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Connected Fleet Safety: A Practical UK Guide
New connected-safety tools can combine telematics, video and incident records—but technology alone does not create a safer fleet. UK operators need a fair investigation process, proportionate monitoring and a clear...
Connected Fleet Safety: A Practical UK Guide
Hedgerow Management: A Practical Farm Checklist
Defra’s latest annual report shows the scale of hedgerow measures across English farmland. Here is how to turn funding interest into safe, properly documented work.
Hedgerow Management: A Practical Farm Checklist
Renault Trafic E-Tech: What UK Fleets Should Check
The new Renault Trafic E-Tech has won International Van of the Year 2027. Before ordering, UK businesses should examine the real duty cycle, charging access, payload, conversions and front-seat configuration.
Renault Trafic E-Tech: What UK Fleets Should Check
Combine Fire After Harvest: A Farm Safety Review
A Scottish Borders farm recently lost a combine to an overnight fire. With the cause still under investigation, the incident offers a timely prompt to review machinery cleaning, fire equipment...
Combine Fire After Harvest: A Farm Safety Review
Hay Bale Trailer Safety: Seven Checks Before Loading
A Hertfordshire farmer survived after three large hay bales fell from a trailer while he was working alone. His experience is a timely reason to review loading, restraint and emergency...
Hay Bale Trailer Safety: Seven Checks Before Loading
DAF Single Driver Luxury Package: Cab Care Guide
DAF has introduced expanded cab storage and a 90cm bed for single-driver operations. Here is how drivers and operators can keep a working HGV cab organised, clean and safe.
DAF Single Driver Luxury Package: Cab Care Guide
JCB Fastrac 6300: Protecting a Contractor Cab
A northern contractor's first experience with two new JCB Fastrac 6300s demonstrates what intensive road and field work demands from a tractor cab, and why protection should begin before the...
JCB Fastrac 6300: Protecting a Contractor Cab
New L200 Commercial: Protecting a Two-Seat Pickup
Mitsubishi's new two-seat L200 Commercial replaces its rear seats with a secure load area. Here is how farmers and contractors can protect the cab from its first working day.
New L200 Commercial: Protecting a Two-Seat Pickup
Telehandler Cab Safety: Lessons from New Merlo Models
Two new-generation Merlo telehandlers have arrived in the UK with revised access, visibility and safety features. Their launch offers a useful prompt to review the condition of every working telehandler...
Telehandler Cab Safety: Lessons from New Merlo Models
UK Pickup Registrations Fall 61% After Tax Change
New UK pickup registrations fell by more than 60% in August as tax changes continued to reshape the market. Here is what farmers and rural businesses need to know.
UK Pickup Registrations Fall 61% After Tax Change
Farm ATV Safety: Lessons from a Fatal Overturn
A recent HSE prosecution has brought farm ATV risks back into sharp focus after a fatal overturn in Monmouthshire. Here is what the investigation found, and the practical checks every...
Farm ATV Safety: Lessons from a Fatal Overturn
Farm Machinery Theft in 2026: Is Your Equipment Really Secure?
Farm machinery has never been more valuable, or a more attractive target. With National Rural Crime Week this September, here is what recent thefts, NFU Mutual figures and practical security...
Farm Machinery Theft in 2026: Is Your Equipment Really Secure?
Tillage-Live 2026 Returns to Cambridgeshire on 17 September
Tillage-Live 2026 returns to Law Farming's Chrishall Grange in Cambridgeshire on Thursday 17 September. See cultivation and drilling machinery working in real field conditions, not just on a stand.
Tillage-Live 2026 Returns to Cambridgeshire on 17 September
Back British Farming Day: Why Supporting British Agriculture Matters
Today is Back British Farming Day — a chance to celebrate the farmers, families and rural businesses that keep Britain moving. For those of us working in and around agriculture,...
Back British Farming Day: Why Supporting British Agriculture Matters
Farming remains one of the UK's most dangerous industries
Agriculture continues to rank among the UK's most dangerous industries. That is not a reason to accept the risk it is a reason to take preparation seriously.
Farming remains one of the UK's most dangerous industries
Farmer safety: why being prepared on the field still matters
Farm work does not wait for perfect conditions. Being prepared is not dramatic it is practical. Here is why farmer safety still deserves a place in every yard plan.
Farmer safety: why being prepared on the field still matters
Farm Packs is live: a new website built for easier ordering
We have launched the new Farm Packs website with simpler ordering and clearer customisation for emergency packs and branded seat covers.
Farm Packs is live: a new website built for easier ordering
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