May 12, 2026
Manitou offers Smart Weighing System
Manitou’s MLT 841 and 1041 models can now be equipped with an optional Smart Weigh System (SWS), that has been developed in-house by the French maker
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Geoff Ashcroft
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May 13, 2026
Wrights Agricultural Contractors: Making every drop count
The arrival of a Vervaet Hydro Trike XL for Derbyshire-based Wrights Agricultural Contractors complete with 6.0m Evers cultivator and 18m dribble bar, has opened up new opportunities for precision slurry and digestate applications.
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April 11, 2026
8t midi excavators: Digging decisions
With an operating weight of around eight tonnes, the midi excavator offers huge flexibility for farm use, and with a decent selection of attachments it can become much more than just a tool for cleaning…
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March 17, 2026
Andy Walker, Krone BaleTrain: Raking on steroids
REPORT: Krone’s Swadro Bale Train combination links its twin-rotor rake with its round baler, promising greater automation and an increase in operational efficiency for those prepared to swallow the brave pill. The first of its…
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December 19, 2025
Valtra G125 HiTech: Does the G hit the spot?
LONG-TERM TEST: When Valtra’s four-model G-series was first introduced as a replacement for the lower horsepower Ns, our featured test farm had high hopes it could surpass a 14,000-hour N123. So, after four years and…
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November 25, 2025
Hemp harvest at Guiting Manor Farms: The next big hit
REPORT: Industrial hemp now forms a useful component within one Gloucestershire farm’s rotation, favoured for its low cost of production that provides a source of renewable fibres for industrial use. In addition to sequestering carbon,…
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October 1, 2025
New Holland CR11 at North Farm Horton : The Beast of Belgium
REPORT: New Holland’s flagship CR11 combine has been chomping through harvest for Dorset grower Peter Snell, having replaced a pair of CR10.90 models. As the end of its first full harvest draws to a close,…
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August 4, 2025
N & S GREEN AND SON: Going off-grid
REPORT: Faced with extortionate costs to install power to his family’s farm, one Derbyshire farmer and contractor decided to go totally off-grid, adopting roof-mounted solar panels with energy storage using battery packs, in combination with…
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August 3, 2025
Fendt E100 Vario: £200k for 70hp
TECHNICAL: Electrification has found its way into a full-size Fendt tractor, in the guise of the E107S Vario. But how has it been done and what does it offer, over and above its far cheaper…
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April 11, 2025
Massey Ferguson 8S.265 Dyna-7: It’s a bit marmite
LONG TERM TEST: Operator-focussed changes encouraged our featured test team to invest in Massey Ferguson’s 8S.265 complete with Dyna-7 transmission. After four years and over 4,400 hours, how has it fared?
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October 1, 2024
DGE Jones Contracting: Go big or go home
REPORT: Having scaled back his contracting business 12 years ago to take a more relaxed approach to farming, Ceredigion contractor Geraint Jones found himself tooling-up last season after the contractor he was working with passed…
