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Changing for the better

innovative methods from hands-on farmers

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Workshop projects; practical farm management - arable, livestock, dairy; financial; soil management; international farm news. 12,000 readers in UK, Ireland and another 12 countries

48 printed pages posted to subscribers

Grassland aerator made using trailed Vicon Olympus mower

Made it Myself Grass aerator

No-till seed drill made from all spare parts

Made it Myself: No-till drill

Land Rover Discovery converted for farm transport work

Discovery conversion makes big Gator

Milking cluster with home made reverse flushing

Made it Myself cluster flusher

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We visit innovative farmers across the country and overseas. Please contact us if you have projects!!

Arable and livestock; complex and simple; one-off ideas modified and built from scratch. Farming ideas which readers will not have seen before.

published quarterly since 1992

Converting road tankers to safe, efficient drinking troughs / Dutch ventilation for cattle sheds / Carrier cultivator gets folding drawbar to tow set of rolls / chaff collector... and more

#97 Renovating a 4 flatbed trailer / rear light rebuild / Quicke adaptor for David Brown loader / 6m Carier box drill goes direct into linseed stubble / Focus on steel - the benefits of high strength

Made it Myself trailed mobile cattle handler is top spec / renovating grassland ideas from specialist / busy contractor makes triple axle trailer / Financial: forming trusts for farm succession and lasting power of attorney is vital article

#95 Dairy innovations cut costs / mini-dumper converted to cubicle cleaner / driverless tractor has diesel electric transmission / visit to no-till conservation farmer Tony Reynolds in fact fillled report

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Soil+ Cover Cropping International

Since 2013. More than 120 full pages of editorial on Soil. Articles describe how conventional farmers have changed to no-till; selecting cover crops; how they have improved soil structures, fertility. The ONLY farming magazine with 'SOIL' in the title.

Annual UK subscription £18.50. Back issues available. E very issue published

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