Column: October 1st
Exactly one year ago on October 1, thousands of tractors rode to the Malieveld in The Hague. It had been decades since the agriculture-related sectors…
Milking near Brussels
“Urbanisation is a big problem in Flanders!” Bart Vanderstraeten (38) runs a mixed farm with his wife Marijke (31) in Merchtem, a village just outside…
Corona and agriculture: the impact on our industry
This is the first time, for all of us, that we are experiencing a pandemic like coronavirus. The impact was difficult to estimate but measures…
Electrical weed control in fruit and wine plantations.
Until recently, if you wanted to control weeds in fruit plantations or vineyards, your choices were either pesticides or attacking the weeds mechanically. In 2018,…
Automated planting with Agriplanter
The development of fully-automated transplanters for plants with a root ball is continually evolving. Belgian company Agriplant’s transplanter machines are just one example. The company…
Farmers of Europe Magazine #01
I have travelled a lot across Europe these passed few years, and in doing so, I came into contact with many young farmers. Each of…
Sip expands range of front mowers
The Slovenian company Sip adds a larger front mower to their productrange. The Silvercut Disc 380F has a working width of almost 3.8 meters and…
Claas Arion from now on Stage V
This year, Claas is equipping its Arion 500 and 600 series tractors with Stage V engines. Thus, these series of tractors comply with the latest…
Strawberries from Croatia
In his small village, Veliki Banovac, in the vicinity of Pakrac, Matija Brinjak is the only farmer that grows fruit. Without any experience he started…
Grimme Varitron connects with myGRIMME
Grimme equips the Varitron harvesters, just like the other self-propelled harvesters of the manufacturer, with a telemetry unit. This makes a connection to the myGRIMME…