Out & About

from Farmers Guide April 2023

EQUIPMENT HIRE ENGINEERING & SALES

With Farmers Guide editor Rachel Hicks and the team

Tuckwells hosted a launch event for Grimme UK in Ipswich on 16th March, where customers and industry experts gathered to discuss the latest state-of-the-art root crop technology. Farmers Guide brand manager Liam Bull is pictured (far left) with (l-r): Ed Hodson (Grimme), Patrick Graf Grote (Grimme), Andy Sampson (Tuckwells), Tony Rook (Tuckwells), Tom Howlett (Grimme), Kevin Coombs (Tuckwells), Paul Co ey (Tuckwells), Tom Mason (Tuckwells), Rob Wilkinson (Grimme), Steve Smith (Tuckwells), Gary Farrington (Tuckwells), Adam Johnson (Grimme), Sam Jones (Tuckwells), Shane Martin (Tuckwells), Henry Pakenham (Tuckwells), Martin Seabrook (Tuckwells), and Rhys Taylor (Tuckwells).

Machinery editor David Williams has been busy again this month; this time, visiting the Valtra factory in Finland, as the company celebrates 10 years of o ering “Unlimited” choice. See the full report on page 53.

Farmers Guide had a stand at the FarmExpo event at the Kent Showground on 1st March, where the team chatted to farmers and growers about both Farmers Guide and sister publication Fruit & Vine, as well as nding out the latest news from clients. Pictured on our stand are (l-r): Farmers Guide director, Greg Goulding; Lemken GmbH & Co head of export, Dirk Hollinderbäumer; Farmers Guide senior sales executive, Jana Moyes; Lemken UK Ltd general manager, Paul Creasy; Lemken UK area sales manager Steve Plumb; and Farmers Guide sales and marketing executive, Rosanna Sweet.

Farmers Guide’s sales executives Rosanna Sweet and Sam Wilson are pictured at FarmExpo with Cambridge Tractor Sales’ owner Francis Holohan and his partner Rebecca Everitt. The pair were showcasing the Tu Mac Trailers which the company imports from Ireland.

The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) Roadshow has been travelling the country to meet members and get their feedback. Farmers Guide sta writer Henrietta Szathmary attended the Wales meeting, which took

And finally…

In a church, in a rough part of town one Sunday morning, the vicar said: “Anyone with ‘special needs’ who wants to be prayed over, please come to the front by the altar.”

With that, Sam got in the queue, and when it was his turn, the vicar asked: “So young man, what do you want me to pray about for you?”

Sam replied: “Vicar, I need you to pray for help with my hearing.”

The vicar put one of his ngers in Sam’s ear, then placed his other hand on the top of Sam’s head; then he prayed and prayed, with the whole congregation joining in with great enthusiasm.

After a few minutes, the vicar removed his hands, stepped back, and asked: “Sam, how is your hearing now?”

Sam answered: “I don’t know, I ain’t due in court ‘til Thursday.”