John Swire

Deputy Editor at Farm Business Magazine

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Last Word: Topical insight from CPM’s Editor

Dec 3, 2023 | cpm-magazine.co.uk | John Swire

By John SwireThe UK sugar industry was blown apart last month, with accusation and counter accusation after British Sugar contacted all growers with a document containing details of the 2024/25 sugar beet contract offer. This was done, apparently, without agreement or even consultation with the NFU, as is the normal procedure. The NFU has responded by accusing British Sugar of circumventing the negotiating table and offering its growers a contract considerably less than they had hoped to agree.
Drone technology: Eye in the sky

Dec 3, 2023 | thefarmingforum.co.uk | John Swire

Download PDFDrones may not be new to the industry but they are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are being utilised for more and more operations as the technology improves.
Last Word: Random thoughts from the editor

Oct 15, 2023 | cpm-magazine.co.uk | John Swire

By John SwireWell, this is not where I expected to find myself as we approach the end of 2023, as editor of CPM. Life over the last few weeks has certainly been a little hectic to say the least and finally here is the first edition of the magazine under my editorship. First of all, allow me to indulge you with a brief background. I left school in 1975 with the intention of working on the family mixed dairy farm for the rest of my life.
How one NZ farmer broke the wheat yield world record a second time

Sep 8, 2023 | aafarmer.co.uk | John Swire

Eric Watson, a farmer in Ashburton, New Zealand, broke the world record for the highest wheat yield in 2020. Achieving an amazing 17.39t/ha, the result breaks the previous record of 16.79t/ha from 2017… also held by Eric Watson. With his second consecutive Guinness World Record, many are understandably curious about his methods and approach. On the farm“I always like to improve and see if I can do better,” says Mr Watson. “That’s what drives me.
Agronomist & Arable Farmer September 2023

Sep 3, 2023 | aafarmer.co.uk | John Swire

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Kuhn launches first 13m mounted tedder

Aug 29, 2023 | aafarmer.co.uk | John Swire

Kuhn Farm Machinery has launched an innovative 13m mounted tedder which will allow farmers to access hard to reach fields with a wider working width machine thanks to a compact design. The GF 13003 is the widest mounted tedder on the market and joins the trailed version that was launched last year. The mounted design places the weight of the tedder over the rear of the tractor, to avoid the implement slipping when working on hillsides, helping to increase accuracy and stability.
Ultra-precise spreaders from Maschio Gaspardo

Aug 29, 2023 | aafarmer.co.uk | John Swire

Maschio Gaspardo has launched its flagship twin-disc Primo fertiliser spreader, following the eagerly anticipated new product range featured at this year’s Cereals Event. Part of a line-up which includes machines with working widths from 12m to 36m and hopper capacities from 1270-litres to 4450-litres, the range-topping Primo EW Isotronic has some innovative features that make it one of the most precise, high output machines on the market.
JCB launches compact but powerful Loadall 530-60 Agri Super

Aug 29, 2023 | aafarmer.co.uk | John Swire

A new 3 tonne lift capacity compact telescopic handler has been launched by JCB for the popular 6.0m lift height sector with a comprehensive specification that offers significant performance and productivity advantages.
Net zero and crop nutrition: When is enough, enough?

Aug 29, 2023 | aafarmer.co.uk | John Swire

Climate change, driving extreme weather events and industry commitments to deliver net zero are focusing the attention of the potato supply chain on how to reduce the carbon footprint of the crop. Andrew Blair, field technical manager at the UK’s largest potato supplier Branston, explains how an Innovate UK funded project is examining the potential for reducing carbon in potato production from growing, through to storage and transport.
Lemken introduces the ten-metre wide Rubin 10

Aug 29, 2023 | aafarmer.co.uk | John Swire

Lemken has introduced a top end of its range Rubin compact disc harrows with a machine with ten metres working width, launching an implement that, despite its large disc diameter of 645 millimetres, has EU-wide road approval for speeds of up to 40 km/h. Like the smaller Rubin 10 models with up to seven metres width, the Rubin 10/1000 boasts a symmetrical disc arrangement for fuel-efficient operation without side draft.