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As the Covid-19 outbreak continues to take its toll on businesses, we get a behind the scenes view from Scottish manufacturer Scanstone, famous for its separators.

With all but a handful of its production lines, used for the manufacture of ventilators and PPE, halted since March 18, JCB has announced a partial re-start, with five plants reopening.

Livestock transport has become big business as supply chains have become increasingly diverse and, with animal welfare rightly at the fore during developments, the practice itself has experienced some change over the years. H

Lambs sired by performance recorded rams were heavier than lambs than sired by non-performance recorded rams in initial results from Meat Promotion Wales (HCC)’s hill ram scheme.

With the 2019/2020 season an example of the extreme weather patterns the UK could be facing in the future, tech companies are working to find new ways of predicting and managing weather risk within the supply chain.

Certified for use in hazardous environments, German communication device developer iSafe Mobile has launched a ‘tough’ tablet.

Designed to eliminate strips of uncut grass when turning, Claas and fellow German firm Sauter have jointly developed a swivelling front linkage system for use with front mounted mowers.

As fertiliser can vary in shape and density, it is important a few simple steps are taken to get your spreader calibrated accurately. We find out more with some expert top tips.

With concerns over soil and water quality following the harvest of maize, a charitable organisation and a group of farmers are making use of dedicated undersowing drills to combat the problem. Alex Heath finds out more.