Latest farming videos 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… CRIMEVideo: Wife and lover jailed for wealthy farmer’s murderAn estranged wife and her lover have been jailed for life for the murder of Hertfordshire farmer William “Bill” Taylor. Angela Taylor, 53, and Paul Cannon, 54, were found guilty… LIVESTOCK DISEASESVideo: How to use orf vaccine correctly on sheepAbout one in five lambs – 900,000 – are affected by the highly contagious orf virus in England’s sheep flock each year according to MSD Animal Health. Added to that… WEED MANAGEMENTVideo: Could biodegradable foam curb weeds post-glyphosate?An organic, biodegradable alternative to glyphosate may be available to growers in the near future, as a foam-based weed solution is being developed for agricultural purposes. Foamstream uses hot water… BOVINE TBVideo: Brian May's Gatcombe Farm project gets TB-free statusA new approach to disease control on a dairy farm in Devon – taking out infective cows and minimising exposure to slurry – has seen the herd attain TB-free status… ATVS AND UTVSVideo: Yamaha Kodiak special edition 450 on testYamaha fits the Kodiak 450 with its own single-cylinder petrol engine, which at 421cc is a little smaller than the branding on the bodywork suggests. The firm neatly dodges the… ATVS AND UTVSVideo: Suzuki King Quad 4x4 500 AXi on testFor general farm duties, the Suzuki King Quad 500 takes a bit of beating. Its 493cc engine develops a reasonable 39hp, but when coupled with the company’s recently updated CVT… ATVS AND UTVSVideo: Honda Fourtrax 420 DCT IRS on testHaving just 420cc to play with, the Honda was the lowest-powered bike in our test, which showed when it came to towing duties. However, power-conscious buyers have the option of… ATVS AND UTVSVideo: Polaris Sportsman 570 X2 on testPolaris doesn’t build anything near a 450cc ATV – the lowest-powered machine in its line-up still carries a 567cc engine that provides a far-from-princely 44hp. That put it some way… ATVS AND UTVSVideo: Can-Am Outlander 450 on testIt might sport 450 branding on its bodywork, but the Outlander actually gets its power from a 427cc single-cylinder engine, built by sister company Rotax. Despite the lower-than-suggested displacement, this… WEED MANAGEMENTVideo: German grower warns against glyphosate banA German grower has warned against a ban on glyphosate and stressed that the alternatives are worse for the environment. Bernd Olligs, a sixth-generation farmer from Damianshof, near Dusseldorf, said… MACHINERYVideo: First drive: Fendt’s 415hp 942 VarioFendt has spent the past decade tightening its grip on the high-horsepower tractor market, to the point that it now claims one-third of all new tractor sales above 200hp. But… FARMLIFEVideo: Shearers make history setting world record on UK turfA pair of young shearers have made history by smashing the eight-hour sheep-shearing world record – the first time it has been broken by two Brits in the UK. Speedy… TRACTORSOn test: Case's double-clutch gearbox in the 145hp MaxxumDouble-clutch gearboxes have long been a must-have for Audi’s slick-shifting saloons, but the DSG concept has now found favour with farmers looking for similarly snappy acceleration in their tractors. John… FARMLIFEVideo: Stuart Connor sets new British lamb shearing recordOxfordshire farmer Stuart Connor has set a new British record for the most lambs sheared in nine hours, dedicating his almighty achievement to his three-year-old daughter, who died last year.… DRILLINGVideo: High-pressure water tech aids direct drilling successReplacing drill coulters with a high-pressure jet to open up the soil will not only improve germination, its inventors believe it can aid rooting by cracking compaction and aerating soils.… More articles
