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We focus on ingenious machinery built and adapted in farm workshops, cost-cutting solutions contributed by working farmers who know what's needed and works best. Practical Farm IDEAS magazine solves common farming problems across the full spread of agriculture: arable and grassland; livestock; horticulture... and farms of every size.

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The current issue: Summer 2008

 
Farm IDEAS Vol17-2 cover - straw chopper with in-cab electric controls

In each issue of Farm IDEAS: 

* Made it Myself - machines and tools developed in farm workshops
* College creations - projects made by agri students in college and school
* Farm Walk - feature farm with numerous ideas to raise performance
* Financial Focus - improving financial management and business performance
* Farm World - technology and world wide agri developments
 
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Making farming more profitable with Farm IDEAS Vol 17 - 2

Four examples from this issue:
1. Problem:
To adjust the deflector on the straw chopper you have to get off the tractor. Takes time and muck gets into the cab off your boots
    Solution: Make in-cab electric controls using commonly found parts from a scrap car or 4x4. Adjust the machine while you drive

2. Problem:  spreading slug pellets with an ATV is cold and costly
    Solution: mount the spinner on the back door of a lightweight 4x4 and get  a cab, heater, windscreen

3. Problem: There are thieves around stealing farm diesel
    Solution: The summary in this issue shows how a number of farmers have tackled the problem with lock guards and other security measures

4. Problem: The bale spike pulls the centres when they're in transit
    Solution: Change the geometry of the 3-pt attachment so the bale is tilted back so the weight is resting on the backplate and not the tine

 

There are 48 'Made it Myself' projects in the current issue of Practical Farm Ideas


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