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9ft grain bucket converted to road sweeping
Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 27view article
Bale stacking is cooler with mobile fan in the barn
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 15view article
Bateman Contour tractor gets lighting and safety ideas
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 47view article
Bow saw strapped to plastic pole with duct tape reaches 20ft
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 33view article
Camera on Claas Axion shows approaching traffic
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 45view article
Cattle grid with orange safety netting stops sheep
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 16view article
Cattle keep clean on rape straw
Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 46view article
Chemical store made with 20ft container
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 46view article
Chisel plough is built for reclaiming industrial 'brown' sites
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 13view article
Council road sweeper bought by farm for road cleaning
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 32view article
Electric fence battery recharged with solar panel
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 11view article
Electric fencer has built-in solar panel for constant use
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 21view article
Electric powered log splitter has large ram
Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 15view article
Electric yard gate weighs 2.5t, opens 9m, improves farm security
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 29view article
Equipment for contract airfield maintenance
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 40view article
Farm waste plastic collection made easy with this tote bag holder
Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 12view article
Fence netting reeler collects and rolls recycled netting for second use
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 36view article
Field drain outlets in ditch are marked to prevent damage when trashing
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 29view article
Foam bout marker simpler to use than GPS
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 22view article
Gate 'buggy' lets you roll heavy gates around the yard
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 5view article
Gate to slurry pit is made child proof
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 22view article
Giant 'float-on' boat lifter
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 40view article
Health & Safety objections on using brick hardcore
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 28view article
Heavy ripper and leveller is used for efficient lane maintenance
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 29view article
High capacity water gully keeps storm water off farm lane
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 24view article
Hydraulic oil contaminated with water is cleaned for re-use
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 46view article
Hydro-electric generator from small hillside stream keeps hill farm profitable
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 18view article
JF FC 80 precision chop converted into brush chipper and used for contract work
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 7view article
Lane grader is trailed, has adjustable height
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 39view article
Lane leveller works fast, makes quality surface, spreads scalpings
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 18view article
Large scale outdoor pig farm has high welfare
Vol: 19 Issue: 3 Page: 26view article
Liquid fertilser is injected into soil – shows useful savings
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 9view article
Loader mounted hedge cutter uses combine parts
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 37view article
Loader mounted wire and netting unroller
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 24view article
Log chopping block holds them in place
Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 19view article
Log splitter copes with hard elm trunks
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 25view article
Logic riding school leveller does excellent work
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 25view article
Magpies: Larsen trap gets 26 in a year
Vol: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 27view article
Manual log splitter uses sledge hammer
Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 19view article
Manual pull-along salt spreader is fast, saves waste
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 9view article
McConnel hedge trimmer refurb with better bushings than original
Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 41view article
Mobile hen house keeps hens in - and out
Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 16view article
Multi-logging frame adds to chainsaw safety
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 23view article
Opportunities for farm students
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 32view article
Parcel cages make good wood stores
Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 18view article
Plough is fitted with lighting board and warning sign for road safety
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 48view article
Post hole auger made for mini-digger arm
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 38view article
Post knocker is adapted to make effective log splitter
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 38view article
Practical ideas for the home - heating etc
Vol: 19 Issue: 1 Page: 18view article
Rabbit netting laying machine buries, covers and rolls out
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 38view article
Rainwater harvesting and a borehole cut water costs
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 16view article
Rat poison sites in bale stack marked with spray
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 26view article
Rat-proofing combines and other machinery
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 9view article
Reed bed cleans polluted run-off the natural way
Vol: 18 Issue: 4 Page: 12view article
Ripper from Cat D10 adapted for wheeled tractor and site reclamation
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 11view article
Road lights fitted to Cousins floding rolls
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 6view article
Road sweeper made from hay rake
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 47view article
Rodenator gas bottles towed by ATV
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 31view article
Saw bench chute puts logs directly into loader bucket
Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 15view article
Shed made from bales keeps equipment dry
Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 8view article
Skid steer loader has safe hydraulic quick attachment lock
Vol: 19 Issue: 3 Page: 45view article
Solar fencing unit made using golf trolley
Vol: 14 Issue: 3 Page: 25view article
Stone fork on front linkage digs rocks and boulders
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 5view article
Tractor road brush angles, cleans well, is made from all spare parts
Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 45view article
Trailed mobile sheep foot bath has hurdles and handling system
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 22view article
Using plasma cutter to make stencil signs
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 12view article
Warning beacon on ATV improves road safety
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 25view article
Waste oil is sieved and pumped from adapted barrel
Vol: 16 Issue: 4 Page: 23view article
Waste plasterboard is turned into fertiliser similar to Nitro-chalk
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 33view article
21st century car
Vol: 10 Issue: 3 Page: 44
Aerators clean dirty water
Vol: 3 Issue: 1 Page: 36
Badger control to start in N Pembrokeshire
Vol: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 37
Bee disease - a criticism of Defra measures
Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 36
Better combine driving provides big rewards
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 26
Bio-fuels: long term wonder or short term solution? Major report
Vol: 16 Issue: 1 Page: 26
Biogas developments in Europe are big time
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 28
Biomass growers get useful cash boost
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 31
Bird scarer
Vol: 9 Issue: 4 Page: 17
Bird scarer
Vol: 4 Issue: 4 Page: 6
Bird scarer
Vol: 5 Issue: 1 Page: 36
Bird trap
Vol: 9 Issue: 1 Page: 28
Blackberries - improving the stock on your farm
Vol: 18 Issue: 3 Page: 36
Brymore School for budding farmers
Vol: 7 Issue: 2 Page: 33
Case 595 Super LE digger has 4 wheel steer computer removed for safety
Vol: 16 Issue: 4 Page: 28
CD's scare birds
Vol: 10 Issue: 4 Page: 12
Chemical store has double rooms for better management
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 41
Children and tractors
Vol: 4 Issue: 4 Page: 3
Cob houses have a revival
Vol: 3 Issue: 2 Page: 25
Concrete lane blocker stops cars and 4x4s, allows tractor to pass
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 48
Corn dollies and 'spirint of fertility'
Vol: 19 Issue: 3 Page: 33
Could GM cereals make blackgrass resistant to glyphosate?
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 29
Crow traps
Vol: 1 Issue: 4 Page: 5
Dirty water disposal
Vol: 11 Issue: 3 Page: 47
Dog gate
Vol: 5 Issue: 1 Page: 10
Electricity generated with bio-gas from digester
Vol: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 5
Electricity saving
Vol: 8 Issue: 2 Page: 21
Farming on the urban fringe has special problems
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 36
Fencing trailer has place for tools, stakes
Vol: 18 Issue: 3 Page: 9
Gas bird scarer has battery and bottle in secure metal cage
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 48
Global warming - the uncertainties of current science
Vol: 16 Issue: 1 Page: 28
Grass aerating works - evidence shows increased production
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 29
Grassland diversity has livestock benefits
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 27
Gypsy' shepherd with 5,000 flock set-up all on rented land
Vol: 13 Issue: 1 Page: 10
Home built farm hydro-electric plant generates £1/4m income - plant details, design
Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: -3
How to build low cost cow tracks – construction tips
Vol: 17 Issue: 3 Page: 26
Hydraulic log splitter made 'in an afternoon'
Vol: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 17
IBC tanks make inexpensive refuse containers
Vol: 18 Issue: 3 Page: 41
Kite bird scarer mods
Vol: 8 Issue: 1 Page: 43
Land drain locator uses ferret finder
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 43
Log splitter with big ram cracks logs first time
Vol: 16 Issue: 2 Page: 18
Making the most of muck
Vol: 10 Issue: 1 Page: 21
Mark Purdey, BSE and organo-phosphate campaigner - biography book review
Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 34
Mobile 1 ton firewood stores reduce handling to a minimum
Vol: 16 Issue: 1 Page: 22
Modification to self propelled salt spreaders for easier use
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 47
No need to fret over GM technology, says scientist
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 29
Pesticides - health and the farmer
Vol: 1 Issue: 3 Page: 39
PTO stone crusher handles rocks
Vol: 18 Issue: 3 Page: 29
Rat baiter
Vol: 6 Issue: 3 Page: 16
Rat baiter
Vol: 7 Issue: 2 Page: 17
Rat baiter is waterproof, holds good quality
Vol: 12 Issue: 3 Page: 18
Rat poison box
Vol: 11 Issue: 4 Page: 11
Reed puller clears moats, ponds
Vol: 18 Issue: 3 Page: 15
Roof fan keeps workshop warm
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 44
Rubbish bag holder
Vol: 1 Issue: 1 Page: 12
Safety - electrical
Vol: 1 Issue: 1 Page: 4
Safety ideas - seven low cost ways of avoiding farm accidents
Vol: 12 Issue: 3 Page: 16
Scarecrow made from spray suit
Vol: 2 Issue: 4 Page: 6
Shed wall has ventilation holes knocked through, improves calf health
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 45
Slurry aeration
Vol: 2 Issue: 2 Page: 12
Spy-in-the-cab controls driver behaviour, improves safety
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 28
Squirrel damage in woodland is costing £millions
Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 24
Squirrel traps
Vol: 17 Issue: 4 Page: 24
Switchgrass facts and figures
Vol: 17 Issue: 1 Page: 37
Tidying marginal land hits habitat
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 32
Timber grab has home built turntable
Vol: 18 Issue: 3 Page: 13
Trantor tractor - feature describes the innovative design ideas
Vol: 19 Issue: 3 Page: 31
Tree protectors
Vol: 5 Issue: 2 Page: 8
Trucking and transport - getting the back haul
Vol: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 33
Two stage cereal harvesting removes weeds and provides quantity of cattle feed
Vol: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 29
Veterinary needle disposal container
Vol: 2 Issue: 3 Page: 12
Welsh Government sloppy over badger appeal
Vol: 19 Issue: 2 Page: 33
Welsh minister Elin Jones gets bovine TB message across
Vol: 19 Issue: 3 Page: 35
Wild boars in Texas
Vol: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 30
Wind and solar battery chargers for electric fencers
Vol: 14 Issue: 1 Page: 19
Wind powered generator
Vol: 1 Issue: 4 Page: 17
Windmill powers water system
Vol: 1 Issue: 4 Page: 40
Woodburning stove
Vol: 1 Issue: 1 Page: 26
World gas flaring equals 25% of US consumption
Vol: 15 Issue: 4 Page: 26
