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Agronomist and Arable Farmer Newsletter March 4th
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget, delivered today, included a tax allowance that could incentivise investment over the next two years. The Chancellor announced a new ‘super-deduction’ for companies investing in new plant or machinery assets. Companies investing in qualifying plant and machinery between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2023, will get a 130% first year capital allowance, This will them to cut their …
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Lemken has developed an online configurator tool for its Azurit 9 seed drill. It’s designed to assist operators in calculating tramlines, as it determines how many rows need to be switched off and at which point in the field. The Azruit 9 precision drill allows tramlines to be created with its flexible spacing system, part of the DeltaRow concept, Each …
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John Deere has updated its 9R tractor range, with two new flagship machines and a host of mechanical and technological updates for greater efficiency and increased intelligence, automation and connectivity. The 9R range is split into three tractor variants. Wheeled models are designated as R machines, while twin-track units are RT and the latest four-track tractors are dubbed the RX. …
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Kubota (UK) Ltd has launched the M5002 and M4003 series tractor ranges, with several upgrades over their predecessors, the M5001 and M4002. Introduced to meet EU Stage V emissions compliance, these updated models include the 66hp M4063, the 74hp M4073, the 96hp M5092 and the 115hp M5112. Where the M4063 can be specified in open-station format with ROPS frame or …
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Farmers are being urged to give up five minutes of their time to take part in research on farm safety, with a view to helping save lives in the future. Emily Jones, 22, a BSc (Hons) Agri-Business student at Harper Adams University, is conducting the investigation as part of her studies. “The agricultural industry accounts for just 1% of the British workforce, …
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Having established a technological lead with the self-learning operator assistance and machine optimisation system for combine and forage harvesters, in 2020 Claas extended this ground-breaking technology to the tractor sector with the launch of Cemos for Tractors. The “DLG-approved" quality seal awarded in December 2020 certified increases in area output of up to 16.3% and at the same time, fuel …
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ADAMA Agricultural Solutions UK Ltd. has announced the promotion of Hank King and Will Nicholls to the new positions of Commercial Manager and Regional Agronomy Manager Lead respectively. The appointments, which take effect from 1st March 2021, follow the departure of current Commercial Director, Sarah Rixon, who takes early retirement at the end of March. In his role as Commercial …
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