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Farmers & Mercantile’s time at CEREALS 2013

British outdoor events present a number of ‘problems’ from our roads playing havoc with logistics to and from the showground to the MET office issuing gale-force-wind warnings in June, but in true F&M form we bravely stood firm on our … Continue reading

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Summer 2013 Newsletter

Read about our involvement in insuring renewable energy projects and other recent news – in the Farmers & Mercantile’s Summer Newsletter which has been made available in electronic form for the first time.

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Lincolnshire Show

Farmers & Mercantile are in attendance at The 129th Lincolnshire Show on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th June 2013. We are welcoming farmers throughout both days with a family style barbecue serving rolls filled with pork or beef from one … Continue reading

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Cereals 2013

We are again looking forward to the Cereals event which this year is on the 12th & 13th June. In case anyone is preparing for their visit early Farmers & Mercantile will be found on Stand 9-H-923.    

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Farm accidents and machinery inspections (PUWER & LOLER)

In the last few weeks Farmers & Mercantile have been called in to inspect machinery at two farms where accidents had just occurred. The common threads of both cases were: Machinery inspections should have occurred before the accidents. HSE instructed … Continue reading

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Smallholders Insurance Products

Smallholders have similar liabilities as larger farmers only on a smaller scale; therefore they are best advised to place their insurance with a specialist broker whose focus is servicing the farming community. Farmers & Mercantile insure smallholdings throughout England, Scotland … Continue reading

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Farm Machinery Show – LAMMA 2013

Farmers & Mercantile are looking forward to meeting hundreds of farmers at LAMMA 2013. LAMMA 2013 is running on the 16th & 17th January 2013 at The Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground Winthorpe Newark Nottinghamshire NG24 2NY We can be found at Hall 8, … Continue reading

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British Farming – a passion to behold…

Alex Wellings from Farmers & Mercantile attended the 2012 Farmers Weekly Awards ceremony. Farmers Weekly demonstrated, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that their support for British farming is truly a passion to behold. The 2012 Farmers Weekly Awards was … Continue reading

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Shropshire Farmer – the impact of machinery fire

Alec Bond, Farmers & Mercantile – Ludlow, Shropshire recently had the following article published in the Shropshire Farmer. Q. What can I do to limit the impact of a machinery fire on my business? A. It’s that time of year … Continue reading

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Farmers Guide – October

Farmers Guide in October 2012 featured Farmers and Mercantile on the front cover with an invitation to farmers across England, Scotland and Wales to book their 2013 Farm Insurance review.

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