718S Dyna 6 tractor on testMassey Ferguson’s six-cylinder tractor line-up is now a little long in the tooth. On the one hand, that means the Agco Power engine and Dyna 6 transmission are both solid… HARVEST EQUIPMENTVideo: Driver's view - Tom Hawthorne's Big Bale TranstackerThe very thought of loaders and artic flatbed trailers running over a field collecting bales is enough to send shudders down the spine of any controlled traffic farming (CTF) convert.… TRACTORSVideo: 180hp tractor test 2019 previewThis summer, FW’s machinery team took four 180hp tractors from some of biggest names in the industry to a Hampshire farm for a rigorous workout during a busy cultivation period.… WEED MANAGEMENTVideo: The world’s first robotic weed mapping serviceThe world’s first commercial automated weed mapping service, capable of providing farmers with an individual plant view of their fields, is being launched across four UK farms this autumn. Developed… HUSBANDRYVideo: Step-by-step guide to administering cattle pour-onsCorrect use of pour-on products increases the chance of the active drug working and limits drug resistance development. This is according to vet Miranda Timmerman of ProStock Vets, Carmarthenshire, who… 4X4SVideo: Tesla launches radical Cybertruck electric pickupElectric car company Tesla has launched a Back to The Future inspired Cybertruck pickup with a design that has torn up the conventional pickup rule book. Hawthorne, California, was the… MACHINERYVideo: Highlights from Agritechnica 2019The biennial Agritechnica show took place in Hanover, Germany this week with showgoers left wowed by a fantastic array of new machinery and equipment on display, along with a whole… WEATHERVideo: Flood-hit farmer uses digger to harvest potatoesLincolnshire farmer David Armstrong is lifting potatoes with a digger during one of the wettest autumns in memory. Mr Armstrong, who farms near Bardney, said it has hardly stopped raining… More articles
