Latest farming videos FOOT HEALTHAdvice on how to vaccinate sheep against foot-rotVaccination to reduce foot-rot in sheep is just one part of a national five-point plan designed to lessen overall disease pressure from infectious lameness, by improving flock resilience to the… CRIMEVideo: Fly-tippers blamed as barley crop goes up in smokeA Suffolk farmer has been inundated with messages of support after a field fire consumed 14ha of barley. Fly-tippers burning rubbish in a field gateway are believed to have caused… RAKESVideo: Abimac front rake helps solve contractor’s labour short...A North Yorkshire farmer is running an Italian-built front-mounted rake combined with a baler on the rear to make his rowing and baling operation a one-pass affair, curbing the reliance… HARVESTVideo: Hampshire grower happy with barley yield and qualityHampshire grower Sam Burge is pleased with initial yields of his Maris Otter winter malting barley crop destined for the craft ale market. Cutting of the 35ha specialist variety began… TRACTORSVideo: JCB Fastrac smashes British tractor speed recordDaredevil stunt rider Guy Martin was at the helm of a highly modified JCB Fastrac as it broke the British tractor speed record, travelling at 103.6mph. See also: Video: Valtra… PARTNERSHIPSVideo: Share farming partnership gives young farmer a breakYoung farmer Aled Morgan faced a tough future in farming - with a family farm not big enough for both him and his brother to work on, there were few… TECHNOLOGYVideo: Hands Free Hectare safely avoids pedestriansThe Hands Free Hectare project has demonstrated a range of new safety features at the Cereals event in Lincolnshire this week. The next stage of the project will see the… DIVERSIFICATIONVideo: So you want to… set up a livery yard?Adding horses to a working farm could be a good fit, especially if someone in the business or family already has an equine interest. There is a lively market for… ENVIRONMENTVideo: Why farmers are facing recycling headachesPlastic and tyre waste disposal is a growing problem for agriculture. Environmental regulations require farmers to dispose of waste through reputable waste management services and they need to show proof… FARMLIFEVideo: Farmer bashing in the media - the environment battleCriticism of farming practices has been prominent in the mainstream media and social platforms over the last few months, from anti-red meat eating, to water use and insect decline. In… SOILSDrainage contractor splashes £400k on state-of-the-art ploughMastenbroek has built its first UK-bound trenchless drainage plough in more than thirty years for Warwickshire-based Farm Services, which is keen to satisfy a resurgent number of farmers requesting field-scale… CRIMEVideo: Farm bunds fend off rural criminalsIt’s a simple but effective crime prevention measure that doesn’t cost farmers the earth. For centuries, earth bunds were used to protect areas and keep unwanted visitors off land near… Video: The best bits from Scotgrass 2019Scotgrass 2019 took place at the Crichton Royal Trust in Dumfries last Wednesday (15 May) under some scorching mid-May sunshine. The triennial event was well attended despite there being plenty… BEEFVideo: Return of native beef breed benefits Welsh farmLivestock farmer Richard Lewis swapped his Limousin cattle for native Welsh Blacks and has seen the farm flourish. He invested in 45 head of the cattle, which was quite an… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGVideo: Britain's Fittest Farmers 2019 compete for the cupThey trained hard, sowing the seeds of their mental and physical fitness – this was the time for harvest. Out of 225 strong entries to Farmers Weekly's inaugural Britain Fittest Farmer competition,… 401+HPVideo: Fendt's 943 MT twin-track crawler on testAgco has breathed new life into its flailing twin-track fleet with a major rebranding and upgrading exercise for the long-in-the-tooth Challenger tractors. And the firm’s prairie monster range needed some… LIVESTOCKVideo: Tough times for sheep farmers at Welshpool marketLast year was tough for sheep farmers and with the potential loss of EU markets and pressure from climate change lobbyists, this year looks set to be no easier. We… DIVERSIFICATIONVideo: So you want to… sell milk direct from farm?Liquid milk is going through an identity crisis. Unchanged branding in supermarkets and limited marketing means dairy alternatives have stolen a march on the white stuff. AHDB Dairy research agrees,… WEED MANAGEMENTVideo: Garford weeder ends crop failures at organic farmSince starting to weed his cereal crops five years ago with a Garford mechanical hoe, organic grower Robert Hyde hasn’t lost any of his crops to weeds. In the past… ENVIRONMENTVideo: Why cattle and a combine are environmental championsFarming is often painted by environmental groups as the bad guy but a project to improve water quality and carbon storing are proving that farming holds some of the answers… More articles
