Drainage & Irrigation

Briggs Irrigation has announced it will be launching new equipment later on this year, as part of the company’s ongoing drive to make irrigation systems more e cient and e ective.

Managing director Adrian Colwill said: “We are always looking to improve our systems and we began testing our latest prototypes last year. That test programme will be completed in the UK and Europe early in the new season. As soon as we are con dent our new models have been fully tested under a full range of conditions, we can begin to make them available.”

He added: “We understand that some growers need to cut manpower and make their operations as e cient as possible. This is one area where we are looking to o er new solutions. Expanding our range also helps customers nd exactly the right unit for their farm.”

For further details contact Briggs Irrigation directly. FG

Ditching is not the most exciting task and normally the rst thing to be cut when nances are tight but to Fen Group, it’s a rm favourite. Whether it’s moving the water away from elds to stop them being waterlogged, or giving access to water for irrigation, good ditch maintenance is essential.

Fen Group was previously known as The Fen Ditching Company Limited, as the company was focused on ditching for local farmers when it started nearly 50 years ago.

Based in the heart of the Fens, it is perfectly placed to serve local farmers and internal drainage boards to maintain the ditches in the region. The company has since grown to cover all water and land management issues for farmers, IDBs, local councils and nature reserves. It knows many of its farmers’ ditches as well as they do, with regular visits.

Inexperienced maintenance can be costly to correct and have severe implications for the farm yields. If ditches are not well maintained they become blocked or undersized, leading to surrounding elds being poorly drained, which can severely a ect crop yields. Fen Group also loves the opportunity also cut new ditches.

The company has a team of experienced operators who can carry out a wide variety of tasks: ditch maintenance, new ditch installation/construction, cott raking, weed basket, reed clearance, earthworks, embankment protection and consultation. FG

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