No-one likes paying insurance premiums, whether it is for your dog, car or farming business, but we all know that it is a vital cost. However, what everyone does not realise is that you as a farming business are in control of the cost of...
Whilst the rain keeps falling and access to the land is limited for fear of getting well and truly stuck, it is inevitable that farmers up and down the country are using this time as a valuable opportunity to service and carry out repairs upon...
Like Christmas and New Year, there are certain events in the calendar that come around with pleasing regularity and, for us in the Acres team and a large chunk of the farming community, LAMMA is one such event. For its second year now, LAMMA was held...
Q. My insurance adviser is suggesting we increase our farm public liability insurance from £10m to £20m due to the fact we have grazing livestock in fields adjacent to a busy A-road. Why do we need to do this and what are the cost implications? A. The...
Q. I have been approached by a local business to see if I am willing to rent them a 5,000sq ft farm building to use for storage of building materials and equipment. What are the insurance implications of doing this? A. Although your existing farm buildings...
Q. I am entering into a contract farming agreement (CFA) with a neighbour. I am the contractor. I have been told the agreement will include an insurance clause. What will this mean, what should I be looking for in the agreement, and how do I...
It's not often a new range of combines is announced. Here FarmerTorque had the opportunity to look over the new Claas 8000 series at Hambleys South West Claas dealer with Adam Heyward explaining some of the advanced new features....
We are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with Farmer Torque to provide you with current and relevant farming photography and videos. Over the forthcoming months we hope to share more harvesting, cultivations and machinery videos and pictures....
First field of wheat being cut on Sunday 7th July at La Tournaciere in central France. On very sandy land drought has taken its toll with yield at 7 tonne per hectare. Wheat being cut before oilseed rape as lower pods still too green - Roundup...
Good crop of spring barley being harvested on Saturday (6th July) at Buzancais in the Indre department of central France. Yielding 8.5 tonne per hectare and making malting spec. Approximately 400 hectares of winter barley has already been cut with disappointing yields of 6.0 - 6.5...