Back To The Land

Agriculture in the UK has suffered over the past few years, with the foot and mouth crisis and farm incomes falling. Farms have grown larger as people have left the business and farms have been amalgamated. Machinery has become more powerful and harder-working and the tyre manufacturers’ products have changed to accommodate this.

The scope of agriculture has widened as new machines appear on farms – backhoe loaders, ATVs, forklifts etc. We look at some of the tyres available and at the industry’s premier showcase, the Smithfield Show..