Industrial Insights

Stones Do Not Appear on Your Profit-and-Loss Statement — But They Should Every farm with stony ground pays a stone tax. It is not called that on any invoice, but it is present in every budget line: higher repair costs, shorter equipment life, slower working speeds,...

The Best Machine Is the One That Works Every Day Without Asking for Attention Farm equipment traditionally demands constant maintenance: greasing, adjusting, replacing worn parts, topping up fluids, tightening bolts, checking tensions, and repairing breakdowns. These...

You Cannot Control Potato Prices. You Can Control Potato Costs. Potato market prices fluctuate with supply, demand, weather, and trade conditions — forces no individual farmer controls. What you can control is the cost of producing each tonne. Every euro, dollar, or...

The Way Your Implement Connects to the Tractor Changes How It Performs Every tractor-powered implement connects to the tractor in one of two ways: mounted on the three-point hitch (carried by the tractor's hydraulic arms) or trailed behind the tractor on its own...

The Distance Between Your Rows Affects Every Operation From Planting to Harvest Row spacing is one of the first decisions a potato grower makes — and one of the most consequential. The distance between rows determines how many plants fit per hectare, how much soil is...

Your Soil Is Telling You Exactly What It Needs. The Test Report Is the Translation. A soil test report is the most valuable document a farmer receives each season — yet it is also one of the most commonly misread, misunderstood, or simply ignored. The single page of...