October 2, 2025
Manor Farm: Two out, one in
REPORT: While many farming businesses have addressed machinery costs by cutting down on tractor numbers and putting more hours on an expensive prime mover, it’s a bold move to reduce the harvesting fleet.
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Jane Carley
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October 1, 2025
Best selling walker combines: Walker combines march on
REPORT: If you have a preference for straw walkers, then keep reading as we round up the best selling five- and six-walker combines currently sold in the UK and Ireland.
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February 14, 2025
Adapting machines for potato growing: Grower innovates for specialist kit
REPORT: Danish potato grower Henning Thybo has a keen interest in developing specialist equipment for his own farm and has joined forces with manufacturers to find machinery solutions for the crop against a background of…
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January 17, 2025
M R and S A Morley: DIY drill fits the bill
REPORT: Justifying ever increasing machinery prices can be tough when there are plenty of other outgoings to consider. Add to this an enthusiasm for building farm equipment and developing his own min-till drill was a…
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January 13, 2025
New tractors heading to LAMMA
Kubota, Case IH, Fendt and Massey Ferguson will all have new tractors on the stand at this week’s LAMMA 2025.
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January 9, 2025
Advanced Garford guidance and electric weeder
Garford will show a new advanced vision guidance system at LAMMA next week. Also on the stand will be electrical weeding technology and a flexible hooded sprayer. All are commercially available for this season.
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December 10, 2024
LAMMA 2025 PREVIEW: Lining up for LAMMA ‘25
PREVIEW: LAMMA 2025 takes place at the NEC on 15-16 January and offers the usual wide selection of machinery and equipment. It’s unique in the United Kingdom that everything from components and spares to the…
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December 1, 2024
Bradley Farms: Heating tech forberry boost
REPORT: Heating and cooling for crop growing or livestock rearing are among some of the most significant costs for farm businesses.
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November 1, 2024
H C Beales – maize logistics: Maize on the move
REPORT: One of the big challenges for those involved in growing and harvesting maize for anaerobic digesters is managing logistics. Having specialist transfer trailers has helped H C Beales reduce road going traffic.
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October 1, 2024
Muddy Machines Sprout autonomous asparagus harvester: Sprout seeks to save asparagus
REPORT: An autonomous harvester being developed by a UK start up could solve labour shortages which threaten the crop.
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October 1, 2024
AM Jervis and Son – Equi-Grass: Fuelling the equine elite
REPORT: Looking at ways to hone its hay and haylage making business has led AM Jervis and Son to invest in a front-mounted merger to see if it could benefit crop making. We hear what…