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Andrew Pearce
October 21, 2016
Tractor and harvester machinery giant Claas reckons different brands of precision farming equipment should work together. As such, it has recently announced further steps to bring this aim closer to reality
July 13, 2016
Such a good idea in principle, using an iPad or equivalent as a controller. It’s all there: excellent connectivity via wi-fi and 3G/4G, a crisp touch screen and a powerful processor receptive to custom apps,…
February 12, 2016
Many different things decide combine output and losses. On straw walker machines the walkers are key, while on rotaries it’s usually engine power. How come? We show why this is and look at how to…
February 13, 2016
Two Discovery Sport 4x4 alternatives line up this month, one with an unusual twist — you can plug it in to the mains. Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV takes on the more conventionally powered Kadjar from Renault
December 18, 2015
First seen at Agritechnica 2013, Weidemann’s eHoftrac 1160 has been in steady development and reaches production this year. We take a spin in a late-stage prototype
July 21, 2015
Chafer has updated its 2007-launched Guardian and Sentry trailed sprayers, and visitors to the recent Cereals event will have witnessed the result. For those of you who didn’t make it on to the Chafer stand…
March 13, 2015
Reading our report on the Sulky X50 Econov spreader (profi 01/15, p22), you probably wondered how much GPS control actually boosts application accuracy. So did we. Which called for a spot of field testing
January 17, 2015
What spreads at widths up to 50m, is all-electronic and features GPS section control? Why, French maker Sulky’s new X50 Econov, introduced at last year’s Agritechnica and handled here by RECO. We used an example…
January 21, 2015
Vehicles: What does it take to make a Panda Cross? No, not a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. ‘Cross’ is the moniker for the latest and most upmarket version of Fiat’s Panda…
September 21, 2014
If you don’t need to carry four bodies or stray too far from hard surfaces, a panel van can shoulder much of the work of a 4x4 double-cab pick-up. We compare offerings from Ford and…
May 3, 2014
Large dairy herds need large mixer wagons to provide them with large amounts of feed. We take a tour of a new tri-axle, 40m³ machine that was recently delivered to a 1,400-head dairy farm in…
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